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MGS publishes progress report

Museums Galleries Scotland completes first year as national development body

V&A told to return artworks by spoliation panel

Claim against British Library also supported

Too many people are excluded from culture, says Javid

Tories and Labour put social inclusion on the agenda

Sandy Nairne to step down as director of National Portrait Gallery

Director to pursue writing and advisory work

High speed rail may force BMT to relocate collections centre

Trust warns of risk to objects if proposed HS2 route goes ahead

ACE to allocate more lottery money to national portfolio organisations

Move to offset grant-in-aid cuts

Are front-of-house staff undervalued by museums?

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UK museums encouraged to enter European museum prize

Awards recognise museums that work for benefit of society

Luftwaffe exhibits stolen from museum

Objects may have been stolen to order

Damien Whitmore leaves the V&A

Director of public affairs and programming leaves in management restructure

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France: The billionaire Bernard Arnault is due to open his Paris museum on 20 October. The €100m building was originally scheduled to launch by 2012 in the capital’s Bois de Boulogne district. Designed by Frank Gehry, the museum will house the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation.  The Netherlands: The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is to make …

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