News

Croydon Council to sell off 24 Chinese ceramics

Council recommends sale despite objections by locals, ACE and MA

In brief

Ashmolean in US tie-up - Compton Verney boost - Happy Museum funding - Recognised collection

Newcastle East MP slams disproportionate cuts to culture

Criticism comes as city unveils new seed-funding model

Should museums have to prove their economic value?

Vote in the poll and have your say

Fall in number of children visiting English museums

Cuts to blame, says GEM's Winterbotham

Opposition councillors propose to keep statue in Northampton

But council says intention is still to sell Sekhemka

Cuts put local authority culture provision under pressure

Falconer Museum faces closure threat as cuts bite across UK

Museum visitors one fifth more likely to report good health

Research shows link between culture and wellbeing

Hinz re-elected as ICOM president

New executive committee will appoint director general

Anger over voluntary curator role

Unpaid position calls for experience and postgraduate qualification

Paid intern scheme 100 times oversubscribed

2,000 applicants for just 20 roles

V&A acquires Vivien Leigh archive

Museum to display star's photographs and letters