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Barbara Hepworth sculpture goes on display after successful fundraising appeal

New display at Hepworth Wakefield will tell the story of the artwork

Preston’s Harris Museum reopens after £19m transformation

The refurbishment includes new galleries, community facilities, learning spaces, cafe and shop

Fall in number of finds logged in Scotland after post-Covid high

But treasure and archaeological finds remain on upward trajectory, with over 6,000 reported in 2024-25

Railway’s 200th anniversary festival weekend gets underway

Bicentenary celebrations include the reopening of Station Hall at the National Railway Museum

Turner Prize show opens in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall

Shortlisted artists explore themes of identity in annual art prize exhibition

Former museum manager pleads not guilty to theft and fraud charges

Stephen Harris is accused of stealing objects from Norfolk Museums Service and selling them at auction

River & Rowing Museum closes to the public due to financial pressures

Future of collections remains undecided as museum seeks new occupier for building

Science Museum launches Space gallery

New permanent exhibition is part of a wider project to rework the ground floor of the London museum

Postal Museum to work on legacy project with victims of Post Office scandal

Museum will capture stories of those wrongfully prosecuted after Horizon IT failures

Diversity in cultural leadership has ‘stalled’, report finds

Creative UK research shows that just 6% of higher-level heritage professionals are from an ethnic minority background

Cash stolen during break-in at Horsham Museum

Police are appealing for information about a burglary this week

‘Unapologetically ambitious’: Birmingham Museums Trust launches five-year strategy

Trust sets out plans for transformation and cultural citizenship in wake of council funding crisis