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National Slate Museum and Chatsworth cascade get lottery funding

Capital projects also underway at a number of other institutions

Campaign to save rare Hepworth sculpture gets closer to £3.8m target

Headley Trust is the latest to donate with £100,000 grant

Harris announces reopening date after four-year revamp

Preston venue will unveil new galleries, learning spaces, cafe and shop in September

Bayeux Tapestry to return to England after 900 years in landmark loan deal

Artefact to go on display at the British Museum in exchange for Sutton Hoo treasures and Lewis chessmen

River & Rowing Museum confirms ‘extremely difficult’ decision to close

Venue's net losses have averaged £1m a year due to high cost of running building

Ukraine-focused decolonisation guide launched for museum professionals

Resource aims to equip museums worldwide to challenge misrepresentation and negative stereotyping

Opening date revealed for Norwich Castle redevelopment

Renovated medieval keep will welcome first visitors back on 7 August

New £4m funding scheme launched to support Scotland’s museums

Museum Futures programme aims to address 'significant challenges' facing the sector

US entomologist becomes director of University of Oxford Museum of Natural History

Gavin J Svenson joins institution from Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Art Fund’s Reimagine Fund opens for collections-based projects

Funder makes £1m available for innovative and impactful collections work

Royal Observatory Greenwich unveils redevelopment

The £77m scheme is expected to be complete in spring 2028

Manchester Museum asks visitors if body of Egyptian woman should remain on display

Consultation marks 200 years since mummified remains of Asru were first unwrapped