News

Derby museums transfer to trust status

New charity to manage three museums

LSE to take over the Women’s Library collections

Critics say move will reduce public access

Should museums be focusing less on permanent displays by 2020?

Vote in the latest MJ poll

Digital cataloguing of oil paintings nears completion

Public Catalogue Foundation to move on to archiving sculptures

New hope for Wedgwood

Art Fund hints at legal move that could save the collection

World news digest

France: The French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti has scrapped plans for a French history museum. Filippetti said on France Inter radio that the project, which was championed by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, would be too expensive. He added that the idea was “dated”. The initiative will be replaced by an online project involving nine national …

Letters

HLF disparity

Should we fear the unknown?

The jury is out on the new secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Maria Miller

Plans to move Women’s Library collection blasted

Campaign says moving it from London Met would reduce access for public

Five curatorial posts are axed in V&A restructure

Contemporary team replaced by new section

Church Farmhouse collection to be auctioned off

Council to sell items after museum's closure

In brief

Clarke Hall up for sale - Royal Armouries interim - Story Museum delayed - Norfolk eyes teaching role