News

In brief

Accreditation launched - Oil paintings online - Award for sex education - Audience development

NMDC opts to recruit museums from regions

ACE-funded museums to be allowed to become members from April

MA tweaks Esmée Fairbairn fund application process

Number of applications leads to change

Director to leave National Media Museum following reorganisation

Head of museum to replace role of director

Wedgwood fights to keep collection intact in Stoke

Court rules that objects can be sold to plug £134m pension deficit

Billionaire pledges to save Wedgwood collection

John Caudwell has offered to buy collection in the event of a sale

Wedgwood collection could be sold

Benefactors sought to help keep collection in situ

Bletchley Park secures Google funding

Codebreaking site now close to funding target for redevelopment

National Media Museum scraps director role

Reorganisation to forge closer links with London

Audience agencies approve merger

Audience development agencies to create single agency following the loss of arts council funding

Mosi to merge with Science Museum

Combined service will attract five million visitors annually

In brief

Museum development - Galleries key to festival - Abbot Hall in schools link - Leicester uni exhibition