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UK-wide catalogue of oil paintings goes online

Website will give public online access to more than 200,000 paintings

Community group takes over Hampshire museums

Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery to be run by teams of volunteers with advice from the Hampshire County Council's curators and educationalists.

Hull backs museums

Council decides not to cut museum budget

In brief

London volunteering guide - Bristol theatre collection - Accreditation transfer - Portsmouth cuts hours

In brief

Sports exhibitions hailed - New website targets young - Dulwich welcomes carers - Northern prize judges

Museums Association exposes depth of local authority funding cuts

Replacement of paid staff with volunteers on rise

Terence Conran donates £17.5m to Design Museum

Philanthropic gift will help museum relocate to Commonwealth Institute

Digital catalogue of UK’s oil paintings launched

Website will digitise 200,000 oil paintings from 3,000 institutions by the end of 2012

Dispute over Bolton’s “Pugin”

Question over provenance of work in Bolton's disposal auction

Art Fund launches £600,000 collections fund

Applicants urged to be creative and ambitious

British Museum wins Art Fund Prize

London national wins £100,000 Museum of the Year

Art Fund Prize denies claims of political bias

Role of the public poll also defended