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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

Paisley Museum reopening postponed until late 2026

'Complex and challenging' project experiences new delays during construction period

Bristol Museum raises £100,000 in five days to bid for Turner painting

Urgent campaign aims to bring rediscovered work into public ownership

David Gaimster appointed director of Strawberry Hill House

Gaimster to focus on financial sustainability and strategic development of gothic revival castle

Beamish wins Museum of the Year 2025 award

County Durham institution scoops £120,000 prize at ceremony in Liverpool