News

In brief

Family learning guide - Ex-MA president retires - Ulster buys Titanic relics - Human remains advice

Seven in 10 regard unpaid internships as exploitative

MA poll reveals culture of unpaid internships at many of the nationals

Museums urged to rethink touring exhibition to China

Museums asked to take a stand on Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's detention

Bolton withdraws painting from auction following advice from MA

Work removed from sale to raise money for storage

Entrance fees are introduced to offset budget cuts

Cuts Monitor reveals the scale and effects of budgets cuts on museums

Anger at Exeter’s £9m overspend

Lib Dem councillor seeks answers on Royal Albert Memorial's revamp

In brief

Mansfield top for families - Scots initiative given £2m - MA scheme awards £69k - Welsh funding unveiled

National Railway Museum scraps plans for £21m facelift

Ambitious NRM+ project axed after museum grant bid turned down

New V&A director announced

Martin Roth, director general of the Dresden State Art Collections, has been appointed as the new director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

Museum of London confirms 11 redundancies

Plans also underway to set up archaeology service as stand-alone charity

Roy Clare to leave MLA in May

MLA chief executive to take up museum director role

The Art Fund increases funding by 50%

Increased revenue from changes to membership will help pay for museums to acquire new works