News

Eight objects missing from Egyptian Museum

Criminal investigation launched to recover objects

Hubs to receive £34.5m grant-in-aid

MLA sets out £45.6m Renaissance budget while MA calls for rethink on core museums

Restoration work begins at Egyptian Museum

But Egyptian minister of antiquities denies reports of large-scale looting and damage

ACE and MLA reveal “roadmap” for Renaissance

Timetable for Renaissance budgets confirmed

Art Fund Prize longlist revealed

Longlist for the Clore Award for Museum Learning also announced

Egyptian museums “safe” following looting

Army protecting country's museums and monuments, say experts

Local authorities pile pressure on arts and heritage

Cuts Monitor reveals the scale and extent of cuts

London Councils funding shake-up may hit culture

Changes to grants programme will lead to services being provided on a local basis

Kids charter is launched

The campaign group Kids in Museums has launched its 2011 manifesto. Speaking at the launch at the London Transport Museum, patron Mariella Frostrup said there was concern about different generations not talking to each other, but museums could solve this “inter-generational silence”. “Museums are the best place to go to with your granny,” she said. …

New director for Wallace

In-house appointment to replace retiring director

End of Museum of

Museum of Museums in Manchester closes after just five months

In brief

Tourism spend to rise - IWM to mark centenary - Museums' joint initiative - Stolen art recovered