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News analysis: Renaissance cuts would be ruinous

Museums Association survey outlines the impact of cuts

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Australia: Major exhibitions have delivered mixed returns for Victoria’s museums. Last year’s Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria made a profit of A$900,000 (£520,000) from a A$4.5m investment, while in 2008, Art Deco: 1910-1939, a Victoria and Albert Museum touring show, made A$1m after a A$3.6m spend. A 2007 Guggenheim …

Museums Sheffield in need of recapitalisation

Trust is critically underfunded despite short-term council loan

English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund may merge

DCMS reviews heritage organisations

Select Committee to look into arts funding

Inquiry to look into MLA abolition and future of funding

Darwin’s house fails to win World Heritage status

Unesco defers decision pending further study

National Trust Scotland told to shed properties

Review raises fear that organisation will sell properties

Axe for RDAs threatens projects

Regional Development Agencies' demise puts museum projects at risk

Southampton City Council seeks £10m towards Sea City Museum

Land or building may be sold to plug shortfall

HLF expected to make up funding shortfalls

Projects at risk of failure could get match funding

Independents advised to find new income streams

Next 12 months will be a challenge, as impact of local authority cuts bite

MLA hopeful that Renaissance will survive cuts

Political support from DCMS could sway issue