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New funding to help museums explore health and the planetary emergency

NHM and Tate launch programmes as Julie's Bicycle founder steps down - our round-up of the latest climate action news

Two significant developments in the care of human remains in UK collections  

Manchester Museum takes mummified body off display while Pitt Rivers confirms repatriation of Naga ancestral remains

Poole Old Lifeboat Museum temporarily closes due to anti-migrant protests 

RNLI-run venue says its volunteers were subjected to intimidation and verbal abuse

Paisley Museum now set to open in early 2027

Redevelopment is on course to welcome the public next year after several delays

The Audience Agency goes into liquidation

The company, which has supported the sector for the past 14 years, said it had been dealing with 'sustained financial pressures'

Georgia Butters appointed head of Stonehenge

New leadership for neolithic site as it prepares to unveil expanded learning facilities

Lonnie Bunch to leave Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian secretary to retire after having been with the US museum organisation for nearly 38 years

Record number of museums awarded Designated status

Nine more collections recognised as nationally significant by arts council scheme

Coventry City of Culture Trust found to have mismanaged finances

Charity Commission criticises trust that was set up to bid for and run the year-long programme

National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out £1.4bn investment priorities for next three years

Support for protecting at-risk collections and understanding climate impacts

Scottish Government backs restoration of People’s Palace and Glasgow School of Art

Cautious welcome for cultural commitments in Holyrood’s new programme for government

Elizabeth Scott appointed director of the National Museum of Computing

Winner of the MA's Radical Changemaker award 2025 takes on new role