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Museum sector pays tribute following death of Geoff Palmer

Scientist and human rights activist chaired Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums project

Honours list: V&A deputy Tim Reeve among museum professionals recognised

Other recipients of King's Birthday Honours include Camilla Hampshire, former head of Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Pitt Rivers begins process to repatriate human remains

Delegation of Naga representatives visit museum to discuss return and care of ancestral remains

Largest collection of filmed HIV/Aids testimonies opens to public

Three-year project was led by the National HIV Story Trust

Spending review reveals cut to DCMS budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented government funding plans to parliament on 11 June

Historic England reopens upgraded science facility providing specialist heritage research and care

Fort Cumberland in Portsmouth has undergone a major refit over the past 12 months

Opposition to philanthropy is ‘imagined’, say climate campaigners

Anti-oil group says sponsorship could be a 'win-win' if museums adopt ethical red lines, as debate on the issue continues

New report makes the economic case for wellbeing initiatives

Review aims to boost the use and impact of wellbeing measures

Simon Wallis appointed to lead Royal Academy of Arts

Founding director of the Hepworth Wakefield will take up London role in September

Museums must support diversity amid Trump attacks, says V&A East director

Gus Casely-Hayford expresses solidarity with US colleagues after Smithsonian gallery director is ‘fired’

‘Relentless negativity’ around sponsorship must end, say national museums

Open letter from cultural organisations defends use of corporate money in arts and culture

Museums celebrate vital role of volunteers

National Volunteers’ Week 2025 runs from Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June