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Nationals prepare for cutbacks
All national museums have been asked by the department for culture to outline the impact 25 per cent and 30 per cent cuts will have on their organisations A letter from Jeremy Hunt, the secretary of state for culture, has asked national museums to supply information on what the cuts would mean in terms of: …
World news digest
Germany: The Ozeaneum (pictured above), in Stralsund, beat 41 rivals to win the 2010 European Museum of the Year Award. The institution, which opened in July 2008, is part of the German Oceanographic Museum complex. The Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Dublin’s Science Gallery and the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam received special commendations. …
Wales launches strategy for all its museums
Document focuses on partnership working and effective management
Funding cuts lead to restructures in Scotland
North Ayrshire merges community-based services, while Highland museums face closure