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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: …

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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. …

Local authority museum survey

Council-run museums face cuts this year

Wales launches strategy for all its museums

Document focuses on partnership working and effective management

Independents told to engage with the tourism sector

Museums advised to be more proactive

Funding cuts lead to restructures in Scotland

North Ayrshire merges community-based services, while Highland museums face closure

Match funding scheme launched

The Big Arts Give offers chance to compete for share of £0.5m fund

Museum Development Fund ‘lacks strategic focus’

Report calls for delivery via national framework

Find Your Talent scheme axed as DCMS loses £73m

Capital projects are cancelled as government slashes department for culture budget

Cuts hit Renaissance hubs

Renaissance hubs asked to cut more than £1m this year

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