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‘Heritage in worse condition than it’s been for 50 years’

Funding cuts and rising costs mean sector is facing serious problems, says Heritage Fund chair Simon Thurley

Aboriginal community co-curates exhibition at Manchester Museum as part of repatriation process

Ongoing collaboration formed after museum returned 174 objects to Warnindilyakwa people in 2023

Museums among 12 legacy projects awarded £18m by Foyle Foundation

Recipients include British Library's Yorkshire site, National Gallery and V&A East

Two winners share Activist Museum Award 2025

Black South West Network and Museo Textil de Oaxaca recognised for work fostering positive change

York Museums Trust appeals for investment to stem falling visitor numbers

Councillors told that charity is at 'critical juncture' due to funding cuts and deteriorating buildings

Herefordshire Museums & Galleries launches public assemblies to shape redevelopment

Local authority service also unveils rebrand as part of wider audience engagement strategy

Ukrainian ambassador opens Tank Museum exhibition

Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World includes items from those who fled the country after the 2022 invasion

Application deadline extended for European Museum of the Year Award

The 2026 awards are open to museums that have opened or been substantially renewed since January 2021

Tate to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish art dealer’s family

Spoliation Advisory Panel concludes painting by Henry Gibbs was looted as an act of racial persecution

Three sites in Northumberland join North East Museums

Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum merge into partnership

Everyone’s Art scheme aims to bring lesser known artworks out of storage

It is hoped the crowdfunded Suffolk initiative will grow into a national project

Report highlights link between child poverty and access to arts and culture

Cultural Learning Alliance warns of arts entitlement gap in England