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Ipswich and Colchester join up
The museum services in Ipswich and Colchester are to merge from 1 April after both councils voted to support the decision. The combined Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service will be responsible for about 85 staff and six museums. The councils have agreed to fund the new service at existing levels, plus inflation, for the coming …
Bolton looks to sell off artefacts to plug deficit
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is considering selling off some of the artefacts in its museums and art gallery collections to raise funds to help plug a budget deficit. The culture department must find 7 per cent savings for the coming year and rationalising museums holdings has been suggested as part of the £950,000 savings. A …
Northern Ireland museums hit by cuts
NMNI and NIMC in talks with government over impact of cuts on museums
Local authority museums hit by spending squeeze
Arts sector is expected to be required to bear brunt of government's 25 per cent funding cuts