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Entry fee would ‘undermine foundational principle’ of national museums

Report weighs up admission charges for overseas tourists as Labour government reaffirms commitment to free entry

Science Museum appoints first ever head of space

Leading spaceflight expert to support curators and public engagement

Science and Industry Museum plans Wonderlab gallery as it extends revamp

Manchester institution to create several new permanent galleries after finishing first phase of redevelopment

Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024

Arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation reveals

Museums’ approach to decolonisation scrutinised in British Museum debate

Sector is currently going through 'process of reformation', says historian Tom Holland

National Portfolio museums are becoming more diverse, ACE report finds

New figures show rise in culture sector workers with protected characteristics, particularly at leadership level

Natural History Museum funds UK-wide climate work

Twelve organisations being supported to help communities engage with issues such as biodiversity decline, climate change and pollution

Arts and culture sectors get share of extra £4.4m from Welsh government

Total funding for 2025-26 represents 8.5% increase for sector on last year’s budget

Preston Manor to reopen with Downton Abbey-style immersive experience

Brighton's historic house has been closed since the Covid pandemic

River & Rowing Museum to ‘cease current operation’ as it considers future plans

Henley-on-Thames venue under financial pressure due to high cost of maintaining building

Imperial War Museum’s war medal exhibition closing to make way for post-WWII galleries

Lord Ashcroft 'sad' over shutdown of gallery funded by his £5m donation

National museum security guards pause strike action after promise of pay offer

Employer has told union representatives to expect a formal offer by 7 March