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Wrexham’s ‘museum of two halves’ asks public to vote on new name

Venue will house national football museum and galleries dedicated to Wrexham history

Ashmolean raises £4.5m in nine months to keep Fra Angelico masterpiece in UK

Museum says acquisition will inspire a ‘total rehang’ of its Italian Renaissance galleries

Scottish museums’ finances are ‘more fragile than ever’

Visitor numbers surpass pre-pandemic levels but 11% of venues fear closure, finds new MGS survey

Clore Duffield to invest £5m in school trips to museums

Funding will support curriculum and enrichment experiences for thousands of children

Mapping Museums Lab goes in search of lost collections

Research team seeks help finding out what happened to objects after museums closed down

Capital museum projects face uncertainty as government mulls £100m cut

Funding for National Museums Liverpool, National Railway Museum and V&A Dundee could be withdrawn

Art Fund awards £1m to local authority museums

Twenty UK organisations to benefit from grants towards community engagement projects

Budget 2024: what does it mean for museums?

DCMS sees settlement rise in first Labour budget for 15 years

UK has opportunity to ‘become a world leader in international repatriation’

Government should set national policy to help fill Europe-wide skills gap, says new policy briefing

Institutions across Wales take part in Welsh Museums Festival

The event celebrates its 10th anniversary this year

In brief | Latest news from museums, galleries and heritage

Tilly Blyth joins Weald & Downland Museum | Touring Exhibitions Group rebrands | Flood-hit railway museum receives fundraising boost

Northumberland sites may join Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums partnership

Council mulls new delivery model for museums managed by Woodhorn Charitable Trust