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‘Profound disappointment and disbelief’ over impact of autumn budget on culture

Peers scrutinise government’s tax and spending plans in Lords debate

New research hub to counter ‘distortion and trivialisation’ of Holocaust

Sussex-based initiative aims to build digital expertise and counter Holocaust-denial

Joe Brook steps down as director of Peace Museum

Brook joined the museum ahead of its reopening in Saltaire earlier this year

BM receives highest-value object donation in UK museum history

Collection of 1,700 Chinese ceramics is worth an estimated £1bn

Culture minister ‘painfully aware’ of financial crisis facing civic museums

Chris Bryant outlines his plans for the sector in address to MA conference

Royal Armouries displays body armour damaged in Ukraine war

Exhibits have been decorated with religious iconography and will be on display until May 2025

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Funding for National Museums Liverpool, National Railway Museum and V&A Dundee could be withdrawn