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British Museum appoints director of collections

Xerxes Mazda to leave British Library and take up new position this spring

National Trust unveils 10-year strategy to ‘restore nature’

Charity outlines plans for coming decade as it marks 130th anniversary

Wollaton Hall to charge entry under new delivery plan for Nottingham museums

Fee is part of new operating model intended to generate income and reduce financial pressure on council

Science and Media Museum reopens ahead of Bradford’s year as City of Culture

Twelve-month programme of cultural events and exhibitions launches this weekend

Museum openings and expansions coming up in 2025

From London to the Scottish Highlands, we take a look at some of the exciting capital projects due to complete this year

Museum dedicated to Hollywood star Will Rogers destroyed in LA wildfires

Blaze also reached grounds of Getty Villa Museum but staff and collections are safe

Rare birds escape Lotherton Hall aviary after heavy snowfall

Adverse weather has forced a number of museums to close this week

New Year Honours List celebrates contributions to cultural heritage

National Gallery’s Gabriele Finaldi is knighted while Sheffield Museums’ Kim Streets receives MBE

Cultural engagement brings health and wellbeing benefits worth £8bn

Research uses new methodology to show monetary value of cultural investment

British Museum launches rebrand project

New visual identity to be part of ‘complete transformation’ of London national

Minister approves plans for multimillion-pound museum in Derry-Londonderry

Originally planned as a maritime museum, the project’s remit has now expanded to tell a broader range of stories

National museum security guards plan coordinated day of strike action

More than 100 workers from V&A, NHM and Science Museum to walk out on 21 December