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Heledd Fychan named new Welsh culture minister

Former MA board member promises increased investment as she joins Plaid Cymru’s first cabinet

Regimental museum returns items to Ethiopia

Collections research work at Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum supported by Museums Association’s Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund

Community engagement initiatives recognised at sector awards

Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury and Horniman’s All Eyes on Her among the winners

Irish culture minister says restitution of heritage from UK ‘needs to be examined’

Dáil members call for return of artefacts taken from Ireland by former colonial powers

Fashion Museum Bath gets green light for redevelopment

Museum will relocate to former post office as part of wider regeneration project

Beatles museum to open on site of band’s legendary rooftop concert

Venue will be the first museum in London dedicated to the Fab Four

Site of first smallpox vaccinations to reopen after restoration work

Temple of Vaccinia at Dr Jenner’s House museum was added to the Heritage at Risk Register last year

Female artists draw in the crowds

Visitor targets exceeded for shows in Plymouth, Margate and Cardiff

Natural History Museum repatriates ancestral remains to Japan

Ceremony held in London this week to mark formal transfer of seven Ainu individuals

Commercial thinking is key for success, according to new report

Research highlights factors driving financial resilience in culture sector

All staff at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft made redundant

Museum is likely to remain closed beyond 2026

Parties back Scottish culture bill as Greens promise to review ‘unethically acquired’ collections

Our round-up of the Scottish party manifestos ahead of the 2026 election