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Historic England funds working class heritage projects

Schemes supported under the Everyday Heritage grants programme

Petition launched against cuts to Welsh museums and heritage

Unions and politicians warn budget proposals will put institutions at risk

Strike could close National Museums Liverpool venues for up to eight weeks

Sector's 'longest ever' industrial action sees workers walk out over cost-of-living payment

Arts council to clarify guidance after NPO censorship row

Funder says it is committed to free expression as sector questions 'unworkable' risk guidance

Colston statue may formally move to M Shed

Committee will meet this month to consider a proposal to de-list the toppled statue

National museums to be excluded from law enabling restitution on moral grounds

UK Government says consequences of Charities Act 2022 were not made clear when it was introduced

Yorkshire and Humberside museums federation announces closure

Organisation says it no longer has capacity to continue due to lack of board members

Kaukab Stewart takes over as Scotland’s culture minister

MSP is the first woman of colour appointed to a ministerial role in the Scottish Government

Citizens’ assemblies aim to make German museums more democratic

Two museums are trialling assemblies to give the public more of a say in shaping their future

Museum Estate and Development to distribute almost £24m in fourth round

DCMS announces next tranche of funding for maintenance and infrastructure projects

Welsh Government urged to rethink ‘catastrophic’ heritage cuts

Committee recommends reduced cut for monuments and more support for national collections after warnings from sector

Councils spend 23% less per head on museums than they did 15 years ago

Arts council report lays bare extent of local authority funding crisis in England