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Creative & Cultural Skills to close after loss of arts council funding

Sector skills council for the creative and cultural industries announces that it is winding down

Land reform legislation could put Scottish museums at risk of a fine

Institutions are urged to check if they are within the scope of a new land register

Global call for Cop28 policymakers to put culture on the climate agenda

Museum and heritage bodies back call to action ahead of crucial climate summit

‘We failed in our duty’ to look after objects, says Osborne

British Museum must be more open in how it deals with controversy, chair tells trustees

In brief | News from the Museums Association Conference 2023

Our round-up of all the major launches, events and developments at the MA Conference in Newcastle-Gateshead

Chapter House Museum among recipients of King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Holocaust Centre North also recognised for outstanding community service

Boost for campaign to save birthplace of Brontë sisters

Fundraising drive launched to restore Bradford property

Gunpowder Plot house added to Heritage at Risk Register

Historic England updates register with 159 sites, as 203 are saved

National Trust members reject pressure group proposals at AGM

Restore Trust unsuccessful as voters turn out in record numbers

Michelle Charters named head of International Slavery Museum

A community activist and current NML trustee, Charters will lead the institution through a £28m transformation

Climate protesters set sights on museums and galleries

Just Stop Oil activists target National Gallery as Extinction Rebellion demonstrates at MA Conference

Global museum community responds to Israel-Hamas war

Statements condemn violence and call for international law to be upheld