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Curator Jessica Morgan named as new Tate director

Director of Dia Art Foundation in New York will take up role on 1 January 2027

Survey finds fastest growing household type wants more culture

But adults aged 35-54 with no children at home say cost is holding them back

Museums in Wales given funding boost

Museums, archives and libraries have been given £5.28m by the Welsh Government for projects to improve access to culture, protect collections and modernise facilities

Ripon Workhouse Museum opens following £2.8m redevelopment

Immersive visitor experience tells working class histories

Tower of London announces £70m plan for new learning and engagement facilities

Tomorrow’s Tower project will increase learning capacity by 250%  

‘Breaking point’: Report highlights collections storage crisis

National Lottery Heritage Fund research finds majority of museum stores are full

Man dies after being trampled by cattle on National Trust estate

Tragic incident took place this week at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk

Outcry over plan to sell building that housed Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts

Protest takes place as MSPs call for site to be preserved as a public cultural asset

Ukraine decolonisation guide for museums presented in Kyiv

Document has been translated into Ukrainian following UK launch last year

Natural History Museum wins landmark business rates challenge

Institution becomes the first national museum to see its rateable value reduced to £1

Row continues over removal of term ‘Palestine’ from British Museum displays 

Campaigners claim internal emails show decision was driven by ‘undue political influence’

New industrial heritage attraction opens to the public in Wrexham

Stori Brymbo comprises a restored steelworks and a 300-million-year-old fossil forest