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4 min read 2022-06-14 23:18:47

Report calls for dedicated space to address Scotland’s colonial past

A dedicated space should be created to tell the story of Scotland’s role in imperial trade, colonial conquest and historic slavery, according to a

1 min read 2022-06-14 22:07:49

Art Fund has announced £2m in new funding opportunities for museums and galleries across the UK this summer. The national art charity is launching

3 min read 2022-06-10 22:09:55

There is concern that Derwent Valley Mills site in Derbyshire risks losing its Unesco world heritage status due to uncertainty over the future of

1 min read 2022-06-10 21:45:55

The Artes Mundi international contemporary art prize and exhibition will be shown at multiple venues across Wales for the first time. The

3 min read 2022-06-07 22:13:19

Museums and the culture sector are to play a key role in delivering the new Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan, which has been published by the Welsh

2 min read 2022-06-07 18:29:55

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Russia to be expelled from Unesco after Russian forces set fire to a 17th-century wooden

1 min read 2022-06-07 17:37:16

A former Museums Association (MA) rep and a one-time board member are among those to have been recognised in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours

2 min read 2022-05-30 23:37:16

A broad range of organisations have collaborated on a roadmap for the future of volunteering. Vision for Volunteering, which looks at how

2 min read 2022-05-30 15:16:07

The Natural History Museum is planning its largest collections move for more than a century as part of a scheme to develop a new research centre in

3 min read 2022-05-27 22:30:02

Two reports released this month have given an insight into the state of the museum sector as it emerges from the pandemic. In the third of its annual

15 min read 2022-05-27 21:16:02

Thirty-six small museums across the UK have been awarded grants of up to £3,500 by the Royal Society in its Places of Science scheme to engage

2 min read 2022-05-27 20:21:03

Concern is growing over the future of Down County Museum in advance of a strategic review being planned by the district council. Newry, Mourne and

2 min read 2022-05-24 23:06:09

The International Council of Museums’ (Icom) lengthy process to adopt a new definition of a museum has taken a step forward with the organisation

2 min read 2022-05-24 23:05:38

The British Museum has said it “firmly believes” the Parthenon Sculptures belong in London after a row over the circumstances of their removal

2 min read 2022-05-24 21:54:22

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been criticised over the restructure of its museum service, which saw a dozen jobs cut at Gladstone Pottery Museum