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Terracotta Warriors generate £78m for Liverpool 06/11/2018
600,000 visitors saw the exhibition from February to October, with three quarters saying they visited Liverpool specifically to see it. »more
ACE seeks new partners to show works from the Arts Council Collection 06/11/2018
New touring exhibitions drawn from ACE's 8000 strong collection will run over three years, »more
Improving digital skills in museums 06/11/2018
New Fellowships at several museums and digital courses to upskill the sector. »more
Report advocates ‘flatter, facilitative and more diverse leadership’ 10/10/2018
King's College London publishes 'Transforming Leadership in arts, museums and libraries' to feed into the thinking for ACE's next ten-year plan. »more
V&A Dundee opens in mid-September after eight-year development 11/09/2018
Architect hopes the new building will be a 'living room for the city'. »more
National Museum of Brazil destroyed by fire along with most of its collections 11/09/2018
Includes contact details for any institution wishing to offer specific support. »more
IWM pilot institute seeks to deepen public understanding of conflict 11/09/2018
A collaboration between the museum and academics seeks to give a more nuanced view of complex wars. »more
Headley Fellowships offer curators significant time off for research 03/08/2018
Funding backfills posts for six months so curators can carry out new research. »more
44% say museums are the cultural experience which contributes most to quality of life in ACE survey 03/08/2018
ACE publishes a detailed report of its consultation ahead of preparing a ten-year plan to 2030. »more
The socio-economics of dinosaurs: Dippy storms Dorset 03/08/2018
First leg of the Dippy Tour at Dorset County Museum brought £1.1m to the local economy and more than 153,000 visitors. »more