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Manchester Museum to reopen in February 07/11/2022
After the £15m renovation the museum will have a co-curated South Asian Gallery and flourishing vivarium »more
DCMS committee calls for action on ‘existential threat’ to culture from cost of living crisis 07/11/2022
A new report from the cross party DCMS Committee has called for urgent financial support and new regional funding for culture. »more
Art Fund opens grants scheme to museums for its nature-based Great Escape programme 05/10/2022
The Art Fund’s major Great Escape programme is inviting museums to use their collections to engage primary school children with the natural world. »more
AIM cost of living survey – plus comment from the sector on affording bills 05/10/2022
Half of museums think they can absorb cost of living in the short but not long term. »more
National Gallery launches ‘pay what you wish’ scheme in response to cost of living crisis 05/10/2022
Tickets to its Lucian Freud exhibition are as little as £1 on Friday evenings. »more
Museum of Homelessness finds first permanent venue in Finsbury Park 05/10/2022
'Stories people won't hear anywhere else' plus practical support for homeless people. »more
DCMS funded museums show best visitor footfall since March 2020 07/09/2022
However, figures remain well below pre-pandemic levels. »more
Museums are earmarked as community warm spaces – but may not afford their own heating bills 07/09/2022
Museums face difficult choices and a steep rise in costs. »more
NHM and Science Museum host event with Alok Sharma and 50 experts on climate change 07/09/2022
The event took stock of progress made since COP26 - and the huge challenges that lie ahead. »more
NPG aiming to buy £50m ‘internationally significant’ Portrait of Omai 07/09/2022
NPG seeks support to buy Joshua Reynolds' painting of one of the earliest visitors to Europe, 'the first ever grand portrait of a non-white subject'. »more