News Cyber security National Museum of the Royal Navy hit by cyber attack Institution says incident is having ‘significant impact’ on the delivery of its services
News Climate crisis Attacks on art have to stop, say national museum directors Open letter from NMDC outlines ‘hugely damaging’ impact of protests on institutions, staff and visitors
News Crime Heritage sites report increase in crime and anti-social behaviour Nine in 10 organisations have suffered a crime in the past year, according to new research
News Anti-racism Sector organisations condemn far-right violence across the UK Director of National Museums Liverpool says racism should have no place in our society
Analysis Crime Police and heritage sector partner up to fight crime The growing threat of burglaries and antisocial behaviour is seeing heritage bodies work more closely with the authorities in an attempt to clamp down
News Theft Crimestoppers offers £5,000 reward for information on Ely Museum theft Two bronze age objects were stolen from the museum on 7 May
News Theft Ely Museum ‘devastated’ after theft of bronze age treasures New CCTV footage shows two individuals taking East Cambridgeshire gold torc and gold bracelet
News Crime English Heritage trials body-worn cameras amid rising heritage crime New report finds thefts of historic stone and high-value cultural objects are on the increase
News Illicit trade Unesco unveils plans for virtual museum of stolen objects Site aims to help strengthen advocacy for the return of looted cultural property
News British Museum British Museum announces operation to recover missing objects Institution confirms that it has already retrieved 60 items and identified a further 300
News British Museum Hartwig Fischer to step down from British Museum Director says institution is facing situation of the ‘utmost seriousness’ following suspected thefts
News Security British Museum investigating thefts from its collections A number of items missing, stolen or damaged, as member of staff is dismissed