News Collections National Museums Liverpool to explore Latin American collections Initiative is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and involves a partnership with Luma Creations
News Collections Manchester museums launch online collections search Visitors can browse more than 750,000 objects including many that are not on display
Events Collections The Future of Museums: Collections Management 2 July 2025, 1030-1630 (registration from 0930)Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
News Designation Wales considers recognition scheme for non-national collections Initiative would provide formal recognition and statutory protection for significant collections
News Collections Lifeline for protected wreck collection after auction fears Rare artefacts saved for the public by Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust
News Digital UK ‘risks losing opportunity’ to be global leader in collections-based research Towards a National Collection researchers urge cultural heritage sector to build unified digital collection
Analysis Documentation Can the Museum Data Service set the sector’s records straight? The new project will transform how collections information is held and shared. By Simon Stephens
News British Museum BM receives highest-value object donation in UK museum history Collection of 1,700 Chinese ceramics is worth an estimated £1bn
News Acquisitions Ashmolean raises £4.5m in nine months to keep Fra Angelico masterpiece in UK Museum says acquisition will inspire a ‘total rehang’ of its Italian Renaissance galleries
News Research Mapping Museums Lab goes in search of lost collections Research team seeks help finding out what happened to objects after museums closed down
People Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Q&A | ‘Museums fear getting too close to Traveller communities – but they have a role to bridge the gap’ Georgina Stevens explains how how a project to interpret Worcestershire's Vardo collection has led to an art exhibition
News Acquisitions UK collections boosted by Frieze art fair acquisitions Hepworth Wakefield, Tate and the Arts Council Collection among those who have new works following the event