Citizens’ jury urges Birmingham Museums to ‘take risks and be bold’
Museum trust publishes results of participatory engagement exercise
Civic museums
Campaigners fight ‘misguided’ plans to close local authority museums
Abbey House Museum in Leeds and three Bristol institutions are among those at risk
Wollaton Hall to charge entry under new delivery plan for Nottingham museums
Fee is part of new operating model intended to generate income and reduce financial pressure on council
Closures loom as funding crisis worsens for local museums
Auchindrain Township, Museum of Cannock Chase and Alyth Museum all earmarked to shut
Twam rebrands as North East Museums ahead of Northumberland merger
Councils plan shared services arrangement but MP questions lack of public consultation
Wales considers recognition scheme for non-national collections
Initiative would provide formal recognition and statutory protection for significant collections
Culture minister ‘painfully aware’ of financial crisis facing civic museums
Chris Bryant outlines his plans for the sector in address to MA conference
Art Fund awards £1m to local authority museums
Twenty UK organisations to benefit from grants towards community engagement projects
Local government funding for culture and leisure down £2.3bn since 2010
Two reports expose the impact of austerity on the sector
Editorial | Supporting a mixed model
A relatively small amount of investment would transform museums
Is a revival of Renaissance in the Regions the solution for cash-strapped museums?
Regional museums are resilient but not sustainable, says Hedley Swain
MPs and peers told of ‘serious challenges’ facing civic museums
Value of museums and risks to the sector highlighted at parliamentary event