News Collections Lifeline for protected wreck collection after auction fears Rare artefacts saved for the public by Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust
News Disposal Backlash over BBC story on value of Birmingham’s artworks Collections should not be seen as financial assets, say sector leaders
News Disposal Unethical disposal could endanger public trust, say museum bodies Arts Council England releases joint statement on financially motivated sales from collections
News Collections Fears for collection as shipwreck museum is put up for sale Cornish venue is on the market for almost £2m but its contents may be auctioned off separately
Opinion Disposal Reflections on the De Wadden schooner disposal Taniah Simpson and Michelle Walsh on lessons learned from National Museums Liverpool's deaccessioning of the Dutch vessel
Opinion Disposal Disposing of objects has many benefits Museum collections were never intended to be static, says Jenny Durrant
News Collections Media coverage of missing objects ‘misleading’, says MA director Movement of objects is normal but documentation work has been 'undermined by structural underfunding'
Opinion Disposal Editorial | Shaking up disposal practices Looking forward to a new toolkit from the Museums Association
News Collections Collections Significance Assessment Toolkit launched for Welsh museums Invite communities to be part of discussions around significance, urges publication
Opinion Disposal Disposal: embracing openness and transparency Laura Pye and Janet Dugdale chart the progress of the De Wadden schooner disposal
News Disposal Charity law change paves way for disposal on moral grounds Institute of Art and Law says legislation will give national museums more leeway on restitution
Opinion Disposal It’s time for the sector to embrace disposals MA has convened a new working group on the issue