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Ceramics to Coptic socks: National Museum of Scotland completes £80m gallery transformation 06/03/2019

 

Ancient Egypt, East Asia and Ceramics galleries open. »more

NMDC staff changes and recruitment 05/02/2019

 

NMDC is recruiting for a new temporary Public Affairs Officer. »more

Government consults on proposed changes to the Treasure Act 05/02/2019

 

The Government is proposing to widen the definition of treasure. »more

ACE publishes a guide to No Deal Brexit for cultural organisations 05/02/2019

 

Issues including EU programmes, staffing and people and cultural goods crossing borders are summarised for cultural groups. »more

British Museum launches sophisticated database to spot looted Egyptian artefacts 05/02/2019

 

Data and curatorial expertise will combine to track thousands of items and spot those with false provenance. »more

DCMS consults on strengthening export deferral rules 09/01/2019

 

The consultation follows some failed attempts at acquisition, despite successful fundraising by cultural bodies. »more

£27m of acquisitions for the nation through Cultural Gifts and Acceptance in Lieu 09/01/2019

 

Works range from Pilkington Collection of ceramics and glass to works by Patrick Heron and Lucian Freud and an album of 19th century natural history drawings. »more

British Library and Turing Institute will ‘revolutionise historical research’ with £9.2m project 09/01/2019

 

The project will evolve new approaches using AI to understand the Industrial Revolution through a huge data set of British Library newspapers and other sources. »more

Fitzwilliam Museum receives £83k from new DCMS Loneliness Fund 09/01/2019

 

The award is from a cross-sectoral funding stream to support stronger communities. »more

‘Not So Grim Up North’ TWAM publishes the results of its museums and wellbeing project 07/12/2018

 

Mapping how to do good work in museums with those with dementia, stroke and mental health problems. »more