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The Prime Minister has appointed Marcus Agius CBE, Spencer de Grey CBE, Josephine Fitzalan-Howard, Larry Keith, Jakyung Moon Lambert, Alexandra Shulman CBE, and Davinder Toor as Trustees of the Wallace Collection.

• Updated: 3 April 2024

UK artists will earn new royalties when their work is resold in Australia through the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

• Updated: 31 March 2024

Every part of England to receive funding through the latest round of the Cultural Investment Fund

• Updated: 25 March 2024

The Prime Minister has appointed Andrew Marr as Cultural/ Academic Trustee of The National Gallery.

• Updated: 21 March 2024

Dame Mary Archer, former chairman of the Science Museum Group, is to lead the review.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

Lord Parkinson has delivered a speech to members of the heritage sector at the annual Heritage Day hosted by The Heritage Alliance.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer speaks at The Big Creative UK Summit 2024 following the Spring Budget

• Updated: 7 March 2024

The Prime Minister has reappointed Robert Noel as a Trustee of the Natural History Museum.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

The Secretary of State has appointed Shobi Khan and Kate Mosse CBE as Board Members to the British Library, for terms of 4 years commencing 1 March 2024.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson unveils first official blue plaque outside London — to Daphne Steele, the first black matron in the NHS — in Ilkley, West Yorkshire

• Updated: 23 February 2024

The Secretary of State reappointed Michael Birshan and Eleanor Whitley as governors of the British Film Institute.

• Updated: 21 February 2024

Over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund will provide a boost for culture in Walthamstow.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will ensure the delivery of three transformative project in Earlestown.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund was awarded to Wigan to restore the Grade II listed Haigh Hall.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

£19.1 million from the Levelling Up Fund is allocated to Reading to invest in Reading Central Library and the Hexagon Theatre.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been awarded to Canterbury City Council to regenerate the city centre.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Workington was allocated £9.5 million from the Levelling Up Fund for a variety of transport and culture projects that will be delivered by Cumberland Council.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Over £13 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support three key projects in Ellesmere Port.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will provide a boost for the arts in the Malvern District.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to improve education opportunities and boost participation in culture in Telford.

• Updated: 19 February 2024