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The Prime Minister has appointed Alexandra Butler, Sanjeev Gupta and Marshall Manson, and reappointed Clare Anderson, Lance Batchelor and Stephen Deuchar as Trustees to the Royal Museums Greenwich Board.
A temporary export bar has been placed on two prehistoric handaxes representing some of the oldest human settlements in Britain
The Culture Secretary visited the Museum of Liverpool yesterday to celebrate entires to the UK Town of Culture competition
The Secretary of State has appointed Rebecca Crook and Judith Donovan for four-year terms commencing 26 September 2026, and Helen Williams for a four-year term from 1 October 2026
The Prime Minister has appointed Ann Allen, Priya Guha, Janice Lane, Toufic Machnouk and Tom Solomon, and reappointed Anya Hurlbert and Baroness Morgan as Trustees of the Science Museum Group
Children in every part of the country to get access to enriching activities to beat isolation online and build connections in the real world
£1.6 million investment from DCMS and Art Explora will create the UK’s first permanent mobile museum.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley as Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum for a term of 4 years.
Baroness Twycross' speech at the Libraries Connected Conference in Kenilworth, 2026.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Kwame Kwei-Armah and extended the terms for Anya Hindmarch, Danny Rimer and Lord Ed Vaizey
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Dawn Airey CBE as Chair of Arts Council England for a term of 4 years starting on 1 August 2026.
Three heritage funds have opened for Expressions of Interest, including the new £92 million Places of Worship Fund, as well as the second rounds of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund and Heritage Revival Fund
The Secretary of State has reappointed Michael Salter-Church as Chair of the Horniman Museum and Gardens from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2030
The Prime Minister has extended the term of Lieutenant-General Andrew Figgures CB CBE FREng for 9 months, from 1 February 2026 to 31 October 2026
The Prime Minister has reappointed Shahpur Kabaji as Legal Trustee of the Natural History Museum from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2031
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has extended the second term of Helen Birchenough by 9 months, from 5 December 2026 to 4 September 2027
The British Embassy Rome marked the first anniversary of the State Visit to Italy with a photographic exhibition.
130 cultural venues, museums and libraries are set to receive a share of almost £130 million to protect them for present and future generations
£28.5 million UK Games Fund to support video games studios with great ideas create the next Grand Theft Auto or Tomb Raider
£4 million of public funding and private philanthropy to improve access to museums and galleries across the country
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