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News | Collections staff at V&A vote to strike over pay and ‘Amazon-style’ conditions Institution says safety and wellbeing is of ‘utmost importance’ after collections access officers raise heatwave concerns Prospect Union
Collections staff at V&A vote to strike over pay and ‘Amazon-style’ conditions - Museums AssociationInstitution says safety and wellbeing is of ‘utmost importance’ after collections access officers raise heatwave concernswww.museumsassociation.orgNews | London Museum sounds out DJs to join late-night collective Musicians will play regular evenings when the institution reopens in November
London Museum sounds out DJs to join late-night collective - Museums AssociationMusicians will play regular evenings when the institution reopens in Novemberwww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Loss of funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory will not affect site’s museum Engagement centre is supported separately and ‘remains open to visitors’
Loss of funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory will not affect site's museum - Museums AssociationEngagement centre is supported separately and 'remains open to visitors’www.museumsassociation.orgNews | Funding boost means construction can start on major Scottish collections store Lottery grant of £8.5m for The Art Works, which will house the National Galleries of Scotland's collections
Funding boost means construction can start on major Scottish collections store - Museums AssociationLottery grant of £8.5m for The Art Works, which will house the National Galleries of Scotland's collectionswww.museumsassociation.orgJoin the panel for MA Conference 2027 🤝 We're looking for people to join the panel that will work with MA staff to shape next year's conference, which will take place in Belfast on 15-17 November 2027. If you're based in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, we want to hear from you 👇
Join the panel for MA Conference 2027 - Museums AssociationWe are looking for people to join the panel that will help shape the next Museums Association (MA) Conference, which will take place in Belfast on 15-17 November 2027. We create a panel each year to s...www.museumsassociation.orgNews | Fund has helped Scotland’s museums ‘move beyond day-to-day survival’ Evaluation report looks at impact of Museum Futures scheme one year in Museums Galleries Scotland
Fund has helped Scotland’s museums ‘move beyond day-to-day survival’ - Museums AssociationEvaluation report looks at impact of Museum Futures scheme one year inwww.museumsassociation.orgDownload our Easy Read version of the Code of Ethics 📥 We're pleased to let you know that an Easy Read version of the Code of Ethics is available now on our website. It was produced by Your Voice Advocacy, an organisation that provides independent advocacy for people with disabilities. Download 👇
Code of Ethics - Museums AssociationThe code provides a framework for the practical application of ethical considerations to our everyday work in museumswww.museumsassociation.orgNews | NML to scrutinise financial networks that propped up chattel slavery Community-led project will recruit young people to research insurance system underpinning the trade in enslaved people
NML to scrutinise financial networks that propped up chattel slavery - Museums AssociationCommunity-led project will recruit young people to research insurance system underpinning the trade in enslaved peoplewww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Tourist tax comes into effect in Edinburgh Scheme aims to raise £50m annually
Tourist tax comes into effect in Edinburgh - Museums AssociationScheme aims to raise £50m annuallywww.museumsassociation.orgMeet the MA at Conference 2026 🤝 Amidst the packed programme of sessions exploring the latest thinking and ways of working in our sector, MA Conference also offers a great opportunity to get to know us. We'll be there to discuss our core programmes, campaigns and funding opportunities with you 👇
Meet the MA at Conference 2026 - Museums AssociationDiscover more about our programmes and funding in small networking sessionswww.museumsassociation.orgNews | American Alliance of Museums backs Smithsonian Institution Membership body warns recent attacks 'threaten the integrity' of American museums
American Alliance of Museums backs Smithsonian Institution - Museums AssociationMembership body warns recent attacks 'threaten the integrity' of American museumswww.museumsassociation.orgThe Anti-racist Museums Programme is now open for applications to join this year’s cohort 👥 Continuing our partnership with Talk Listen Create, we’re supporting the leadership teams of another six UK museums to progress towards becoming anti-racist organisations. Find out more and apply 👇
Anti-racist Museums Programme - Museums AssociationOur cohort of museums working towards becoming anti-racist organisationswww.museumsassociation.orgNews | New wartime espionage museum opens in London @trentparkhouse.bsky.social was requisitioned by the government as an intelligence hub during the second world war
New wartime espionage museum opens in London - Museums AssociationTrent Park was requisitioned by the government as an intelligence hub during the second world warwww.museumsassociation.orgQ&A | ‘Building meaningful participatory projects takes time, trust and investment’ Ameneh Enayat tells us how young people played a central role in creating the Story Museum's new immersive detective exhibition
Q&A | 'Building meaningful participatory projects takes time, trust and investment' - Museums AssociationAmeneh Enayat tells us how young people played a central role in creating the Story Museum's new immersive detective exhibitionwww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Cornish communities invited to shape museum redevelopment Online and in-person consultation launched to plan the future of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Cornish communities invited to shape museum redevelopment - Museums AssociationOnline and in-person consultation launched to plan the future of Cornwall Museum and Art Gallerywww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Newcastle’s Neville Hall to join North East Museums Venue will be owned by council and run by museum service
Newcastle's Neville Hall to join North East Museums - Museums AssociationVenue will be owned by council and run by museum servicewww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Curator Jessica Morgan named as new Tate director Director of Dia Art Foundation in New York will take up role on 1 January 2027
Curator Jessica Morgan named as new Tate director - Museums AssociationDirector of Dia Art Foundation in New York will take up role on 1 January 2027www.museumsassociation.orgNews | Survey finds fastest growing household type wants more culture – but adults aged 35-54 with no children at home say cost is holding them back
Survey finds fastest growing household type wants more culture - Museums AssociationBut adults aged 35-54 with no children at home say cost is holding them backwww.museumsassociation.orgOpinion | Museums must avoid reducing football into a sanitised corporate spectacle ⚽ How should museums engage with the beautiful game, asks football fandom expert Josh Bland
Museums must avoid reducing football into a sanitised corporate spectacle - Museums AssociationHow should museums engage with the beautiful game, asks football fandom expert Josh Blandwww.museumsassociation.orgNews | Museums in Wales given funding boost 📈 Museums, archives and libraries have been given £5.28m by the Welsh Government for projects to improve access to culture, protect collections and modernise facilities
Museums in Wales given funding boost - Museums AssociationMuseums, archives and libraries have been given £5.28m by the Welsh Government for projects to improve access to culture, protect collections and modernise facilitieswww.museumsassociation.org