Overview

• DCMS and Arts Council England published the full recipient list for the Museum Renewal Fund, with grants ranging from roughly £11,000 to more than £1 million.
• York Museums Trust will receive £1,000,000, Hampshire Cultural Trust £1,177,430, and Birmingham Museums Trust £994,742, among other major allocations.
• Museums in the North East will share about £1.25 million, including The Bowes Museum (£436,181), North East Museums/Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (£438,300), Middlesbrough (£239,551), Sunderland (£102,280) and Jarrow Hall (£38,669).
• Recipients outline near‑term uses such as strengthening reserves, sustaining opening hours and jobs, developing exhibitions and digital access, and planning for future income, with York citing resilience building and enhanced activity at York Castle Museum.
• The Museums Minister visited The Culture Trust, Luton, to discuss its £530,528 grant, as implementation begins within the wider Plan for Change framework.