Velázquez masterpiece required 'conservation treatment to minor damage sustained to the painting surface, and the fitting of new glazing' following hammer attack on 6 November

Organisation pledges to back initiatives linking museums with local communities for anniversary project

The Art Fund also reveals a drop in teachers taking students to institutions since the pandemic

The funds will benefit organisations including Glasgow Women’s Library and Studio Voltaire

The finalists for the 2023 Museum of the Year award, all of which focus on the importance of community engagement, will compete for a record £120,000 prize

The collection of naval artefacts in the Scottish archipelago reopened in 2022 after a multi-million pound refurbishment

Winner of the Art Fund's Museum of the Year prize will receive a £120,000 award at a ceremony on 17 July

An inspirational teacher, charismatic museum director, Poussin scholar and curator, he was working to the end

"The Wild Escape" responds to new research from London's Natural History Museum, which finds the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world

With cuts both to creative education in schools and learning departments in museums, its time for institutions to find vital new purposes, says Art Fund UK director Jenny Waldman

The institution was awarded the £100,000 prize—the biggest in the global museum sector—for its attempt to confront its colonialist roots

The five finalists for Museum of the Year 2022 are changing the world around them, says Jenny Waldman, Art Fund director and jury chair for the £100,000 prize

Built as a multi-storey car park, this redeveloped Wrexham centre has found its focus on textiles, artists and local groups and offers children’s play and workshops

This Manchester museum, which has the world’s largest collection of protest banners, is empowering locals

From digital poohsticks to Mr Tumnus’s snowy footprints, this Oxford space is a place of great adventures

At this former mill you can learn about manufacturing history and make something new somewhere old

The south London institution has been examining its complicated history, listening and reaching out to diverse communities

Institutions in the running include Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham and Horniman Museum and Gardens in London

Eighteen institutions from Aberdeen to St Ives have been granted funds to help with travel and accommodation

Last year's inaugural edition saw 140 galleries take part in the city-wide event

The Centre for Contemporary Art filled the lockdown gap with online conversations and social media takeovers

The gallery located in the town hall is a true “museum of and for the people”

Centre for Contemporary Art Derry-Londonderry, Experience Barnsley, Firstsite, Thackray Museum of Medicine and Timespan chosen as five finalists for Art Fund's coveted £100,000 prize

Former Tate Britain chief Stephen Deuchar is knighted; curator Lesley Fitton and ceramicist Jennifer Lee also recognised

After months without income due to coronavirus closures, new survey shows that museums are operating with just 25% of previous visitor numbers

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Gairloch Museum, the Science Museum, South London Gallery and Towner Eastbourne will share £200,000 award

Museum of the Year prize has been changed from £140,000 awards and the shortlist will be announced in October

Charity's Covid-19 crisis support package includes £150,000 to launch new network of touring exhibitions