Culture24’s Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke explains why Museums at Night, the annual festival of after-hours excitement in museums and galleries, is well worth going along to.

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Dr Claire Donovan of Brunel University was asked to research the different ways of measuring the value of culture. A series of blogs by Dr Donovan followed to stimulate discussion about whether the value of culture can be measured. Here, Claire speaks about her report, which focuses on the part of this research which engaged directly with the views of the cultural sector, and was published last week.

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Jenny Abramsky, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) explains how Lottery money is available to help communities across the UK explore their First World War heritage.

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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has just moved offices – from the far end of Whitehall to the heart of Whitehall, now sharing offices with the Treasury, Cabinet Office and other key departments. That saves us £2million a year while bringing us closer to the heart of Government.

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As the shortlisting begins for who will become 2017’s UK City of Culture, Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013, updates us on how current holders Derry-Londonderry has been celebrating its title.

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