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What makes a good museum? 16th May 2012 Lord Chris Smith, Chair of the 2012 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries, reflects on how museums can become inspiring places that capture the imagination

Art Fund Prize 2012 shortlist announced 14th May 2012 The shortlist has been announced for the tenth year of the Art Fund Prize. A Victorian gallery, an acclaimed new building, a local museum and a national institution are in the running to claim the £100,000 prize and be named Museum of the Year.

Art Fund COLLECT 2012 winners announced 11th May 2012 Five museums split the £75,000 prize pot, as curators target Japanese craft and emerging British talent

Blog: Art Fund International 9th May 2012 Ben Harman, Curator of Contemporary Art at Glasgow Museums, writes about the impact of the Art Fund International scheme on his work

Win two tickets to Lucian Freud Portraits! 1st May 2012 We're giving away a pair of tickets to the National Portrait Gallery's critically-acclaimed Lucian Freud exhibition…

Win a pair of tickets to COLLECT! 30th April 2012 To celebrate the fifth year of Art Fund COLLECT, we're giving away five pairs of tickets to COLLECT, Britain's greatest contemporary craft fair…

M Shed seeks ‘family treasures' 24th April 2012 Fresh from the Art Fund Prize longlist, Bristol's newest museum is asking families to send in photos of their most prized possessions for a special exhibition…

Podcast: National Museum of Scotland 20th April 2012 The £47.4 million redevelopment of the National Museum of Scotland has reinvented the grand Victorian vision of an encyclopedic museum and earned it a place on the Art Fund Prize 2012 longlist.

Win an art class for two at the Wallace Collection! 19th April 2012 Unleash your inner Picasso with an inspirational art class for two with one of the Wallace Collection's practising artists…

Spotlight on... National Museum of Scotland 18th April 2012 A £47 million redevelopment project has launched the National Museum of Scotland into contention for the Art Fund Prize. We quizzed the reopened museum about burgers, Sean Connery and a flying hippo…

Win a lavish lunch at the National Museum of Scotland! 16th April 2012 Enjoy a three-course meal with drinks in the heart of Edinburgh at the reopened National Museum of Scotland…

Art Fund curatorial trainees: April update 13th April 2012 Six months into their traineeships at the National Gallery, Henrietta Ward and Philippa Stephenson tell us about their experiences so far on the Art Fund's curatorial scheme…

Podcast: M Shed 13th April 2012 Listen to Julie Finch, Head of Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives talk about the impact M Shed has already had on the community.

Art Fund calls on Government to drop plan to cap charitable donations 12th April 2012 The Art Fund has joined forces with other charities to call on the Government to drop its plan to introduce a cap on tax relief on donations to charity…

Spotlight on... M Shed 11th April 2012 M Shed lives and breathes the history of Bristol, from the converted transit shed that houses it to the stories told by its collection. We sat down with the waterfront wonder to discuss Bansky, Brisuanadons and an alluring crane…

Alison Watt unveils self-portrait at Scottish National Portrait Gallery 11th April 2012 The Art Fund has helped the Scottish National Portrait Gallery buy a striking self-portrait by one of Scotland's greatest living artists…

Win a private boat trip on the Pyronaut! 9th April 2012 Tour from Bristol to Bath and back with up to five friends, then return to M Shed for tea in the museum's riverside cafe…

Podcast: Watts Gallery 4th April 2012 Perdita Hunt, Director of Watts Gallery explains what being longlisted means to the gallery.

Spotlight on… Watts Gallery 3rd April 2012 Tucked away in a village near Guildford, the Watts Gallery is one of the hidden treasures of Britain's art scene. We tracked down the reclusive gallery to discuss Gladstone, rarebit and Marmalade…

Damien Hirst at Tate Modern: Away from the Flock 3rd April 2012 Ann Gallagher, Head of Collections (British Art) at Tate and the curator of the Damien Hirst exhibition explains ArtFunded work Away from the Flock in more detail.

Win an exclusive champagne tour for two! 2nd April 2012 Enjoy a romantic evening at Watts Gallery with an exclusive after-hours tour providing an unparalleled insight into the gallery and its collection…

Video: Art Guide app 30th March 2012 Find great art wherever you are, whatever your interest, with the Art Fund's free Art Guide -- the UK's most comprehensive exhibition and museum listings app. Watch the video below to find out more!

Spotlight on… Holburne Museum 29th March 2012 We discuss charming collectors, goat's cheese and aging gracefully with Bath's newly-renovated museum…

Art Fund working to save the Wedgwood Collection 27th March 2012 The Art Fund is taking a lead in the campaign to save the Wedgwood collection following last week's decision by the Attorney General not to challenge an earlier court ruling that the collection can be sold.

Win lunch and tickets to a talk with Stephen Jones! 26th March 2012 We're giving away two tickets to a sold-out talk with master milliner Stephen Jones and lunch at Holburne's fantastic café…