National Trust staff, volunteers and members will lead parades, live music and protest picnics at 40 of the charity's locations

The objects are believed to have been made by students in the 17th century, when Sutton House was a school

Visitors have the unique chance to see the barrel-vaulted ceiling of the Long Gallery at Lanhydrock up close thanks to a scaffolding platform

The historian, giving a lecture at London's Royal Society, argued that by taking a freer approach to its buildings and collections, the conservation charity could fend off populist critics

The UK conservation charity has rejected fresh attempts by the activist group Restore Trust to infiltrate its council, but those close to the issue feel the campaigns are likely far from over

Restored to its former glory, the 200kg automaton is now on show at the Buckingham mansion

Zewditu Gebreyohanes said she had made the decision six months ago, and that it was not connected to members rejecting the group's councillors and resolutions at the weekend's general meeting

Restore Trust campaign group also failed to secure seats on heritage body’s governing council

Restore Trust wants to “knock common sense” into the National Trust—but a look at who is behind the group reveals some familiar figures who have long been pushing a hard-right agenda

Plus, a protest-themed tenth edition of the Performa Biennial and a restored portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger

Campaign group Restore Trust accuses organisation of backtracking on its restoration plans for the 18th-century Palladian mansion

Government funding helps acquire Surrey house and garden that launched the global careers of the architect Edwin Lutyens and the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, whose home it was for nearly 40 years

Restore Trust presents itself as a grassroots organisation of National Trust members. But senior lawyers are claiming it is funded by powerful, hidden sources

The more than 1,700 workers who lost their jobs last year have every right to feel aggrieved as Trust weathers storm regardless of staff savings

Being told about National Trust houses' connections to slavery should not deter visitors: the complex history adds to their interest

Rebel group of members planned to depose heritage chief following row over controversial research into charity’s historic ties to slavery

Research commissioned by the trust provoked complaints from Conservative politicians amid UK culture war around controversial monuments

Conservation boost from a US charity comes after the heritage organisation faced a £200m revenue collapse due to the pandemic

First funding round hailed as a "lifeline" for heritage sites and specialists reeling from the pandemic, but job losses continue

The coronavirus-hit heritage body looks to save around £100m through redundancies

Job cuts and planned repurposing of country houses will lead to a corporatisation of the nation's heritage sites

Heritage organisations such as the National Trust rely on visitors for most of their income—but they have been staying away

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

Hill House in Helensburgh has been covered to protect it from the rain while National Trust makes conservation plans

V&A and National Trust hoped to buy Clive of India’s treasures