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The governance model used by the Bank of England, the BBC and the Post Office would give the museums more operational freedom but would require them to generate at least half of their income commercially.

Revelations that the Sackler family, which has donated significant funds to the arts, has derived most of its wealth from the sale of a highly-addictive painkiller have been brushed off by UK arts institutions that have benefited, including the Serpentine Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum.

The protestors, supported by the National Theatre, walked around the venue seven times to promote “visibility, solidarity, and responsibility” in the industry and call for “no more grey areas”.

The London gallery aims to open up the Great Room – currently divided by temporary walls – and improve access as part of the redevelopment, which will see it close for two years from autumn 2018.

The revamped Aberdeen Art Gallery will be open to the public in late 2018 or 2019, rather than at the end of this year, following “complications”, Aberdeen City Council has confirmed.