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£42m Paisley Museum revamp approved
Renfrewshire Council has granted planning persmission to redevelop the Category A listed Victorian building as part of £100m…
£200k for Cornish culture
A new fund announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is intended to "prevent an England-only min…
Police allegedly force removal of biennale work
An artwork that references controversial police raid killings in Karachi, Pakistan, has allegedly been removed from the city's…
£300k revamp for Welsh theatre
Plans for the redevelopment of Borough Theatre in Abergavenny have been lodged with Monmouthshire County Council in South Wales. T…
Research to investigate censorship in the arts
An ArtsProfessional survey will examine whether fear of “biting the hand that feeds” is affecting freedom of expressio…
UK loses soft power crown as Brexit sours reputation
Researchers say ongoing political turmoil has had a “clear, negative impact” on the country’s global standing.
Getty Center ‘ready’ for fire
A fire that broke out near Los Angeles' historic Getty Center has already burned more than 600 acres, forcing school clos…
University of South Wales axes dance degree
The Cardiff-based institution is closing its Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in dance, in part because "projected recruitment figures…
Millions more visit major museums
Several museums and galleries have recorded their highest visitor numbers in a decade – leading DCMS to claim it was a &ldqu…
£14.5m for new Northern School of Art building
Tees Valley Combined Authority has awarded £14.5m to support the school’s college-level campus move to a purpose-built…
York is UK’s most culturally vibrant city, finds EU research
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh were ranked higher than London on a cultural and creative index compiled by the European Commission.
Younis leaves Southbank Centre after less than a year
The venue’s Creative Director has been outspoken on diversity in the sector, warning of the risk of “cultural aparthei…
National social prescribing academy launched
The National Academy for Social Prescribing, backed by £5m of Government funding, will share best practice, develop accredit…
Royal Court aims for net-zero carbon by 2020
The London theatre intends to ban single use plastic bottles as part of its ambition to become a net-zero venue by the end of next…
Royal Opera House criticised for ‘alienating’ ticket policy
The London venue has sold the vast majority of seats for a hotly-anticipated performance of Fidelio starring Jonas Kaufmann to its…
Museum workers strike over pay
Staff at five venues in the Science Museum Group (SMG) are calling for a “reasonable wage”. The Prospect Union says be…
Operator signs lease for Cardiff’s New Theatre
HQ Theatres and Hospitality has signed a 25-year agreement to run the historic venue, saving the council £500,000 in operati…
Smaller museums ‘reticent’ about tax relief scheme
About half of institutions surveyed in Yorkshire and Humber were not claiming or planning to make a claim through the Government i…
Arts figures recognised in disability power list
Campaigner and broadcaster Andrew Miller and theatre-maker Jess Thom are among those included in the Shaw Trust’s latest Dis…
Pop-up Shakespeare theatre bosses deny leaving actors and crew unpaid
Equity said last week that 76 of its members had been “left unpaid and without pension contributions” after working fo…
Children ‘run riot’ in theatre after pantomime booking fiasco
There were complaints from audience members at Bolton’s Victoria Hall after problems with the allocation of tickets meant pe…
Activists covered in fake oil protest BP sponsorship of National Portrait Gallery
Protestors from Extinction Rebellion wearing just underwear lay in a gallery displaying art sponsored by the fossil fuel giant on…
Manchester theatre costumes recovered from stolen van
A van containing vintage costumes for Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre’s Christmas show Gypsy has been found in Salford aft…
