Tate Britain seeks to contextualise ‘offensive’ mural
Tate Britain has unveiled a new video work made in response to a 1927 mural that has been closed to the public since 2020 due to i…
Posts
Stone theft from heritage sites on the rise
Calls for co-ordinated response to heritage crimes from police forces across England as study highlights impact of opportunis…
Police investigate vandalism of portrait by activists
Police are investigating an incident of vandalism at Cambridge University which saw two pro-Palestine protesters spray paint on th…
Charity challenges legality of Birmingham library closures
The Library Campaign says Birmingham City Council’s plan to close 25 of its local libraries as part of far-reaching budget c…
Fitzwilliam Museum’s painting galleries to reopen
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s five main painting galleries will reopen entirely on Friday (15 March). The galleries at the Cambri…
Frazer interview: Trigger warnings + ACE plans
Culture Secretary doubles down on previous comments around trigger warnings and speaks about forthcoming review of Arts Council En…
Trip Advisor analysis ranks London first for culture
A tour operator company has ranked London the best city in the world for museums and galleries. Audley Travel’s analysis rev…
Oldham Coliseum announces pop-up theatre plans
Details of an artistic programme to be staged at mobile venue from next month coincide with push by opposition politicians on Oldh…
Another theatre to stage ‘Black Out’ nights
News that another theatre will stage performances exclusively for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-identifying audience…
Starmer: Working class children ‘denied arts opportunities’
Working class children are being denied the same opportunities to become actors or musicians that private school pupils are afford…
Wandsworth named London Borough of Culture 2025
Borough says the award will help 'supercharge its already vibrant, diverse sector made up of world class institutions and gras…
Theatre closes over ceiling concerns
A theatre in Hartlepool has been temporarily closed after problems were discovered with its plaster ceiling. The BBC reports that…
Residents to decide West Cumbria’s cultural spend
A citizens' jury of 30 West Cumbrian residents will advise and create a new cultural project with a budget of £100,…
Vegan theatre to open in Kent
A theatre that will only allow vegan food to be consumed on site is to open in Canterbury. Kent Online reports that the performing…
Significant challenges ‘may limit opera sector ambitions’
A report into the opera sector commissioned by Arts Council England has warned that the rising costs of staging productions are ou…
DACS launches national survey of artists’ earnings
Artists across the UK are being invited to take part in a survey intended to gain a better understanding of how they earn their mo…
Debbonaire: Labour will make creativity central to curriculum
Shadow Culture Secretary says she is working with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on plans to "tear down barrie…
Scotland calls for action on culture visas
Practical solutions need to be found to ensure the visa process for international artists coming to contribute to cultural events…
Birmingham and Nottingham rubberstamp culture cuts
Concerns raised over the 'short-sighted' nature of cuts as drastic reductions to funding for cultural organisations in Not…
Collectors remove art from Barbican over ‘censorship and repression’
Two collectors have revoked loans of artworks on display at a Barbican exhibition after the institute backed out of hosting a talk…
Spring Budget: Higher culture tax reliefs made permanent in ‘game-changing’ move
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 has unveiled a range of tax relief support and project funding for the cultural sector.
Unions critise makeup of advisory panel for cultural education
Five trade unions have written to the Chair of the government’s Cultural Education Plan Expert Advisory Panel, saying the pa…
Six theatres share £510,000 of eco-project funds
Funds to improve environmental sustainability have been awarded as part of the Theatre Improvement Scheme.
Blackburn in line for £20m revamp
King George's Hall in Blackburn will undergo an £8m renovation, it has been announced. The Lancashire Telegraph reports…
