Welsh heritage sites receive £4.1m boost
National Heritage Memorial Fund awards money to several heritage sites in Wales that were affected by the Covid pandemic.
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Art Fund invests in touring exhibitions
Art Fund is investing in programmes designed to support museums and galleries through touring and partnership working on exhibitio…
Arts audience ‘attitude shift’ driven by young people
Younger people are more likely to want arts organisations to align with their values and prefer a wider range of permitted behavio…
Kala Sangam announces name change
Bradford-based intercultural arts hub Kala Sangam is renaming to Bradford Arts Centre. The change of name will come into effect in…
ACE simplifies ‘confusing’ grant application process
Applications for National Lottery Project Grants are set to undergo a shakeup after applicants expressed frustration with the curr…
Co-working studio spaces open at Birmingham’s STEAMhouse
A new co-working studio space facility has opened at Birmingham City University’s STEAMhouse, providing space to creative in…
Fire safety issue prompts temporary closure of historic theatre
Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds says it hopes the closure is temporary and is working to reopen as soon as possible.
ANGUSalive Museums awarded £52k for World Culture project
ANGUSalive Museums have been awarded £52,646 in funding from Museums Galleries Scotland for their upcoming World Cultures Pr…
Backlash over Edinburgh International Festival ticket pricing
Concerns raised that introduction of dynamic ticket pricing will impact overall sales and the composition of audiences.
Edinburgh Fringe programme grows to second largest ever
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is set to present the second-biggest programme in its history after an influx of last-minute additio…
British Museum eyes digital gaming income boost
Museum seals deal with online gaming platform to create limited edition virtual copies of its items that can be purchased by playe…
English Heritage to introduce ‘dress up’ for adults
Historical ‘dress up’ costumes aimed at adult visitors are due to be introduced at 11 English Heritage sites this summ…
Tate Liverpool to temporarily relocate to RIBA North
Tate Liverpool will move its operations to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) when major redevelopment work gets und…
Edinburgh Fringe announces inclusivity drive
Edinburgh Fringe has partnered up with production company Nouveau Riche in a bid to make the festival “more inclusive and ac…
Cultural education ‘at risk’ following ACE shakeup
Report identifies risk of patchier arts provision for young people following Arts Council England's decision to stop funding B…
County Durham theatre to close due to repair costs
The Alun Armstrong Theatre in County Durham is set to close this week due to repair costs that outstrip the town council’s b…
Heritage Fund to provide £1bn over three years
The UK’s largest funder of heritage sets out its priorities for the first part of its new 10-year strategy.
Arts group takes on lease of historic Bristol baths
A community arts group has secured a 35-year lease for a historic Bristol building following a campaign to save it. The BBC…
Protests over proposed Glasgow Life staff cuts
Demonstrations to take place at Glasgow museums against staff cuts as union demands government help.
Equity secures pay rise for theatre directors
Theatre directors will receive pay rises in each of the next four years as part of a deal struck by performers' union Equity….
Jewish Museum London closes its doors
The Jewish Museum in London has closed its current site in Camden as part of plans to sell the building and reopen in a new locati…
Guide to Scotland’s next multi-year funding programme
Applicants must register intent to apply before 10 August to be in with a chance of receiving multi-year funding from April 2025 o…
Survey to examine accessibility of environmental initiatives
New research will explore how access to music and live events for disabled people can become more environmentally sustainable. Jul…
Young V&A shop to carry LGBTQ+ books
The museum says it has also "identified replacement objects for the Young V&A Design Gallery that highlight trans themes&…
