Climate protestors stage Science Museum demonstration
Environmentalist Chris Packham joins young people taking part in sit-in protest over museum's links with coal firm.
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UKRI awards £70m to university museums and collections
University museums and collections from 21 higher education institutes will receive a share of £14m of Higher Education Muse…
Community arts groups share in £480k of Windrush funding
Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windr…
Orchestra leader says classical music cuts “not acceptable”
Funding cuts are destroying Britain’s “top-notch” classical music organisations, according to the new chief cond…
Historic windmill closes after council ends funding
A 19th-Century Hampshire windmill that houses a display of historic farming artefacts has closed following the withdrawal of counc…
Local authority funding survey 2024: preliminary findings
Initial findings from Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey on local authority funding reveal councils are selling off venue…
Study finds arts underinvestment across Derby and Nottingham
Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire…
Birmingham launches library cuts consultation
Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for…
Industrial heritage projects share £15m
Funding will deliver hundreds of apprenticeships, traineeships, volunteer and employment opportunities,
Universities urged to resist ‘government assault on arts’
An 'assault on the arts' by the government is having a devastating impact on creative courses around England, education un…
Museum warns of closure risk over energy costs
A museum in Wales has launched a public appeal to help it remain open in the face of soaring energy bills. Llandudno Museum says i…
Sadiq Khan makes pre-election creative industries pledge
London Mayor claims his Conservative rival for the forthcoming election, Susan Hall, plans to cut culture spending, while she says…
Edinburgh Fringe artists’ funding scheme extended
An initiative which financially supports UK-based artists and companies taking work to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been exte…
Irish arts councils award €400k for theatre in the Irish language
The Irish Arts Council and Arts Council Northern Ireland have announced a one-off €400,000 (£342,500) award for “…
Theatres Trust awards £57k to ‘theatres at risk’
Theatres Trust has announced the second round of grant recipients for its Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme.&nbs…
City of Culture: Bradford nears £42m funding target
Corporate sponsorship deal sees amount raised by Bradford City of Culture 2025 reach 90% of predicted costs of year-long programme…
Reading theatre upgrade plans rubberstamped
A Reading theatre will benefit from a £13.7m upgrade after the project's plans were given the green light. The Hexagon T…
RAAC closure causes £400k loss for museum
York Museums Trust (YMT) has revealed it lost £400,000 in revenue because one of its sites was closed for three months follo…
Glasgow literary festivals cancelled
Two literary festivals in Glasgow have been cancelled after a funding application to Creative Scotland was unsuccessful. Glasgow L…
Wigmore Hall opens fund aimed at self-sufficiency
The classical music venue’s new fund has been set up to allow it to run without funds from the public purse if ever necessar…
Campaign to boost culture investment launches
A UK-wide campaign designed to highlight the impact culture and heritage organisations make within their communities in the run-up…
Former NPO announces closure following funding loss
Creative health charity Arts & Health South West said that despite turning to alternative funding models after losing its…
Big Give arts campaign raises £2.8m
The inaugural arts-focused campaign run by match-funding platform Big Give has raised £2.8m. Operating in partnership with N…
Calls for fan-led review of grassroots music industry
Music industry representatives tell MPs they would back the idea of a fan-led inquiry into grassroots music venues, similar to tha…
