Italy hikes museum prices to repair flood damage
Italy is raising the price of museum tickets by €1, with proceeds going towards saving cultural heritage damaged by floods in…
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Culture for health?
A new EU report – Culture for Health – reviews cultural interventions in health and wellbeing and makes policy recomme…
Liverpool to host pre-Eurovision cultural festival
Liverpool will host a cultural festival in the lead up to next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May. Culture Liverpool has…
Mentoring scheme launches to support Ukrainian students
A new mentoring and financial aid scheme will support Ukrainian art students and universities. The UAx Platform, launched at the T…
Germany to launch culture pass for young adults
The German government is introducing cultural vouchers for young people early next year. A pilot of the KulturPass, expected to co…
Kyiv cultural sites damaged in latest airstrike
A number of cultural buildings in Kyiv were damaged by Russian shelling on Monday (10 October). Russia launched more than 80 missi…
Opera gaining traction
Far from the elitist artform he once thought it was, François Matarasso has discovered opera offers possibilities for co-creation…
European theatres collaborate on inclusive programme
Eight theatres around Europe are participating in a new project that will create texts on diverse and inclusive topics for young t…
Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts pilot gets underway
The Irish Government has chosen 2,000 artists and creative arts workers to participate in its Basic Income for the Arts pilot…
Saatchi Gallery cancels Russian-organised show of Ukrainian art
London's Saatchi Gallery has pulled the plug on an exhibition of Ukrainian art organised by Russians after a social media outc…
Drop in British artists booked for European festivals
The number of UK musicians booked to play festivals in Europe has fallen, according to analysis by Best for Britain. The campaign…
Seven cities make Eurovision 2023 shortlist
Seven UK cities are in the running to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The shortlist features Birmingham, Glasgow,…
Ukrainian Cross awarded Grade II listed status
A second world war Ukrainian Cross in Cornwall has been awarded Grade II listed status by DCMS. It is being granted to “reco…
Government urged to increase support for EU tours
A cross-party group of MPs and peers set out a roadmap for making EU touring simpler and more financially viable for musicians and…
British Council and Ukrainian Institute launch joint season
The British Council and the Ukrainian Institute have launched the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, a new programme designed to suppor…
Visual arts face serious challenges
While much has been written about the impact of Brexit on the performing arts, Şenay Camgöz shares insights from a new report on…
Over 140 Ukrainian cultural sites damaged, says UNESCO
UNESCO has reported that 143 culturally significant buildings have been damaged in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began in…
Learning to laugh at war
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Kyiv theatre has become a bomb shelter for artists and locals. Its director Alex Borovens…
UK’s Cultural Protection Fund yet to support Ukraine
The UK’s Cultural Protection Fund is yet to designate funding to Ukraine to support widespread damage to heritage sites caus…
Wallace Collection named Europe’s best free gallery
The Wallace Collection in London is Europe’s best free gallery, according to a study by the Knowledge Academy. Researchers u…
Plymouth museum receives European accolade
Plymouth museum The Box was one of 12 museums to be recognised in this year’s European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA). The…
Online auction to raise funds for Ukraine
London-based Czech and Slovak language school Okénko is hosting an online auction of artworks to raise money for Ukraine. The wee…
Refugees welcome
When refugees from Ukraine fled into Poland, Ewa Kozik and Bartosz Frackowiak seized the moment to put their arts activi…
Orchestras fear updated touring provisions unworkable
Dual registration for hauliers will offer visa-free touring for some, but problems persist for smaller-scale tours and orchestras…
