Arm’s-length policy at risk in ‘contested heritage’ debate
The Government's edicts over controversial statues and other heritage assets are complicating the job of cultural or…
The Government's edicts over controversial statues and other heritage assets are complicating the job of cultural or…
National Museums Liverpool and the V&A consult on redundancies amid a month-long decline in visitor numbers for England&#…
The proportion of adults taking part in the arts is the same as it was in 2005. ACE says there is still progress to be found in th…
Some museums are nearly running at their post-Covid capacity. But "reopening doesn't mean recovery" as up to 40% of…
Major museums are attracting less than 10% of the visitors they normally would – and paying through the nose to do so.
Heritage can grow the UK's post-Covid economy – but only if it starts "telling the stories of more diverse parts of…
A 9-point checklist will guide the safe reopening of museums and galleries, but visitors may still stay away if the services and f…
The rateable value of an Exeter museum fell from £445,000 to just £1 following a Tribunal ruling that has opened the d…
The Government is encouraging the sector to welcome the public back, but museum directors warn that “permission to reopen do…
Museums and galleries are preparing to address the conflicting challenges of attracting audiences back whilst having to postpone t…
Museums and galleries across Europe are preparing to open, but the impact of social distancing measures and a lack of tourists rai…
Volunteer programmes have been suspended and freelance contracts are at risk as museums take measures to sustain themselves throug…
As cultural venues sit empty, a national audit finds the UK's museums in dire condition.
UK museums, libraries, galleries and archives must “visibly and robustly stand up for freelancers who they frequently depend…
Arts workers, unions and membership organisations react to UK-wide closures and the “unmanageable risks” presented by…
A flexible pricing experiment caused the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art's visitor numbers to soar while maintaining steady inc…
The museum will continue to receive £220k a year from Arts Council England as well as an extra £100k to explore differ…
Some organisations and funders do not see freelancers as an intrinsic part of the sector. The Museum Freelance network is advocati…
Climate change, activism, funding constraints, policy priorities… How can museums and heritage organisations adjust their p…
Historic England envisages the community-led scheme will become a “catalyst for wider regeneration” in a similar way t…
A study warns that “debates about authenticity, re-creation and fakery are amplified by digital technologies”.
Several museums and galleries have recorded their highest visitor numbers in a decade – leading DCMS to claim it was a &ldqu…
The Government’s “biggest ever single investment in cultural infrastructure” will pay for building maintenance i…
The Heritage Alliance is calling for greater recognition and funding to support the historic places and objects that underpin crea…