Science Museum trustees raised concerns over links with controversial sponsor
Trustees at the Science Museum recently expressed unease over the museum’s ongoing sponsorship with a company belonging to India…
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Museums ‘must take risks’ to boost engagement, citizens’ jury says
Museums in Birmingham must be prepared to take risks to drive engagement and inspire, a report by a citizens’ jury convened by Bir…
Climate campaigners disrupt two theatre performances
Performances in two London theatres have been interrupted by climate campaigners. Fossil Free London activists disrupted the closi…
Foundations granted arts more than £200m during pandemic
A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation shows arts and culture grants from trusts and foundations spiked in financial year 2020/2…
British Museum plans to keep entry free
The Director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, has said he plans to keep the institution free to all visitors. Speaking to…
Save the Children pulls out of museum event over sponsorship
Save the Children has pulled out of an event at London's Science Museum following concerns among its supporters about the inst…
Poll finds Scots support corporate sponsorship
A survey of people living in Scotland found the majority support the creative sector being sponsored by the finance industry. Two…
Old Vic theatre urged to cut Royal Bank of Canada ties
Scores of theatre professionals have signed a letter calling on The Old Vic in London not to renew its sponsorship from the Royal…
Democracy protestors target Tate funder Blavatnik
The arts patron Sir Leonard Blavatnik, who donated a record £50m to Tate Modern for its 2016 extension, is facing criticism…
Edinburgh Fringe announces JetBlue sponsorship deal
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has revealed a new sponsorship deal with JetBlue. The deal involves JetBlue supporting the Fring…
Science Museum ends sponsorship with Equinor
The Science Museum has confirmed its sponsorship deal with Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor has ended. Equinor had sponsored…
LSO renews BMW sponsorship
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has announced the renewal of its partnership with BMW Group for three more years. BMW has supp…
Scottish galleries affirm ongoing Baillie Gifford sponsorship
National Galleries of Scotland (NSG) has put out a statement online saying will continue its relationship with sponsor Baillie Gif…
Sponsorship boycotts ‘counterproductive’, says Vaizey
Lord Vaizey’s comments come following Barclays' announcement that it will no longer sponsor Live Nation festivals after…
Tate Director calls out British Museum’s BP sponsorship
Maria Balshaw’s comments coincide with a creative protest against the ongoing sponsorship over the weekend resulting in the…
Five strategies to elevate your philanthropy practice
Continuing our series looking at the role of philanthropy in the arts, Tessitura’s Kate Watson and Rebecca Herberson explore…
Musicians quit festival over Barclays sponsorship
More than 100 performers have cancelled appearances at the Great Escape music festival in Brighton in protest over claims that eve…
Making friends with philanthropy advisors
You may not have met a philanthropy advisor before, but it is a growing profession, so be ready. Emma Beeston, who’s been on…
Philanthropy in 2024: More questions than answers
As activity this year gathers pace, Michelle Wright explores the many quandaries arts organisations have to navigate in deciding w…
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…
Science Museum faces protests ahead of ‘climate gallery’ opening
The Science Museum has been criticsed for links with fossil fuel sponsors BP, Equinor and Adani.
Activists target Science Museum over fossil fuel sponsorship
A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg protested the museum’s ongoing sponsorship deal with several fossil fu…
We are all philanthropists
The Secretary of State for Culture, Lucy Frazer, has called for an attitude shift towards philanthropy to boost arts funding….
Activists urge architects to boycott British Museum redesign
Environmental campaigners are calling on architects not to take part in a contest to redesign around a third of the British Museum…
