Cost of living crisis

Fragile future: Glass heritage at risk as National Glass Centre faces demolition

Industry leaders call for urgent intervention to rescue ‘critically weakened’ sector

Visitor attractions unsure about benefits of ‘complicated’ VAT cut

Debate in sector over government’s summer tax rate reduction

Paisley Museum redevelopment costs rise by a further £4.5m

Construction issues and inflation have seen the project’s budget increase by £24m since 2019

‘Heritage in worse condition than it’s been for 50 years’

Funding cuts and rising costs mean sector is facing serious problems, says Heritage Fund chair Simon Thurley

Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024

Arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation reveals

Culture Perth & Kinross gets extra £170,000 to help with running costs

Charity facing deficit due to rising overheads at Perth Museum and other venues

‘No permanent damage’ to bust after protest at Kelvingrove

Two women arrested after Queen Victoria statue defaced in Glasgow

Rising costs force museums to cut opening hours and education programmes

New research shows four in five heritage bodies hit by budget pressures

Strike could close National Museums Liverpool venues for up to eight weeks

Sector's 'longest ever' industrial action sees workers walk out over cost-of-living payment

Cost-of-living crisis is hitting museums hard, report shows

More than 700 venues took part in the Annual Museum Survey

Raising spirits during the cost of living crisis

Museums have been quick to help communities. But they need funding and strategic leadership to continue this vital work

Sainsbury Centre introduces ‘Pay if and What You Can’

First UK museum to run ‘universal’ ticketing policy across whole venue