Cuts
‘Let it wither at our peril’
Members Survey: Six in 10 respondents say their museum is planning service cuts as a result of funding pressure, with public-facing work most at risk. By Geraldine Kendall Adams
Rising costs force local museum to cut opening hours and staffing
Museum of Cambridge says it will also reduce staff numbers to ensure its long-term future
National Gallery restructure shows sector’s ‘dire financial position’
Institution is cutting staff and reducing programming as it struggles to avoid £8.2m deficit
Dumfries and Galloway Council proposes closing four museums
Sixteenth-century Castle of St John in Stranraer is among the sites at risk of closure
National Trust cuts 500 full-time posts
Charity says a third of job losses will come from compulsory redundancies
Outcry after council signs off plan to relocate Walsall Leather Museum
Local campaigners believe decision was pushed through without proper consultation
‘Unapologetically ambitious’: Birmingham Museums Trust launches five-year strategy
Trust sets out plans for transformation and cultural citizenship in wake of council funding crisis
New future planned for Falconer Museum after six-year closure
Forres museum was mothballed in 2019 due to budget pressures
As councils cut back, art centres step up
The role of arts centres as community hubs has never been more important, says Annabel Turpin
York Archaeology closes exhibitions department as part of restructure
Educational charity unveils slimmed-down structure and new senior management team
