Cuts

Museums face uncertainty amid power vacuum in Northern Ireland

The lack of stable political leadership has led to a sense of paralysis for the museum sector

Glasgow City Council urged to reconsider museum cuts

Proposed budget reduction will see 37 redundancies in museums and collections team

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Standing still is not a sensible tactic in these uncertain times

Our sector is at its best when it’s striving at new frontiers and finding new ways to astound audiences, says Kully Thiarai

Council urged to reverse ‘shortsighted’ cuts to Erewash Museum

Budget proposals will see opening hours cut and staff made redundant

Reprieve for Museum of Cardiff as council shelves mobile service plans

Museum to remain open as a physical location after advocacy campaign

Job cuts planned in Hampshire Cultural Trust restructure

Chief executive says 'difficult decisions' need to be made and calls for honest conversation on how sector can become more equitable and resilient

‘Serious concerns’ over proposed cuts to Bristol’s museum service

Union says restructure will hinder service’s work with communities and ability to generate income

Derby Museums warns council cuts would have a ‘devastating effect’

Proposed 10% cut could lead to site closures and admission charges, says trust’s director

Civic museums seek to take control of their own destiny

Faced with an existential crisis, regional museums across the UK are thinking about new ways to survive and thrive

‘Closure by stealth’: Shock over plan to turn Museum of Cardiff into mobile attraction

Council says shutting museum building would save £266,000 a year

Scotland’s museums spared worst as cuts bite the arts in 2023/24 budget

Modest increases for national museums and galleries, but standstill budget for MGS amounts to a real-terms cut

Immediate action needed to safeguard council-funded culture, says report

Commission on Culture and Local Government publishes key findings