Financial crisis
River & Rowing Museum closes to the public due to financial pressures
Future of collections remains undecided as museum seeks new occupier for building
River & Rowing Museum confirms ‘extremely difficult’ decision to close
Venue's net losses have averaged £1m a year due to high cost of running building
River & Rowing Museum to ‘cease current operation’ as it considers future plans
Henley-on-Thames venue under financial pressure due to high cost of maintaining building
Campaigners fight ‘misguided’ plans to close local authority museums
Abbey House Museum in Leeds and three Bristol institutions are among those at risk
Wollaton Hall to charge entry under new delivery plan for Nottingham museums
Fee is part of new operating model intended to generate income and reduce financial pressure on council
Funding uplift for Scottish museums ‘does not go far enough’
Sector bodies welcome budget boost but say much of the funding will be absorbed by rising costs
Closures loom as funding crisis worsens for local museums
Auchindrain Township, Museum of Cannock Chase and Alyth Museum all earmarked to shut
Culture minister ‘painfully aware’ of financial crisis facing civic museums
Chris Bryant outlines his plans for the sector in address to MA conference
V&A to cut posts and merge departments
Financial impact of the pandemic spells the end of some specialist teams
Redundancies and reduced opening hours at Science Museum Group sites
Organisation to cut between 65 and 95 posts in first phase of strategic review
