Civic museums grapple with existential crisis
With several councils in England facing financial meltdown, there is an urgent need to create a new deal for local authority-funded institutions
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Scotland’s museums are at a tipping point
After more than a decade of funding cuts, some services are struggling to finance education and outreach programmes. Jonathan Knott finds that the existing model may not be sustainable
Immediate action needed to safeguard council-funded culture, says report
Commission on Culture and Local Government publishes key findings
Stoke-on-Trent City Archives to relocate to Potteries Museum
Council approves move following recent museum restructure
Council seeks ‘long-term solution’ to keep Royal Cornwall Museum open
Museum at risk of imminent closure after funding bid was rejected
Q&A | ‘We’ve been the first to do this – I don’t think we’ll be the last’
Tunbridge Wells’ reimagined museum – now the Amelia Scott Centre – is a new way of blending council services, says director Jeremy Kimmel
Power to the people | Museum of Oxford
A major revamp presents a fresh perspective on the story of life in the city of dreaming spires
Museums and arts centres have almost as many cafes as Pret, research finds
Arts council report shows vital role cultural institutions play in local economies
English councils predict £700m gap in culture and leisure budgets
Local authorities expect to spend about £200m more on these services in 2020/21 while losing around £500m in income
Bradford council needs ‘plan B’ for museums if City of Culture bid fails
Union warns that deferred cuts only offer ‘short-term reprieve’