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Local Authority

Councils spend 23% less per head on museums than they did 15 years ago

Arts council report lays bare extent of local authority funding crisis in England

Museums under threat as councils prepare for new wave of austerity

Venues in Hampshire face closure while Suffolk cuts all funding for culture

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

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’