National museums
Government failing to protect national museums from security threats, watchdog warns
Public Accounts Committee criticises DCMS for ‘lack of leadership’ on challenges facing sponsored institutions
National museums in England report 10% decrease in young visitors
Public investment is needed to remove access barriers, says MA director
Them and us | The growing divide between nationals and regionals
Inequalities in the sector are fuelling debate about philanthropy and free entry. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
Public poll shows strong support for tourist tax to keep national museums free
Almost three-quarters of people would back ring-fenced levy to help sector maintain free entry
Reliance on ‘volatile’ income streams could put national museums at risk
Audit office recommends better monitoring of ‘early warning signs’ at DCMS-sponsored institutions
Sector’s funding woes spark renewed debate about free entry
A number of leaders say their views have changed but others say policy delivers a huge range of benefits
National Gallery restructure shows sector’s ‘dire financial position’
Institution is cutting staff and reducing programming as it struggles to avoid £8.2m deficit
What’s behind the sluggish recovery in visitor numbers?
Although the sector is seeing positive signs, footfall has been slow to return to normal after Covid. Amid changes in visitor behaviour and an oversaturated market, creativity and risk-taking are key to standing out
DCMS announces £1.5bn to tackle underfunding across culture sector
Five-year investment also aims to ‘unite communities’
Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month
But national museums will be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments
