National museums
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
Digging deep | The museums hoping to transform north Wales
Simon Stephens hears about the development of two national museums devoted to very different subjects – slate and football
Should nationals charge entry for overseas tourists?
The idea of England’s national museums generating revenue by asking overseas visitors to pay an entry fee is proposed periodically. Simon Stephens looks at the pros and cons
National museum security guards secure ‘life-changing’ pay rises after strike
Victory for workers who took more than 50 days of industrial action
Sneak peek at Tate Britain’s new Clore Garden designs
Gallery releases preliminary plans for landscaped gardens and education space
National Gallery unveils Sainsbury Wing after redevelopment
Gallery hopes to provide a warmer welcome with redesigned foyer, step-free entrance and new public square
Birmingham Museums co-chief Sara Wajid joins NMDC board
Beamish's Rhiannon Hiles and the Fitzwilliam's Luke Syson also appointed
National Museums NI launches new corporate strategy
Service to focus on how it can tackle contemporary challenges such as the climate crisis
