Philanthropy

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

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The UK needs to foster a culture of philanthropy

The government must do more to encourage cultural giving in the post‑non‑dom era, says Clarissa Levi

The gifts that keep on giving

The London-based national museums’ investment in US-style philanthropy models is paying off, with the National Gallery recently securing the two largest-ever single cash donations to a museum globally

National Trust celebrates biggest donation in its history

News comes as conservation charity reveals its plans for 2026

Paul Hamlyn Foundation fund closes to new applicants due to ‘volume of demand’

Arts Fund grants will only be awarded to existing grantees and reconsidered applications until April 2027

London Museum receives Roman artefacts and £20m gift from Bloomberg

​Institution gets largest private donation yet towards its redevelopment

Tate becomes latest institution to drop Sackler name

Organisation takes down signage as litigation continues over family’s role in opioid crisis

Spain | Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Helga de Alvear, Cáceres

Eleanor Mills talks to the pioneering collector immortalised in a gallery of artworks she has donated

Arts Council England launches survey on private investment in culture

Research aims to explore changes that may have happened as a result of Covid