Analysis

Plans for national art gallery and football museum move on

The Welsh government and Plaid Cymru have agreed a £5m budget for feasibility studies into the new museums. Rob Sharp reports

‘Culture can be at heart of coastal areas’ regeneration’

New research shows that seaside towns are some of the most deprived in the country, but there is an opportunity to reinvigorate communities via the arts. Rob Sharp reports

Museums urged to take part in culture strategy consultation

Culture secretary says it is vital that museums participate in the development of a wider culture strategy for Scotland

Museums looking for new partnership opportunities

Museums and galleries facing funding difficulties are increasingly looking at new operating models

Museums keen to bolster ties with philanthropists

Museums Sheffield seminar highlights the need for a more formal arrangement to be established and for better connection

‘Act now on data compliance’

Museums have been advised to start preparing now for the introduction of stringent new requirements on data protection

Yorkshire sculpture initiative launched

Four institutions secure funding to hold international sculpture event every three years from 2019

Arts council hopes NPO funding will extend reach

Arts Council England has announced its biggest-ever investment in National Portfolio Organisations, with 831 institutions to receive funding over the next four years. Nicola Sullivan reports on the winners, and the losers, in this vital investment programme

Culture takes centre stage

As work starts on the Factory venue, cultural leaders explain how Manchester uses the arts as a catalyst for growth

Hope in Hull as visitors pack City of Culture’s museums

As attendances at the city’s museums and galleries soar in the first half of 2017, Hull’s cultural leaders say they will work together to create a lasting legacy.

Museums in Wales strive to diversify their income streams

But the revenue from cafes and shops is unlikely to adequately fill the gap left by local authority budget cuts

Heralding the digital age

As the sector’s interest in opportunities such as dynamic pricing grows, it awaits the findings of the government’s Culture is Digital initiative