Jonathan Knott

Jonathan Knott

freelance journalist and copywriter

Poll: is Matt Hancock a good appointment as culture secretary?

Hancock was previously digital and culture minister

Report calls for more operational freedom for National Museum Wales

Thurley review finds “inappropriate levels of political engagement”

National Trust appoints Hilary McGrady as director general

Current chief operating officer will take up the post in March

Digital

We review the latest websites and apps

Crisis? What crisis?

The Mendoza Review of the English museum sector has been criticised for downplaying the challenges faced by local authority-funded museums, and glossing over important concerns such as business rates. Jonathan Knott reports

Scotland cuts cultural collections budget again

Allocation has fallen 15% over the past three years

Poll: should the Met Museum reconsider the way it displays a controversial painting?

12,000 people have signed a petition calling for the museum to reconsider

Coventry named UK City of Culture 2021

City is eligible for £3m HLF grant

Eleven bids for £15m Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund

£4m grants could benefit museums and heritage in Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Tees Valley

British Museum plans Reading storage facility

Site would house objects currently held in Blythe House

Digital

We review the latest websites and apps

Are museums wising up to benefits of digital age?

Study into the use of technology in the cultural sector reveals that organisations are getting smarter about  how they do digital, but barriers such as a lack of funding mean museums are not benefiting as much as their counterparts