Rebecca Atkinson
Rebecca Atkinson
Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association
Budget constraints force Public arts centre to close
Council cannot afford the £30,000 a week it costs to finance venue
Croydon Council to sell off 24 Chinese ceramics
Council recommends sale despite objections by locals, ACE and MA
Anger over voluntary curator role
Unpaid position calls for experience and postgraduate qualification
Met urged to make crime museum collection publicly accessible
But report rules out standalone museum
Local authorities in England cut culture spend by 4.2%
Figure revealed as attempt to stop seasonal closures in Canterbury fails