Visitor numbers up 4.5%
The number of visitors to museums and galleries grew last year. According to data released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, visitor numbers at the top 10 museums and galleries rose 4.5% on average. Meanwhile, culture minister Ed Vaizey has released figures showing that visits to free museums have more than trebled since 1990.
www.alva.org.uk/visitor_statistics/
ACE shuts programme
Arts Council England (ACE) has closed the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) after five years. The initiative, established to foster excellence in leadership in the cultural sector, was axed because of a change in funding priorities. Several of the CLP’s elements, including Clore Fellowships and Clore Short Courses, will be delivered from April 2011 by a new Leadership and Organisational Development Team.
Frome Hoard saved
The National Heritage Memorial Fund has donated £294,029 to the Museum of Somerset to prevent the Frome Hoard from going to auction. Discovered by a metal detectorist in April 2010, the hoard of 52,503 Roman coins is the second-largest ever found in Britain. The museum has now raised the £320,250 needed to keep the hoard in Somerset.
Radar museum reopens
The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum near Horning, Norfolk, will reopen this month after it was forced to shut unexpectedly last summer to upgrade its fire safety systems.
www.radarmuseum.co.uk
The number of visitors to museums and galleries grew last year. According to data released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, visitor numbers at the top 10 museums and galleries rose 4.5% on average. Meanwhile, culture minister Ed Vaizey has released figures showing that visits to free museums have more than trebled since 1990.
www.alva.org.uk/visitor_statistics/
ACE shuts programme
Arts Council England (ACE) has closed the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) after five years. The initiative, established to foster excellence in leadership in the cultural sector, was axed because of a change in funding priorities. Several of the CLP’s elements, including Clore Fellowships and Clore Short Courses, will be delivered from April 2011 by a new Leadership and Organisational Development Team.
Frome Hoard saved
The National Heritage Memorial Fund has donated £294,029 to the Museum of Somerset to prevent the Frome Hoard from going to auction. Discovered by a metal detectorist in April 2010, the hoard of 52,503 Roman coins is the second-largest ever found in Britain. The museum has now raised the £320,250 needed to keep the hoard in Somerset.
Radar museum reopens
The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum near Horning, Norfolk, will reopen this month after it was forced to shut unexpectedly last summer to upgrade its fire safety systems.
www.radarmuseum.co.uk
