Opinion
Tell your own story before others do it for you
A recent article in the Guardian stated it is the government’s intention that every public service could be put out to tender. It explained: “A private company – or in theory a very large charity – can challenge any service they would like to run and bid to take it over. If Serco or Capita …
Letters
Sometimes you have to put your dreams on hold I am writing in response to the letter entitled “You can close our museums but you can’t take our dreams”. To look uncompromisingly for work in the museum sector while in the midst of the worst economic recession since the second world war is admirable. But …
Why flaws in the export system need to be fixed
If you managed to save up to buy a new object for your collection, only to be told it’s not actually for sale, how would you feel? Bemused? Angry? This was the situation that faced the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and the Burrell Collection just before Christmas. Between them they had raised over £950,000 to …
Are tiered entry prices a way forward for museums?
Last year I chaired a small group set up by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to think about the future of museums. It was a good mix of museum expertise and outsider viewpoints. For me, as a lay person who has always been in the habit of visiting museums but had never looked at …