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Some of the UK’s largest arts and heritage organisations have been given a lifeline in the form of £165m worth of emergency loans. The loans ... More

Helen Bonser-Wilton, CEO of Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum, says the attraction, along with the rest of Britain's independent museums are in "mortal peril" unless the ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) has responded to the "massive and unsustainable loss of revenues" caused by COVID-19 by announcing an emergency £160m (US$191.2m, €176.4m) emergency ... More

Almost 700 figures from arts and cultural organisations across the UK have raised objections to the UK government's decision to withdraw from Creative Europe (CE), ... More

The Smithsonian Institute has announced a new partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) that will see the curation of a new gallery at ... More

Latest figures from the County Council Network (CCN), which represents all county councils in England, show that councils in England have seen their arts budgets ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) has published a new guide to help arts and cultural organisations to prepare for a "no deal" Brexit. The guide contains ... More

Britain's cultural organisations have shown their commitment to environmental sustainability over the last five years, with a new report showing reduced carbon emissions of more ... More

Bloomberg Philanthropies – the charitable arm of Michael Bloomberg’s business empire – has granted 45 organisations funding in efforts to help finance the US's small ... More

Museum delegates will soon gather in London for the European edition of this year's MuseumNext conference, which kicks off on Monday (18 June) for its ... More

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has outlined the US city’s first ever plan for culture, linking future funding for museums and arts groups ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has appointed 17 young people from across the UK as heritage ambassadors, with the group selected to allocate millions of ... More

A total of 18 heritage projects are set to benefit from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Skills for the Future campaign – a programme which ... More

Funding cuts at a local level could result in “cultural cold spots” across Britain, according to the results of a recent government inquiry. According to ... More

A new report has suggested that children gain confidence and enhanced social skills when schooled in their local museum, with teachers, museums and parents also ... More

With recent statistics suggesting that only a fraction of people from ethnic backgrounds are employed in the culture sector, Arts Council England (ACE) has allocated ... More

Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has raised concerns that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could ... More

James Davis, program manager of the Google Cultural Institute, has revealed how Google’s technological advances will benefit the future of the arts and culture sectors, ... More

An independent report has suggested that a forthcoming government White Paper on culture is crucial to the sector, providing a “once in 50 years” opportunity ... More

LiveWire and Culture Warrington have appointed Emma Hutchinson as new joint managing director, following last month’s announcement that current MD Jan Souness plans to retire. ... More

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has outlined plans to boost cultural tourism in the UK capital. He says he wants visitors to enjoy the “giant ... More

The city of Cambridge, UK, is to be transformed into a ‘living museum’ for five weeks starting in October as part of a major event ... More

A star-studded cast of voices, including Patrick Stewart, Prunella Scales and Jeremy Paxman, are bringing London’s statues to life with today's (19 August) launch of ... More

A new tourism body, Shakespeare’s England, has been launched to promote the visitor economies of Warwickshire and its surrounding areas. The public-private partnership is a ... More