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MDE report shows urban and local authority museums among worst hit by the pandemic 08/02/2022
A new report by Museum Development England reveals the far reaching impact of the pandemic on 765 museums and their audiences, finances and workforce. »more
APPG publishes recommendations to help the North flourish socially and economically through culture 08/02/2022
The Northern Culture All-Party Parliamentary Group has published ‘The Case for Culture’ which offers a roadmap towards economic flourishing through better supporting the North’s nascent cultural assets. »more
Balancing optimism with realism – results of AIM survey on museum resilience in 2022 08/02/2022
The survey asked about resilience to the omicron variant over Christmas, and about how museums see their prospects for 2022. »more
The Future of Museums – Maria Balshaw gives the 2022 Slade lecture series 01/02/2022
Individual topics across the seven lectures include the (de)Growth model, the 100 year future and collecting in the here and now. »more
Ipsos MORI Veracity Index: museum curators among the most trusted professionals 10/01/2022
86% of the public say they trust museum curators – the same level of trust as teachers, and just behind nurses (the most trusted at 94%), librarians (93%) and doctors (91%). »more
Take part in the BBC’s Art That Made Us Festival 10/01/2022
Museums are encouraged to sign up by 28th January and gain access to BBC archives and technology. »more
Unique Honresfield Library acquired for £15m by consortium including British Library and NLS 10/01/2022
Original manuscripts by the Brontë sisters, Jane Austen, Robert Burns and others to be shared between museums and libraries across the UK. »more
Charity giving declines 20% among richest - with a handful giving very generously 10/01/2022
Insights from tne new report 'Mind the Giving Gap' - with suggestions to address regional inequality. »more
NLHF gives £1m support to 17 projects to support digital volunteering 03/12/2021
Volunteers will work with a Multilingual Digital Platform at Manchester Museum, and will learn skills including audio editing at Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust, »more
ACE Private Investment in Culture survey 03/12/2021
Survey will look back over three years to bring pre- and post-pandemic insights to the sector. »more