Tourism chiefs are calling for an additional day off in September in a bid to boost visitor numbers to attractions hard hit by the pandemic. Attractions such as museums, theme parks, galleries and stately home struggled in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions forced them to close overnight. Tightening restrictions, a sharp fall in foreign visitors and … Read more
Museums, theatres and concert halls handed £410million Budget bailout lifeline to help them stay afloat until Covid restrictions are lifted and they can open their doors once more Theatres, museums and live music venues handed £410million lifeline Rishi Sunak said arts are a ‘significant driver of economic activity’ Most arts and cultural events expected to … Read more
Museums, theatres and concert halls handed £410million Budget bailout lifeline to help them stay afloat until Covid restrictions are lifted and they can open their doors once more Theatres, museums and live music venues handed £410million lifeline Rishi Sunak said arts are a ‘significant driver of economic activity’ Most arts and cultural events expected to … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warns UK museums must not allow themselves to be ‘pushed around by the zeitgeist of the day’ as he says some institutions feel ‘bullied’ by left-wing campaigners Oliver Dowden said museums cannot be ‘pushed around by zeitgeist of the day’ He said ‘principal duty’ of museums is to ‘preserve and conserve … Read more
£410m lifeline for arts venues: Museums, theatres and concert halls will be given budget bailout to help them stay afloat until Covid restrictions are lifted Theatres, museums and live music venues to be handed £410million lifeline Rishi Sunak said the support was in recognition of the arts being a ‘significant driver of economic activity’ Mr … Read more
£410m lifeline for arts venues: Museums, theatres and concert halls will be given budget bailout to help them stay afloat until Covid restrictions are lifted Theatres, museums and live music venues to be handed £410million lifeline Rishi Sunak said the support was in recognition of the arts being a ‘significant driver of economic activity’ Mr … Read more
Museums must present a ’rounded’ view of Britain’s colonial past rather than focusing on most controversial elements, minsters warn Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will address heritage institutions on Tuesday He fears museums are warping history by focusing on Britain’s evils Organisations have been reviewing links to colonialism and slavery By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Gabriele Finaldi told his board of trustees that the strong resurgence of Black Lives Matter this summer in the UK and US meant ‘a neutral stance was no longer feasible’.
‘Don’t hide our history away’: Museums and universities should keep statues of controversial figures, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden Culture Sec. told Tory conference universities and museums should keep statues Oliver Dowden said it was a sign of weakness to seek to ‘eradicate’ history ‘Keep your monuments in place and use them to explain our … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tells museums and galleries not to remove statues at the demand of activists as he warns those which bow to pressure could have their funding cut Leaked letter reveals Oliver Dowden issued warning to museums and galleries He said Government ‘does not support the removal of statues or similar objects’ Said … Read more