Museum engagement: Insights hidden in public data
Hidden within public data about museum engagement are some unexpected insights. Guy Turton of Morris Hargreaves McIntyre has been…
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Don’t stop the music
The UK’s concert halls are a valuable economic resource we need to protect, says Kevin Appleby, chair of the British Association…
Concert halls contribute over £328m to the UK economy, finds report
The UK’s concert halls generated over £328 million for the economy last year, with classical and orchestral music accounting fo…
Summer visits to DCMS museums and galleries down year-on-year
There were almost 12 million visits to museums and galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) betwe…
Museums and the cultural complacency trap
Benji Wiedemann, of brand consultancy company Wiedemann Lampe, says museums need to think more about their cultural purpose and co…
Charity launches daytime events at independent music venues
Independent Venue Community says it wants to unlock the daytime potential of independent music venues, starting with a pilot progr…
North West suffers most music venue closures
Analysis of grassroots music venue closures during last year finds the North West to be the most impacted area, followed by London…
Be brave, be bold: What we can learn from marketers
Arts and cultural marketers are inspirational. Despite the challenges organisations are facing, they remain optimistic and passion…
Stagetext secures funding for outreach work in the South East
Stagetext, a Colchester-based deaf access charity, has received a £20,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. Th…
Northern Ireland audience survey reveals cost-of-living impact
A new, first of its kind survey for Northern Ireland hightlights how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting arts audiences. The IM…
Frequent engagement with the arts decreasing
Proportion of people attending arts events on a weekly basis has fallen by 14 percentage points over the last two years, according…
Royal Opera House announces name change
Change of name to the Royal Ballet and Opera forms part of a series of measures designed to increase income for the organisation i…
Visitor numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels
Solid year-on-year rise in attendence figures for UK visitor attractions, but the total remains 11% down on pre-pandemic levels.
More than half of arts audiences are first-time bookers
Research into the behaviour of new arts audiences post-pandemic found the retention rate of new bookers in 2023 was higher than it…
ACE in talks on future of Illuminate data platform
Contract for Illuminate data platform ends in March 2026, a year ahead of the end of the recently extended National Portfolio for…
Reporting requirements: NPO leaders share their frustrations
Nearly a year into the latest investment round, many National Portfolio Organisations are finding the new reporting requirements u…
How to boost arts audiences
The figures for attendance at arts events in the UK have been stable since 2005*, writes Agnieszka Wlazeł, despite a variety of a…
What’s in store for 2024?
Anne Torreggiani and colleagues at The Audience Agency share their predictions and top tips for success.
Joining forces for the future
Last week, The Audience Agency announced a merger with fellow sector support charity, Culture24. Here, CEO Anne Torreggiani explai…
Liverpool orchestra partners with Cumbrian port town
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will provide a three-year programme of concerts, community events and educational acti…
National Theatre to pilot early evening performances
The National Theatre will trial early evening performances in an effort to adapt to the "post-Covid lifestyles" of its p…
Proms attendance up on pre-pandemic levels
Average attendance figures for the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this year were significantly up on 2019. According to figure…
Audience behaviour: Where do we go from here?
As the Covid aftermath continues to unfold, David Reece explores how audience behaviour has changed and what that means for the wa…
Arts audience ‘attitude shift’ driven by young people
Younger people are more likely to want arts organisations to align with their values and prefer a wider range of permitted behavio…
