Springing back into action: new insights
Most people in the sector don’t need to be analysts but they do need the insight to make changes that speak to audiences. He…
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BFI invests £6.5m in audience engagement
The British Film Institute (BFI) has split £6.48m across 17 film and broader screen projects in the first round of its new A…
Theatre asks people of South Asian heritage to share their stories
A theatre in Staffordshire is asking people of South Asian heritage to share their stories for a chance to see them retold on stag…
Audience figures highlight ongoing recovery from pandemic
Latest data from The Audience Agency (TAA) suggests a “long shadow” from the Covid pandemic is still affecting the sec…
Programme aims to ‘make young people feel welcome’ at museums and galleries
A training programme has been launched as part of efforts to make the heritage and culture sector a more welcoming place for teena…
Audiences turn to sites with free entry
Annual audience figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions show that post-pandemic, audiences are returning quick…
ACE vows to prevent ‘commercial exploitation’ of audience data
Arts Council England says platform developers PwC will not be allowed to benefit commercially from data provided to it, as it publ…
National Theatre to cut back activity for four years
The National Theatre says it is planning to reduce its activity over the next four years “in order to ensure financial stabi…
Small increase in overseas visitors to museums and galleries
The number of people visiting DCMS-sponsored institutions from outside the UK showed slow signs of recovery last year, according t…
Mousetrap theatre education charity changes name
A West End theatre education charity is ushering in "a new era" of activity with a name change after 25 years. Mousetrap…
Tate takes art collection on the road in ‘mobile museum’
Tate is taking its national art collection on the road in a new initiative with the French organisation Art Explora. The new…
Call for transparency on music streaming algorithm ‘bias’
Study commissioned by DCMS calls for more transparency on recommendation algorithms used by music streaming platforms amid concern…
Heritage sites welcomed record visitors in 2022
A number of historic heritage sites across England saw record increases in visitor numbers in 2022, according to figures from Engl…
Grassroots music gigs yet to return to pre-pandemic levels
Despite the lifting of most Covid restrictions last year, the overall number of gigs and audience levels at the UK grassroots venu…
Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum to close for refurbishment
The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford has announced details of a £6m refurbishment project that will see it clos…
Increase in post-pandemic arts attendance ‘slows down’
Analysis of official DCMS data finds audiences are now returning to music at a quicker rate than theatre, while attendance across…
Museums ‘should address socio-economic issues’
Museums should spend more time exploring issues of inequality and class differences in society, a report has suggested. The study,…
Museums receive £1.8m for ‘experimental’ engagement projects
Latest round of Art Fund's 'Reimagine' grants programme goes to projects experimenting with new forms of audience enga…
Henley: ‘Many cities interested in hosting ENO’
Arts Council England Chief Executive Darren Henley highlights future possibilities for English National Opera while facing questio…
Weathering the cost-of-living storm across the UK
Research rings warning bells about the potential effects of the cost-of-living clouds rolling in across all four nations. Anne Tor…
BBC Radio 3 to move classical music programming to Salford
The production of eight BBC Radio 3 classical music programmes will move from London to Salford, it has been announced. The BBC sa…
Theatre woes deepen
With the wide-ranging problems facing the theatre industry, Ruth Hogarth thinks it time for a review to safeguard its future.
Controversial PwC contract has ‘commercial exploitation’ clause
Under terms of audience data contract issued by Arts Council England, permission could be granted for information collected b…
Time for a new pricing model? Part 2: Subscriptions
In a time of rising inflation, affordability and accessibility are at the forefront of arts organisations’ minds. David Reec…
