Visitor numbers are the most publicly-recognised health indicator for UK museums, but there’s no data collating visits for non-national museums outside London. Alistair Brown explains why this must change.
When new figures were published last week showing that several of the London-based national museums have seen falls in visitor numbers, there was a predictable flurry of coverage by the media. Major newspapers gave us panicky headlines such as Museums chiefs hold crisis talks on mystery of missing visitors.
Such stories are alw... Keep reading on Museums Journal
When new figures were published last week showing that several of the London-based national museums have seen falls in visitor numbers, there was a predictable flurry of coverage by the media. Major newspapers gave us panicky headlines such as Museums chiefs hold crisis talks on mystery of missing visitors.
Such stories are alw... Keep reading on Museums Journal