Crisis-hit councils in Nottingham and Birmingham approve culture cuts
Art Fund calls for enquiry as regional museum funding crisis deepens
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Protest outside Senedd as Welsh Government confirms museum cuts
Amgueddfa Cymru reductions to go ahead but Cadw and Royal Commission get small reprieve
Rising costs force museums to cut opening hours and education programmes
New research shows four in five heritage bodies hit by budget pressures
Petition launched against cuts to Welsh museums and heritage
Unions and politicians warn budget proposals will put institutions at risk
Welsh Government urged to rethink ‘catastrophic’ heritage cuts
Committee recommends reduced cut for monuments and more support for national collections after warnings from sector
Councils spend 23% less per head on museums than they did 15 years ago
Arts council report lays bare extent of local authority funding crisis in England
Museums under threat as councils prepare for new wave of austerity
Venues in Hampshire face closure while Suffolk cuts all funding for culture
Welsh Government urged to reconsider sweeping cuts to museums and heritage
Draft budget for 2024-25 is proposing cuts of 11.2% for culture and the arts
Uncertainty for Nottingham Museums as council outlines budget cuts
Alternative delivery models are being considered
Autumn Statement 2023: what does it mean for museums?
Changes to cultural tax reliefs and a boost for workers - but flat spending means departments will feel the pinch
Civic museums grapple with existential crisis
With several councils in England facing financial meltdown, there is an urgent need to create a new deal for local authority-funded institutions
Scotland’s museums are at a tipping point
After more than a decade of funding cuts, some services are struggling to finance education and outreach programmes. Jonathan Knott finds that the existing model may not be sustainable