Author: Jemma Jarman

This article was first published by The Art Investor. The director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tristram Hunt, has said that overseas visitors to the UK should pay a tourist tax in a bid to bolster cash-strapped national museums. Hunt cites an upcoming report from the Cultural Policy Unit, a new independent think tank […]

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This article was first published by The Guardian. A record 30 English local authorities have been granted effective “bailouts” enabling them to borrow money to avoid bankruptcy, as ministers advised them against selling off prized local assets such as historic buildings, parks and allotments. The councils, all of whom were experiencing “unmanageable” financial pressures, were given the […]

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This article was first published by BBC News. The River & Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, is facing a “really difficult” financial situation, according to Steve O’Connor, who said “we’re very, very open to all conversations”. The museum is seeking ideas from the public on how it can change its operations in order […]

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