Author: Jemma Jarman

This article was first published by Twentieth Century Society. C20 Society has renewed its call to nationally list the Southbank Centre, which includes the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Rooms and Queen Elizabeth Hall. This visionary combination of performance spaces and art gallery is a post-war architectural masterpiece, and is perhaps the most totemic – and controversial – […]

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This article was first published by The Guardian. Recent reports that the British Council has been contemplating selling its art collection have shocked us all. The British Council holds works from artists including Henry Moore, Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud and David Hockney, and shows them globally. It is our public face to the world. Yet […]

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This article was first published by the Museums Association. Around 189 roles are at risk as English Heritage restructures in the face of financial challenges and post-pandemic changes to visitor behaviour. The proposals would see the charity shrink its 2,535-strong workforce by “at least” 7%. It is also considering winter closures and limited opening times […]

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