DCMS Announces 8% Cut In Arts Spending For 2015-2016

The (DCMS) Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced an 8% cut in spending for the period 2015-2016. The deal, made with the Treasury is understood to be across the board effecting all arts disciplines and museums. Peter Bazalgette, the newly appointed...

Tate St Ives Granted £2.8m From Heritage Lottery Fund

The Tate gallery located in the west Cornwall town of St Ives has been awarded £2.5m in funds from the Heritage lottery Commission. The grant has been allocated to extend and renovate its current building. Future development plans also include the creation of a...
Masterpieces Gifted In Lieu Of Tax Tops £25 Million

Masterpieces Gifted In Lieu Of Tax Tops £25 Million

Valuable masterpieces by Sir Joshua Reynolds, JMW Turner and Peter Paul Rubens have been given to the nation in lieu of tax after the deaths of their owners. Fifty-one items of “major cultural significance” worth a total of £40m were offered in place of...