V&A And Tate To Adopt Mobile Phone Donation Scheme

V&A And Tate To Adopt Mobile Phone Donation Scheme

Last December the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced cuts of £11.6 million to Arts Council England (ACE) funding. This was followed by a 30% budget reduction in 2010. Local councils have also reduced their contributions to arts programs in...
Manet Tops Treasures Valued At  £29m Saved For Nation

Manet Tops Treasures Valued At £29m Saved For Nation

Four globally important national treasures have been saved for display in UK museums in 2011/12. The four works are highlighted in the 58th annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, published today. The...
DCMS – Museums Need To Get Better At Asking For Money

DCMS – Museums Need To Get Better At Asking For Money

The head of philanthropy and fundraising at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England and the UK, has told a conference that museums need to start getting better at asking for money.At a gathering held to unravel myths around philanthropy, Keith...
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...