The Van Gogh Museum and Mauritshuis have said the decision to break with Shell was mutual, and sponsorship agreements that expired this summer would not be renewed.
The 800k drop reported between 2017 and 2018 was due to errors in technology installed by research company Ipsos Retail Performance, which also provides services for other cultural organisations in the UK.
Researchers at the University of California have reported that the majority of chronic pain patients who took part in a one-hour private gallery tour experienced a decrease in pain levels for up to three weeks after their visit.
A survey commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra found around 15% of children listened to classical music when it’s part of a game they’re playing. Managing Director James Williams believes video games could motivate young people to explore the artform more deeply.
The Scottish branch of the Labour party has written to Scottish Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop demanding an independent root and branch review of Creative Scotland, as the funder has lost “the confidence of the arts and culture communities at each and every step”.
Northern Ireland arts advocacy body ArtsMatterNI has backed newspaper BelfastLive’s #WeDeserveBetter movement, with campaigners expressing concern at “ongoing cuts” from a government department “that continues to have no ministerial or electoral accountability”.
Julian Lloyd Webber, Simon Rattle and Alison Balsom are among the 90 music leaders to pen a letter in The Times outlining their concerns about the continued decline in the number of students sitting GCSE music exams.
A new 600-seat theatre in King’s Cross has been granted planning permission by Camden Council. It is understood the venue will be run by London Theatre Company, which also runs the Bridge Theatre at London Bridge.
David Wicks of Westergate, Chichester, who previously worked as a Production Manager at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, pleaded guilty to nine counts of historic indecent assault on girls then aged 14 and 15.
The number of exams sat in arts subjects was down 10% on last year despite an increase in overall entries, and a faster increase still in EBacc subjects.
The decision by the country’s national train operator was opposed by the representative body for passengers, which said the initiative would only worsen noise in stations.
The strategy, being developed in the wake of the city’s failed City of Culture bid, will renew a commitment to the arts, including a greater emphasis on social prescribing.
The Creative Industries Federation advises arts organisations to carry out an audit of their direct dependency on the EU and consider setting up a European base.
25 Directors and CEOs of UK festivals have penned a letter in The Guardian urging the Government to change visa processes to ensure the “free flow of arts and ideas into the country”.
Four hundred young people across the country are trialling an app that promotes local arts events and provides €500 in ‘culture credit’ to 18-year-olds.
