Can fungi boost festival sustainability?
An Arts Council England-backed project has been exploring whether mycelium, a material made from the root network of fungi, can be…
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Activists urge architects to boycott British Museum redesign
Environmental campaigners are calling on architects not to take part in a contest to redesign around a third of the British Museum…
Natural heritage sites to share £15.6m of funding
National Lottery Heritage Fund will introduce a landscape and nature-focused initiative later this year as part of its 10-year str…
Consultation on future of Leeds museum launches
Leeds City Council has launched a public consultation on proposals to end its lease on the site of a local heritage museum. The Th…
Theatre Green Book joins forces with national theatres
The Theatre Green Book has announced a partnership with the UK’s three national theatres. Together, the coalition will form…
British Museum signs controversial £50m deal with oil giants BP
New 10-year partnership with BP will support transformation described by museum as 'one of the most significant cultural redev…
Review of indemnity scheme for loaning items underway
Review of government scheme may see humidity, temperature and light arrangements for storing cultural items on loan agreed on a ca…
National Trust urges climate action over heritage threat
The National Trust has called on government to take action dealing with the risk that rising temperatures and extreme weather pose…
Activists warn of ethical ‘loopholes’ in cultural corporate sponsorship
National Portrait Gallery and Sadler's Wells have both faced criticism over the organisational links of some of their corporat…
Climate protesters target Science Museum Director
Science Museum Director Sir Ian Blatchford was met by protestors as he attended the Museums Association annual conference.
Calls for ‘vigilance’ after Just Stop Oil targets National Gallery
Protestors from the Just Stop Oil campaign group have attacked the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery.
Just Stop Oil protest cost Les Mis £80k
Five Just Stop Oil protesters have been warned that they could have to cover the costs of a cancelled performance of Les Miserable…
Museums agree joint action on climate change
Museums across the country have made a joint commitment to take collective action on the climate crisis at the UK’s first-ev…
Travel assistant helps audiences choose sustainable options
An ongoing pilot project using travel assistant technology to encourage audiences to travel to cultural venues more sustainably ha…
Theatres call for £56.7m energy fund from next government
It's estimated that measures funded by a proposed support package to adopt energy saving measures would save UK theatres …
Climate emergency: Stories are as important as science
Think back to summer 2022. What do you remember? If Claire Malcolm remembers one thing, it is the fear and foreboding she felt whe…
Challenging sponsors in a climate crisis
For more than 10 years, Chris Garrard has been active in demanding accountability from some of our major cultural institutions aro…
Arts activism and the earth crisis
In the first of our series looking at activism in the arts, Bridget McKenzie reflects on the relationship between creative practic…
Leeds festival: The environmental hangover
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” So says The Lorax i…
Creative UK partners with decarbonisation firm
Creative UK has announced it is teaming up with sustainability and decarbonisation platform Zerofy as part of its plans to become…
Fringe organisers hit back at corporate sponsorship criticism
The chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Society says “the entire culture sector could implode” if a sure-footed approach isn…
Actors pledge support for Equity’s sustainability campaign
Equity has published a statement signed by over a hundred actors in favour of the union’s Green Rider, which aims to promote…
Additional funding to green Scotland’s museums
The Scottish Government is to make more than £1m available to museums and galleries to help them achieve net zero emiss…
National Theatre submits back-of-house refurbishment plans
The National Theatre has submitted a planning application to modernise some of its backstage departments, which have not been refu…
