Cultural treasures worth more than £59m enter public collections
A scheme that allows individuals to leave culturally significant objects to the nation in exchange for tax relief has secured £59…
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‘All options’ on table as creative sector objects to government’s AI copyright plans
Respondents to a national consultation have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s preferred approach to allowing AI companies t…
Bristol Museum loses hundreds of artefacts in warehouse theft
More than 600 artefacts have been stolen from the Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection, Avon and Somerset P…
Government ‘beefs up’ criteria for overseas music fund after Kneecap controversy
The government has refreshed funding criteria for a scheme supporting emerging musicians in overseas markets to lower the risk of…
Early-career music professionals relying on ‘gut instinct’ for workplace security
Young people starting out in the music sector are facing “emotional work and exhaustion” and encounter a lack of systemic safe…
Interpol to help museums fend off crime following ‘recent thefts’
Museums worldwide will be supported to “strengthen their security systems” by international crime control organisation, Interpol….
Cultural objects to benefit from easier transfer under law change
Rules that make it easier for museums and galleries to return cultural objects to their countries and communities or origin are to…
Music sector hails new era of ticket resale cap but questions remain over enforcement
Government plans to make it illegal to profit from reselling tickets for live events have received broad approval from across the…
Exclusive: National Theatre of Scotland makes claim regarding ‘defects’ at Glasgow base
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is pursuing a claim against the contractors behind its multimillion-pound talent developmen…
University updates trans-inclusive advice to museums as FITA threatens litigation
The University of Leicester has confirmed it has made updates to its guidance on trans-inclusivity for museums and galleries. The…
Actors’ union ‘not looking’ to refresh legal team for appeal against High Court finding
Equity is not currently looking to update its legal team, the actors’ union has revealed, as it prepares to appeal a court ruling…
Equity wins right to fight Spotlight ruling at Court of Appeal
Actors’ union Equity has been granted the right to dispute a High Court ruling that found against it in a challenge it put to cast…
How easy is it for overseas creatives to work in the UK?
The Migration Advisory Committee has launched Stage 2 of its review into the UK’s Temporary Shortage List. Louise Haycock and Je…
Rachel Reeves must save UK’s music studios, petition demands
Music producers are demanding the government “safeguard hundreds of vital cultural spaces across the country” by making recording…
Ireland eyes permanent status for basic income for artists
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is to become a permanent fixture, with research showing that for every €1 of public mo…
Creative sector must ‘come together’ to give artists easier access to visas
A body that advises the government on immigration will spend the next eight months considering whether to recommend a visa exempti…
‘Industrial profiteering’ on ticket resales to come to an end, new Culture Minister vows
Labour will stand firm on its commitment to capping ticket resale prices, the freshly-appointed Minister of State for the Departme…
Creative content currently being ‘stolen, not scraped’ by AI, copyright experts claim
Copyright leaders have demanded “built-in transparency” around creative content and its use by technology firms to train artificia…
Arts workers contribute to spike in whistleblowing statistics
The number of whistleblowing complaints submitted to the Charity Commission (CC) by workers in arts, culture, heritage and science…
Ticketmaster to report ‘regularly’ to competition authority after Oasis fiasco
Ticketmaster will offer customers greater transparency about prices of admission to gigs and concerts, after backlash over its han…
High Court to hear objections to Museum of London demolition
Plans to demolish the defunct Museum of London site have hit a roadblock, with permission granted for a legal challenge to the cen…
Birmingham ‘turning its back on culture’ with busking ‘ban’
Musicians from the West Midlands have claimed new restrictions designed to curb excessive noise in Birmingham city centre are “d…
Royal Albert Hall seat holders ordered to pay £120k legal bill
Two owners of box seats at the Royal Albert Hall are facing costs of £120,000 after a judge ruled in favour of the venue as part…
Equity vows to appeal High Court decision on Spotlight status
Actors’ union Equity is to look to appeal a decision by a High Court judge which found casting directory Spotlight is not an emplo…
