Are gallery visitor numbers the only measure of success?

Will Gompertz talks to the Today Programme about the Art Newspaper's list of popular exhibitions.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum attracted 10,573 visitors a day, the highest attendance of any gallery in the world, the Art Newspaper says.

Good reads

The false economy of arts education cuts

Adam Behr asks why arts education is under fire when the UK’s creative industries generate more revenue than cars, oil and gas.

Cultural spending across the continent

As France prepares to slash its budget for culture, Jonny Walfisz compares how the cuts line up with arts spending across continental Europe and the UK.

Saving Southbank

In his profile of Southbank Centre's Chief Executive Elaine Bedell, Alex Lawson uncovers the depth and inequality in the current funding crisis and lays bare the soaring costs facing the flagship arts complex.

Opinion

Let's get smart about paying artists

26 Apr 2024 Opinion

Today is World Intellectual Property Day (26 April), and it’s time the UK caught up with paying its artists fairly, writes Adele Morse.
Law

Supporting artists
A cultural revolution in the arts

24 Apr 2024 Opinion

Co-Founder of Freedom in the Arts, Rosie Kay, thinks the arts in the UK have strayed into a culture of intolerance, which has led to cancellation and a climate of self-censorship that has to be addressed.
Policy

Equality
The race for London’s City Hall

24 Apr 2024 Opinion

Voters across England go to the polls next week (2 May) to elect many thousands of new councillors and 10 metro mayors – one of them being the Mayor of London. Phoebe Gardiner outlines what mayoral hopefuls need to understand about the capital’s culture.
Policy

Arts funding

Placemaking
Time for a national youth arts trust?

18 Apr 2024 Opinion

There has been a massive decline in arts for young people over the last 15 years. So much so that Joe Hallgarten thinks we need a dedicated national organisation to repair the damage. The current review of ACE might provide an opportunity.
Education

Policy

Children and young people

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