With the New Art Gallery Walsall under threat of closure, and continued council cuts, Caroline Douglas asks how regional galleries and museums can survive.
The collections that regional museums hold are often extraordinary. The pre-Raphaelite collection at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is arguably the best in the world. But the vast majority have no funds for buying art. While many have friends groups and some are lucky enough to have the occasional major donor, our museums struggle to acquire the contemporary art that can draw in new and younger audiences... Keep reading on The Guardian
The collections that regional museums hold are often extraordinary. The pre-Raphaelite collection at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is arguably the best in the world. But the vast majority have no funds for buying art. While many have friends groups and some are lucky enough to have the occasional major donor, our museums struggle to acquire the contemporary art that can draw in new and younger audiences... Keep reading on The Guardian