Monday, 22 May 2017
If the new London Concert Hall is to succeed, it must learn lessons from the recently completed Elbphilharmonie – which opened in Hamburg seven years late and more than £500m over budget, says Jack May.
Friday, 19 May 2017
(IN SPANISH) El Pais presents photos showing how paintings are restored at Madrid’s Museo Del Prado Museum.
Young female composers should not be cowed by any shaming of the “emotional” or “feminine” in their work, as they fight to make classical music more equitable and diverse, writes Sarah Kirkland Snider.
As New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art begins trialling controversial plans to charge visitors from outside the state, Sopan Deb asks whether fees really will deter visitors.
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Do audience engagement initiatives really help develop new audiences, or are they pointless activities contrived to please funders? Steven Weisz weighs in.
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
The recent local government restructure in Northern Ireland, which saw the number of councils reduced from 26 to 11, poses a real threat to museums, as there is now no Minister with ‘culture’ in their title, writes Chris Bailey.
Shape Arts has produced a simple guide to ensure arts organisations are not excluding Deaf people from events.
Monday, 15 May 2017
Simon Usborne examines how HOME – Manchester’s new arts centre – has managed to take advantage of the public’s desire to spend less on ‘stuff’ and more on ‘doing stuff’.
Marketing lesser-known artistic work is possible, providing audiences are presented with a balance of surprise and familiarity, says Meghan Randolph.
Anyone who cares about culture should argue for a second vote on Brexit, as museums and galleries face untold devastation, argues Bob and Roberta Smith.
Friday, 12 May 2017
Theatres in pubs are usually associated with fringe art, but they’re having a popular resurgence all around the country, says Matt Trueman.
Will Peabody Essex Museum’s decision to employ a neuroscientist actually improve the visitor experience? Malcolm Gay investigates.
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Greece’s financial difficulties have turned Athens into a place with lots of empty buildings and cheap studio space. Could the city grab hold of the arts and become the ‘new Berlin’, asks Alastair Sooke.
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Cultural engagement and reading for pleasure boost young people’s academic skills and wellbeing, according to an Arts Council of Ireland study. Jack Crager and Katie Ingersoll summarise.
Having been both applicant and selection panellist for the Unlimited fund, artist Richard Butchins issues one piece of advice.
Tuesday, 09 May 2017
There is a rocky road ahead for classical music, but by using digital to serve and enhance analogue, the next generation of listeners can be reached and have their lives enriched, argues Alan Davey.
The rejuvinated Turner Prize shortlist, which includes three women, more broadly reflects the different identities in the UK and sends the signal that the capital of culture is everywhere, says David Osbaldeston.
Monday, 08 May 2017
Nick Ahad tours Leeds Grand – the theatre plagued by fraud convictions, cancelled performances and structural issues – as it prepares to make its comeback.
Can visiting a museum feel too much like going to the dentist? Not if you use smartphone and virtual reality technology to excite and entertain visitors, says Nikki Erlick.
Thursday, 04 May 2017
(IN BULGARIAN) Dnevnik profiles Buglaria’s new Culture Minister, Boil Banov, who trained as a theatre director and is renowned for uniting drama and puppetry at the Ivan Dimov Theater.