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The government also promises that beyond the four years, the institutions will get indexed funding
One of Britain’s great cultural institutions: the British Museum in London.
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The government must respect the arm’s-length principle which ensures institutions like the British Museum are independent from government control.
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Charging over £20 for admission is one thing – but what about reaching beyond the usual audience?
Front doors closed as indefinite strike continues.
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The debate about museums as businesses is in danger of trumping defences of museums and galleries as public institutions.
What does Cézanne’s Bathers sound like?
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Sound art is nothing new. But do we really need it to appreciate the classics?
Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878, National Gallery of Art.
The gallery’s latest blockbuster actively blinkers knowledge of the past.
A daunting task awaits.
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With past controversies ranging from restoration to public toilets and present ones from oil sponsorship to selfie sticks, Gabriele Finaldi has a daunting task on his hands.