Almost nine in ten artists want the UK government to bring in safeguards and regulations around AI, survey finds
April 2024
Almost nine in ten artists want the UK government to bring in safeguards and regulations around AI: Eighty-nine per cent of artists in the UK feel the government need to bring in safeguards and regulations around artificial intelligence, with 69% of respondents… Read more...
Survey of high net worth collectors reveals women spent more on art than men this year
January 2024
Survey of high net worth collectors reveals women spent more on art than men this year: A survey of high net worth (HNW) individuals has found that in the first half of 2023, women spent more on art than men, spending a median of $72,500 compared with… Read more...
Pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds are less likely to have visited a museum in the past year, finds survey
January 2024
Pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds are less likely to have visited a museum in the past year: Research conducted by YouGov for the national charity Art Fund has found that children from higher socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to have… Read more...
Energy costs cited as the leading cost pressure faced by museums, finds survey
December 2023
Energy costs cited as the leading cost pressure faced by museums: A survey of members of the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) asking what the cost pressures of their organisation are chiefly related to has found that energy bills are the leading cause… Read more...
Survey finds that while opening hours of museums are close to pre-pandemic levels, visitor numbers are still down
October 2023
Survey finds that while opening hours of museums are close to pre-pandemic levels visitor numbers are still down: An Arts Council funded survey that questioned over 700 museums in England has found that while opening hours are not far off the levels… Read more...
Survey of Welsh museums finds that there are 32% fewer volunteers than there were pre-pandemic
September 2023
Survey of Welsh museums finds that there are 32% fewer volunteers than there were pre-pandemic: A survey of museums in Wales has found that there are a third fewer volunteers in the museum workforce than there were pre-pandemic. It also found that visitor… Read more...
