Older Americans Less Likely to Visit a Library, Study Shows
July 2014
People aged 65 and over are less likely to have visited a library than their younger counterparts, according to a study by the Pew Research Centre. The survey, conducted with over 6,000 Americans aged 16 and above, indicated that, bar a slight rise for the… Read more...
Survey Shows Almost Half of Parents Plan to Visit a Museum This Summer
June 2014
With the summer holidays beckoning parents are putting plans in place to keep their children entertained during the six week break, and trips to museums have proved a particularly popular choice with 47% of parents intending to visit one this summer. This… Read more...
Research Suggests Fewer Children are Reading in Spare Time
October 2013
According to a National Literacy Trust survey, just over a quarter (28.4%) of 35,000 children from 188 schools said that they read outside of school. About the same number (26.6%) said they did not think their parents cared if they read. Half (50.3%) of those… Read more...
Survey Shows Museums are Cutting Staff and Increasing Volunteers
October 2013
More than a third of museums and galleries cut staff last year, while nearly half increased the number of interns and volunteers, according to a survey by the Museums Association. In addition, the annual review found that school visits were down on average… Read more...
Library Visits Drop by a Quarter in Eight Years Suggests Survey
October 2013
A Department for Culture, Media and Sport survey into the population’s engagement with arts and heritage, found that in the twelve months leading up to June 2013, a third (36%) of people in England had used a library, down from half (48%) of people… Read more...
Research Uncovers Public Perceptions of Museums In Society
June 2013
Research for the Museum Association recently looked in to public perceptions towards the purpose of museums of society. The methodology for this study involved six day-long workshops with 90 respondents. The workshops took place at the Museum of London,… Read more...
