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They are letting this happen... "Since July 2022, the National Gallery alone has been the #victim of five separate #attacks on #iconic #paintings such as Vincent van Gogh's #Sunflowers, John Constable's The #Haywain and Velázquez’s #Rokeby #Venus. Such attacks have caused physical #damage to the #artworks, distress to #visitors and #staff alike, and disruption to our collective #mission to ensure #greatart and #artefacts are available for everyone, everywhere to enjoy. Two of these attacks have happened in the last two weeks, and that is why we have decided now is the moment for us to speak out. Our #UK #museums and #galleries are an integral part of #society, where #freeaccess allows everyone to be #inspired by humanity’s greatest #achievements." #artgallery #artislife #artist #creativity #arthistory #heritagetreasures #heritagebuilding #heritagetourism #heritageconservation #culture #culturalheritage #societyandculture #politics #war #history #historymatters #historyfacts #historylovers #historymakers #historylesson #culturalawareness #extremists #civilliberties #extinctionrebellion #environmentprotection #leftwingbias #cancelculture #cancel #woke #wokery #freedomofexpression #freedom #freespeech #censorship #violence #incompetence #environmentalprotection #climatechange #economy #taxpayers #nationalsecurity #vincentvangogh #vangogh #masterpiece #art #donations #donationswelcome #publictrust #publicopinion #trustworthiness #publicfinance https://lnkd.in/etV2rZQy

Museums* don't totally need your money, and that's a problem. Museums don't depend solely on earned revenue (aka ticket sales) to pay the bills, which means it's not always easy for museums to know who they serve and which functions to prioritize.  For example, for a typical art museum 34% is earned revenue the rest is a mix of endowments, philanthropy and government support. A museum like MoMA has $2B+ in net assets so even at a 7% return they have $140M to play with. This business model isn't bad per se - and it's not Blockbuster :) It does mean that knowing who a museum's primary customers is and what to focus on, is often not so clear cut. Is it the visitor?  Is it the mega-donor? Is it education or public engagement or is it scholarship and stewardship? The model works best when these audiences' interests are aligned, but this is not always the case. Thoughts and feedback are welcome. *museums is a VERY broad term, this doesn't apply to science centers or a variety of other museums. Another worthy topic of conversation #museums #museum #experiencedesign

Advisory Board for the Arts offers biweekly arts and culture executive benchmark surveys on priority focus areas that are top-of-mind to leaders. Benchmark yourself against your peers by participating in surveys and gaining insights from the results. Our latest ABA Executive Benchmark explored rental income at arts and cultural organizations. Highlights from the survey include: Almost all participating organizations have discounted rates (e.g., nonprofit rates) for both private event and performance rentals. About half provide discounts of over 20% off of the standard rental price. Typical rates for both private event and performance rentals at responding organizations range from $5,000 - $10,000. Most flat rates for performance rentals include lighting systems; fewer include staff time. Artistic renters typically are given presence on the website and social media pushes courtesy of the venue. Local arts organizations and individual artists are the most common types of artistic renters. At most organizations, over half of their current performance renters are return clients. ABA is a research, strategy and consulting firm providing data-driven solutions to cultural arts organizations worldwide. The full report is available for free for a limited time on our website. Reach out to us at info@advisoryarts.com to learn more.

Are you curious about the inner workings of contemporary art galleries? From commercial to non-profit and online galleries, this guide delves into their roles in shaping the art world, detailing how they support artists, curate exhibitions, and navigate financial operations. Whether you're just getting started or an experienced collector, gain a deeper understanding and explore how galleries contribute to the broader art ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/e9HMAUUR

What are our practices for healing when working with traumatic collections? How are we supporting ourselves as museum and heritage workers? How are creating spaces for healing with communities whose histories are being told? Join us for an impactful session at the upcoming Museums + Heritage Show Show on May 15th - "Who Cares? Understanding Empathy and Trauma in Museums" with award-winning documentary filmmaker Ashton John. We'll be screening the powerful short film "To Whom Does This Belong?", made by Ashton John with Museum X, UK Activist Museum Award 2024 recipient,  together for Black Voices Cornwall CIO and Cornwall Museums Partnership. The film explores Cornish Black History through local archives and museum collections. You can expect a journey of raw reactions to artefacts ranging from newspaper articles to journal entries from a slave ship captain. We’ll discuss the discoveries made, Cornwall’s links to slavery and whether we think these artefacts should be on display at museums. We aim to spark critical discussions around confronting difficult histories, fostering empathy, and ensuring responsible and ethical interpretation of sensitive collections and subject matter in museums. Don't miss this powerful session, which sheds light on the trauma of racism and encourages museums to develop trauma-informed approaches as they decolonise their collections and practices: https://lnkd.in/e-RQiD5C Ashton John is adept at capturing the stories of diverse communities often overlooked. His films inspire social change and awareness. #MuseumsConnectingCommunities #DecolonizeMuseums #TraumaInformedPractices #RawHistories #EthicalCuration #SocialJustice

3️⃣0️⃣ November #Museum30 celebrates museums & heritage, a theme a day - 9th being Abstraction. Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has a 1722 3-volume edition of “The works of John Locke” which includes “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in which English philosopher and physician (widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers) John Locke defined abstraction: “…the mind makes particular ideas received from particular things become general; which it does by considering them as they are in the mind—mental appearances—separate from all other existences, and from the circumstances of real existence, such as time, place, and so on. This procedure is called abstraction.” 🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library 📅 Open only on Saturdays until Christmas 🕚 11am-4pm 🆓 Free admission (donations invited) https://lnkd.in/eZ4cprRi #Scotland #ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow

Hi everyone! I wanted to announce my first solo show in Baltimore. It will be open for an entire month! Hope you can catch it if you’re in town! Exhibit statement: Layers of Absence, explores the emotional and cultural complexities of grief, identity, and memory, with a particular focus on the absence left by loss. Through large-scale paintings and sculptural works, this exhibition offers an intimate dialogue on the ways personal and collective histories intersect and how they shape our understanding of the self. The exhibition works, such as “One Dozen”, “Brandon Hill”, and “To What End?”, alongside new pieces that continue to examine the weight of what is left behind. These works navigate the space between visibility and erasure, with abstract forms and textured surfaces that evoke both the presence and absence of loved ones, histories, and cultural legacies. At the heart of Layers of Absence is an inquiry into how grief can simultaneously fragment and unite, how identity is constructed through both the tangible and the intangible, and how these experiences reverberate across time and space. Drawing inspiration from storytelling traditions of the African diaspora, the exhibition also considers the narratives that go untold, the memories that remain unspoken, and the objects that bear witness to the silences. In Layers of Absence, grief becomes more than a personal emotion— becomes a material presence, shaping and informing the art itself. Through abstract paintings and cultural forms, this exhibition invites viewers to reflect on their own experiences of loss and the spaces that remain in its weight.

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Steve’s update this week talks about national press coverage, flooding, community exhibitions, a trip to Wimbledon and pub quiz progress for the RRM team! Also a first weekly update appearance from Cate, our curator. Apologies for the quieter sound on the Wimbledon clip, it was a little breezy! We hope you enjoy, and as always if you have any questions let us know in the comments. #Museum #HenleyOnThames #WeeklyUpdate