After two years of research, the Museum Closure project report highlights significant trends in UK museum closures from 2000 to 2025. It reveals stark regional differences, with London gaining museums but losing council-run ones, while Scotland faced the most closures. Independent museums are replacing traditional institutions, though not fully compensating for losses.
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New AHRC project on museum analytics
Museum Closure in the UK (2000-2025) We are pleased to announce that the Mapping Museums Lab has been awarded £1M Arts and Humanities Research Council funding for their project ‘Museum Closure in the UK 2000-2025’. Museums are defined as permanent institutions and are intended to preserve collections for posterity. Yet their closure is common. Our previous … Continue reading New AHRC project on museum analytics