Danish museum visitor number recovers to…

Statistics shows that the Danish museums welcomed the same number of visitors in 2022 as in 2019. In total, 17.9 million people visited museums and their cafés, gardens and parks last year.

 
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Trust in Swedish museums at record high

According to a study by the SOM institute at Gothenburg University in Sweden, the public’s trust in museums remains high. The 2023 trust survey shows an increase from +59 to +72 in trust balance compared to last year's figures.

 
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New public funding demand requires museums in…

Museums and galleries in Scotland must pay all of their workers at least the real Living Wage (£10.90 per hour) to apply for grants, following changes to funding criteria introduced by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS).

 
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New project aims to rethink the role of…

The Sensational Museum project has recently been launched in the United Kingdom and aims to challenge the hierarchical split between museum provision for people with and without disabilities and create a museum that "works for…

 
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Museums in the UK experience 158% increase in…

Although the 2022 visitor figures of the UK museum sector are indicating a positive upwards trend, the numbers are still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels. According to the annual report by the Association of Leading Visitor…

 
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Estonia launches museum card

On 11 April 2023, the Estonian Museum Card was launched giving card holders access to more than 100 museums all over the country.