British Tourism
UK government's proposed ‘tourist tax’ should be ring-fenced for the arts, cultural leaders say
There are few controls over how mayors spend the Overnight Visitor Levy income, according to plans announced earlier this week
Museumsnews
Museums in England largely oppose proposal to charge admission for foreign tourists
A storm of opinion is raging in the arts world on whether an admission fee is needed, with some museums arguing the income would be offset by a loss of other revenue
Tourist admission fees at UK national museums would be ‘ideologically at odds’ with global collections, says new report
The report also describes the idea of charging international visitors as “logistically complex”
Covid-era booking systems may be putting off visitors to UK museums
Mixed messages and time slotted tickets could be deterring some people
Publicationsarchive
New material for students of 18th-century taste, collecting, archaeology and the cultural exchange between Italy and Britain
Diggers, dealers and dilettanti