DC Research Ltd studies the effects of charging or not charging for admission at UK museums – and of changing a museum’s policy toward charging – on attendance, visitor diversity, funding, visitor experience, and institutional relationships.
Is Net Neutrality in Danger Again? (and other February stories)
The previous administration’s landmark rulings protecting open Internet access are already being undone.
The Game of Life (and Other September Stories)
Young, able-bodied men are increasingly out of work and loving life, thanks to video games.
AlphaGo Pulls Off the Impossible (And Other March Stories)
Canada doubles down on the arts while China takes a giant step backward for free expression.
The Top 10 Arts Policy Stories of 2015
The arts sustain their first direct hit in the global war on terror, and more.
Interns Still Unpaid, For Now (And Other July Stories)
A new federal court decision could increase employer leeway around education-based internships.
The Sony Hack: More Than Just The Interview (and other December stories)
The cyberattack on Sony caused an international incident with North Korea. But the hack exposed more than just a controversial movie.
Labor disputes at the Metropolitan Opera resolved (and other August stories)
The show will go on at the Metropolitan Opera, thanks to a labor agreement that, among other things, allows an independent analyst to monitor the opera’s fiscal health on behalf of its employees – and could have widespread impact within the nonprofit sector.
Late spring public arts funding update
FEDERAL Jane Chu is inching towards nomination as the next NEA Chair, as the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve her candidacy with “no controversy.” Over the past few years, Republicans appear to be content to let the NEA languish in level-funding purgatory rather than continue to whip up theRead More
Public arts funding update: February
FEDERAL On Thursday, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Jane Chu for the position of Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Chu, the president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO, brings big-institution arts industry experience and a middle-America background to the job. If confirmed,Read More