Sally Bolton – General Manager of Rugby League World Cup 2013 and long-time rugby fan – talks us through the logistics of taking this year’s World Cup to 21 venues across England and Wales.
Steve Moore, Chief Creative Director of Britain’s Personal Best, explains how the Olympics have inspired him over the years to want to celebrate all those involved in making the Games happen, while recognising the brilliance of the kid who slips away quietly having come fourth…
Less dramatic than ‘in’ or ‘out’, but no less important, the balance of the powers and legal abilities between the EU and the UK are under examination. Does the EU help, or hinder UK culture, tourism and sport? We need your expert views by Wednesday 7 August: Roger Higginson explains.
An £80m investment and a new charity to run the National Heritage Collection opens a compelling chapter for English Heritage, chief executive Simon Thurley explains, as he sets out the opportunities and challenges in the spending round 2015/16 announcement
In the month that we mark the centenary of Emily Wilding Davison’s death and everything she and her fellow suffragettes fought for, it is vital that we recognise the many inspirational women in our history in the same way that we recognise the leading male figures of the past.
As the shortlist for City of Culture 2017 is revealed, Shona McCarthy chief executive of 2013 winner Derry-Londonderry reflects on the cultural year at the halfway mark
Liz Chapman, of The Women’s Library at the London School of Economics, explains how their online exhibition on suffragist Emily Wilding Davison documents not only an infamous death, but a remarkable life
Beatrice Mayfield, Maker Development Manager at the Crafts Council, discusses the outcomes of the Craft + Technology Residencies launched in September 2012.
Culture24’s Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke explains why Museums at Night, the annual festival of after-hours excitement in museums and galleries, is well worth going along to.
Dr Claire Donovan of Brunel University was asked to research the different ways of measuring the value of culture. A series of blogs by Dr Donovan followed to stimulate discussion about whether the value of culture can be measured. Here, Claire speaks about her report, which focuses on the part of this research which engaged…
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