DCMS offloads museums core funding duty to Arts Council

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 31 May 2012

The Department for Culture Media and Sport has shifted responsibility for more than £5m worth of core funding for Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums to the Arts Council England.

The move was formalised on 3 April this year and follows the expansion of the Arts Council’s remit to develop regional museums, which was announced last October. As a result, Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM), which covers five local authorities and 12 museums and galleries, will receive £5.6m worth of core funding, specifically for partnership work, and £4.9m funding as a major partner from the Council.

The DCMS said transferring the responsibility for overseeing funding to the Arts Council made sense. Culture minister Ed Vaizey said: “Arts Council England is perfectly placed to ensure this outstanding resources continues to provide education, inspiration and entertainment.”

An Arts Council spokeswoman said that it does not anticipate having to oversee funding for other institutions currently funded directly by the DCMS.

Alan Davey, chief executive of Arts Council England, said: “I believe this additional responsibility is a further indication of the government’s confidence in the Arts Council’s ability to manage its growing cultural and educational remit efficiently and creatively.”

Iain Watson, director of TWAM, said the organisation had had an unique relationship with DCMS, but welcomed the new association with Arts Council England. “The new relationship with the Arts Council will allow us to continue to work at a local, regional, national and international level in order to deliver the best strategic and joined-up services for the people of Tyne and Wear.”

Directory: Arts Council England

Comments

[Cancel] | Reply to:

Name *

Email *

Organisation

Job Title

Comments *

Verification *

* Please read our Community Standards

Close »

Community Standards

The civilsociety.co.uk community and comments board is intended as a platform for informed and civilised debate.

We hope to encourage a broad range of views, however, there are standards that we expect commentators to uphold. We reserve the right to delete or amend any comments that do not adhere to these standards.

We welcome:

Robust but respectful debate
Strongly held opinions
Intelligent relevant discussion
The sharing of relevant experiences
New participants

We will not publish:

Rude, threatening, offensive, obscene or abusive language, or links to such material
Links to commercial organisations or spam postings. The comments board is not an advertising platform
The posting of contact details for yourself or others
Comments intended for malicious purpose or mindless abuse
Comments purporting to be from another person or organisation under false pretences
Gratuitous criticism, commentary or self-promotion
Any material which breaches copyright or privacy laws, or could be considered libellous
The use of the comments board for the pursuit or extension of personal disputes

Be aware:

Views expressed on the comments board are left at users’ discretion and are in no way views held or supported by Civil Society Media
Comments left by others may not be accurate, do not rely on them as fact
You may be misunderstood - sarcasm and humour can easily be taken out of context, try to be clear

Please:

Enjoy the opportunity to express your opinion and respect the right of others to express theirs
Confine your remarks to issues rather than personalities

Together we can keep our community a polite, respectful and intelligent platform for discussion.