Arts Council England have released a new report which describes the economic impact of museums, featuring case studies from throughout England including Beamish (Living Museum of the North), Chatham historic dockyard (Kent, which includes Britain’s oldest intact naval building) and the Tank Museum (Dorset).
Arts Council England writes:
Museums have a major impact to local and national economies. With continued support from Local Authorities, DCMS and other public and private funders, museums can play an ever more important role in our economy and communities. This report finds that the museums sector:
- generates £2.64 billion in income
- contributes £1.45 billion in economic output to the national economy
- employs a minimum of 38,165 people
- is made up of approximately 2,635 organisations running 2,720 sites across England
- is estimated to generate £3 of income (including earned income, income from investments, grants from charities and foundations, and donations etc.) for each £1 of public sector grant
Read the news release including information on recent museum funding awards and details of the case studies on the Arts Council website
