Regional museums in the UK could see an increase in loans of works from national institutions should the Labour party win the general election on 4 July.
The policy is one that has come to light following the publication of most of the major parties’ manifestos last week. Earlier in the campaign, The Art Newspaper spoke to representatives of Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party about their plans for the cultural sector, and the full manifestos have offered further insight.
Labour state that they will implement their “creative industries sector plan” as part of an “industrial strategy”. This includes their proposals to support regional museums. The manifesto states: “Labour will improve access to cultural assets by requiring publicly funded national museums and galleries to increase the loans they make from their collections to communities across the country.”
Labour’s arts offer gets an endorsement in the manifesto from actor Imelda Staunton, who was made a dame after being named on King Charles III’s birthday honours list last week….
