The total amount of subsidies granted to arts and cultural organizations regularly funded by the Arts Council England (ACE) decreased by roughly five percent in 2021/2022 over the previous fiscal year. According to an ACE analysis, based on a constant sample of 708 organizations, theaters reported the highest figure, receiving around 130 million British pounds in subsidies in 2021/2022. Combined arts organizations followed on the list with roughly 90.3 million British pounds in ACE subsidies that year. Arts Council England is the national development agency providing government and lottery funding for the arts in England.
Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP)
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Statistics on Museums in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Leading countries worldwide with the highest number of museums 2021
- Premium Statistic Attendance at most visited museums worldwide 2021, by country
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Workforce
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- Premium Statistic Cultural sector's employment in the UK 2020-2022, by industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of museum enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2022, by employees
- Basic Statistic Share of management staff in ACE funded museums in England 2021-2022, by gender
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Income and funding
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- Premium Statistic Income from admissions of government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Income from admissions of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
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- Premium Statistic Trading income of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
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Museum attendance
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- Premium Statistic Total number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Total number of overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Share of UK and overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2021-2022
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- Basic Statistic Leading free visitor attractions in Scotland 2019-2022, by attendance
- Premium Statistic Number of visits to national museums in Wales 2016-2021
Visitor demographics and attitudes
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- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by Acorn classification
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance frequency in England 2021-2022
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Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Share of attractions fully closed due to COVID-19 in England 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Percentage change in tourist attraction admissions in England 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Growth rate of visitor attractions' gross revenue in England 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Occupancy levels at non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
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Digitalization
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- Premium Statistic Share of visitor attractions communicating digitally in England 2020-2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of museums and galleries communicating digitally in England 2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Number of website visits to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Share of website visits of non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
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- Funded theatre organisations: expenditure breakdown in England 2016/17
- London cultural organizations most subsidized by Arts Council England 2023-2026
- London: combined arts organizations most subsidized by Arts Council England 2018-2022
- Earned income per attendance of subsidized arts organisations in England 2017
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Arts Council England. (October 15, 2022). Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/
Arts Council England. "Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP)." Chart. October 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/
Arts Council England. (2022). Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/
Arts Council England. "Arts Council Subsidies Received by Regularly Funded Arts Organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by Industry (in 1,000 Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/
Arts Council England, Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Arts Council subsidies received by regularly funded arts organizations in England from 2019 to 2022, by industry (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph], Arts Council England, October 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/461983/arts-council-england-subsidies-by-artform-uk/