Gallery Visits Soar in 2009
October 19th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
According to Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent for the Evening Standard visitor numbers at art galleries have hit reford levels this summer as the recession led more people to holiday at home.
Half of all museums and galleries in the UK saw an increase in visitors. More than half the national museums and galleries have benefited from higher trading income. The most popular have been this year’s BP Portrait Award on show at the National Portrait Gallery with a 69% year on year rise in visitors.
Andrew Macdonald, acting director of the Art Fund, said: “Its clear that when times are tough, our cultural institutions provide both a great value for money experience and a distraction from financial worries.”
