Museum Closure in the UK
Themes, Issues, and Trends
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5024469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Liebenrood (0000-0002-4313-9366, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | Additional |
| Publication date | 2024-10-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Museum and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-8360 • E-ISSN: 1479-8360 |
| Publisher | University of Leicester (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.29311/mas.v22iadditional.4389 |
| OpenAlex | W4403334006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Museum closure has received little attention within museum studies. Not only is there scant understanding about how museums close, but so far little has been published about which museums have closed in the UK, and much of what has been published lacks detailed analysis. In this article I set out the best available data on museum closure between 1960 and 2022, using the Mapping Museums dataset. I analyse that data to show patterns of closure in a range of categories including size, governance, location, subject matter, and accreditation status, and discuss possible reasons for some of the main groups of closures. I also analyse chronological data to show the broad trends of opening and closing in the sector during a period of over sixty years
Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |