Museums boost economy by £1.5bn a year, says report: Britain's museums are not only vital to the economy, but are also the glue that binds communities together, reflecting society and providing ways of understanding the world in which we live, according to a report published yesterday.
They are also a key British export, "just as much as the car industry or hedge funds", according to Tony Travers, of the London School of Economics, author of Museums and Galleries in Britain, which analyses their social and economic impact. [...]
The report was jointly commissioned by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and the National Museum Directors' Conference.
