School visits to UK museums hit by ‘shortage of means’, philanthropist says

<p>Frédéric Jousset warns smaller institutions especially are lagging behind their European counterparts</p><p>Smaller UK museums are suffering from a “shortage of means” that leaves them lagging behind their European counterparts, according to a philanthropist who is funding museum trips for thousands of British schoolchildren.</p><p>Frédéric Jousset, a French philanthropist who made waves when he founded a mobile museum <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frederic-jousset-art-explora-2293768">onboard a €32m catamaran</a>, said British children were missing out on access to the arts because of a lack of investment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/13/school-visits-uk-museums-shortage-means-philanthropist">Continue reading...</a>