What was the last exhibition you saw? On the
Condé Nast Traveller team, we have what now seem like distant memories of racing to the Andy Warhol show at Tate Modern before lockdown measures kicked in last March. Then going to the incredible
Titian: Love, Desire, Death at the National Gallery when it reopened in July, following newly added floor arrows around an eerily empty space and feeling a sense of rare privilege at being more or less alone with the painter’s evocative Renaissance masterpieces.
Along with museums, art galleries in England will be able to reopen on Monday 17 May (Monday 26 April for Scotland, dates to be confirmed for Wales and Northern Ireland). That seems a long time to wait. But as Bernard Donoghue, the director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, has said, ‘The visitor experience this year will be phenomenal. You will be up close and personal with animals or art in a way you would never have experienced before and possibly won’t in
Downturn highlights how much London relies on tourism
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Royal Museums Greenwich - Cutty Sark and National Maritime Museum in south east London Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), the owners of some of the borough s most iconic destinations, saw a devastating 96% decline in visitor numbers over the last year. RMG, which consists of the Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory, Queen s House and National Maritime Museum, was one of the worst affected destinations in the UK, and fell from 9th to 130th in visitor numbers. This comes as a tourism industry leader branded the decision to force England s indoor visitor attractions to remain closed when non-essential shops reopen as extraordinary. Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva), made the comment as he revealed major UK tourist sites suffered a 70% decline in visitor numbers last year compared with 2019.