Charlie Fenton’s Reviews > How to Get a Job in a Museum or Art Gallery > Status Update

‘It’s true that many of those visiting the palaces often choose to visit as part of a tourist itinerary rather than as an art history fest, but once inside visitors are often struck by the excellent quality of the paintings, and how exciting it can be to see an image you are familiar with – maybe from a book illustration or the media – “in the flesh”.’

‘The arts is a non-statutory service – local government doesn’t have to fund or support the arts or employ arts officers and, when times are tough, politicians look closely at non-statutory services, so it’s important to build a high profile, maintain that profile and always be ready to argue the case for the arts.‘

Sad but true.