<p>Visitor numbers to the UK’s leading art institutions have fallen sharply since the pandemic - with the Tate galleries alone seeing a drop of more than two million visitors in the last five years.</p><br><p>In this episode, we hear from Rosie Kay, co-founder of the campaign group Freedom in the Arts, about her <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/tate-galleries-decline-visitors-woke-b1221979.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">opinion piece for The London Standard</a>. She shares her concerns that ideological messaging is eclipsing artistic and historical exploration, and questions whether a heavy-handed approach to inclusion is putting off audiences.</p><br><p>Plus, pop star <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/blue-origin-space-flight-all-female-katy-perry-lauren-sanchez-gayle-king-b1222355.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katy Perry has made history</a> by joining Blue Origin’s first all-female crewed space flight. The Standard’s Jacob Phillips was live blogging the launch - we find out who else went, what they took with them, and whether Katy really sang in space.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
