Museums and heritage groups now combine new technologies with entrepreneurialism, based on good Conservative principles

After reading an article this week on the growth of the National Trust sales, it struck me that one side-effect of recent economic turmoil has been a renewed focus on the importance of entrepreneurship in the arts and heritage.

The growth of entrepreneurs within the arts and culture sector has been a long-term phenomenon, over the past two decades. But the arts are now looking even harder at what can be achieved. The combination of the challenges of the recession and the new opportunities presented by technology is allowing arts organisations to work in a smarter way.

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