Issues
A recent history of NT curators
Previously, it was agreed that the Trust must be independent of government or political interference in all its decision-making to protect its properties. So what’s changed?
The National Trust raised in Parliament
Recently the National Trust has been the subject of debates in both Houses of Parliament.
Sir Nicholas Penny and Dr Bendor Grosvenor respond to the ‘mansion experience’ report
Art historians have expressed their alarm at proposals to make curatorial staff redundant, reduce the opening hours of country houses and remove objects and furniture from display.
The Interim Report on colonialism and slavery
This report on Britain’s imperial past presents a strongly negative view of Britain, which does not properly represent the scholarly consensus.
The Gazetteer: errors and omissions
The Gazetteer misrepresents historic figures and omits many interesting global links with National Trust properties.
‘Flexing the mansion experience’ – the leaked report
The National Trust has lost faith in itself as the guardian of fine and interesting country houses and their collections.
