Agenda item

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries summarising progress made on Objective 1 of the Keats House Business Plan 2012-13.

The Director advised that the Keats Festival would be launched on 23May 2013 and that events would be listed on the Keats House section of the City of London website.

He further advised that like many London attractions, the House had suffered a dip in visitor numbers during the Olympic Games but added that overall visitor numbers were performing well.

The Director informed the Committee of an upcoming special event that would be held on Valentine’s Day and stressed the importance that such events had in building upon the existing visitor base.

In response to a Member’s question on educational outreach, the Director advised that the figures in the report on school visits did not include children who had visited the House on personal visits or family visits.  

RECEIVED.