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 in delivering Objective 1 of the Keats House Business Plan 2013-14.

The Principal Curator at Keats House advised that it had been a busy period for the House and noted the increase in visitor numbers.

The Chief Executive of Keats Community Library felt the rise in visitor numbers was positive for both the House and the Community Library. He added that he and the Principal Curator were working closely on joining up mailing lists, family events and other joint promotion to build the audience of the House.

The Visitor Services Director added that a new Education Officer and a support post at the City Corporation would be working with the House to promote its educational offer further.

The Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries noted that the educational theme at Keats House worked well with the City Corporation's Education Strategy which had recently been developed.

In response to a Member's question, the Principal Curator undertook to report detailed figures on the demographic of people visiting the house and the income of the house via email.