Contemporary artists subvert museums' planned event

One of the delights of the bonfire of the quangos was the move of responsibilities for museums into the Arts Council for England. This was like letting the Art Teacher loose to give History lessons: creating a gulf of understanding. There is knowledge and a desire to communicate clearly on one side: a desire for artistic exploration on the other. Try this example:

Museums at Night 2012 gets funding and extra competitive element

Arts Council England and the HLF will both be funding Museums at Night next year, while a new competition is being launched to find contemporary artists who will receive funding to put on an alternative Museums at Night event.  More here

Museums at Night is a well-understood, if under-funded, museum promotion but now it seems they must welcome contemporary artists - who will get extra funding - to subvert the original idea. Perish the thought that the extra money might go to the museums to decide what they want to do with it.