What happens to cultural organisations when the estates around them are asset managed.
A London network of cultural organisations working from commercially owned space, building the evidence base that does not yet exist.
- 01Is the evidence gap real or communicative? Do organisations need help building evidence, or translating what they already have?
- 02What language moves asset managers?
- 03What engagement models between cultural tenants and institutional landlords have worked, and why?
- 04What does peer practice in comparable cities tell us?
- 05What would a sector facing toolkit need to contain to be genuinely useful?
Set-up
June to July 2026
Research lead engagement confirmed. Network scoping begins across the most deprived boroughs.
Convening and governance
August to October 2026
Working group of six and independent steering group of four stood up. Methodology developed and documented.
Research delivery
November 2026 to January 2027
Fieldwork across the network. Lease negotiations under way, tenure changes secured, and the support asset managers give cultural tenants.
Synthesis and publication
February to March 2027
Report drafted, reviewed with the network, and published openly as a sector resource.
The Steering Group
Four members independent of the Bureau of Silly Ideas, shaping the methodology and steering the work. A light commitment, and a genuinely influential one.
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