The Barbican, the V&A and the British Museum are among over 500 leading arts organisations and individuals that have urged the UK government to support cultural exchange programmes and free movement of workers after Brexit.
In a statement titled Our Shared European Future, institutions and individuals from art, design, culture and science ? as diverse as architect David Chipperfield and scientist Brian Cox ? have identified six issues that they want UK politicians to consider when negotiating the nation's exit from the European Union.
They call for government to ensure post-Brexit residency for EU nationals ?currently working in the UK, allow skilled workers to freely move between countries, and to support training and education for young people in the cultural sector. They also demand continued support for EU-funded programmes like the popular Erasmus exchanges, cooperation with the EU on intellectual property issues and regulation, and an ongoing dialogue with representatives from Europe's education, culture and science sectors.

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Organised by the British Council, the campaign is also supported by Tate, the Royal College of Art, Turner Contemporary, the National Portrait Gallery and the Jerwood Gallery.
Other backers include major European major institutions, like the Serralves Museum...