Marking the 60th anniversary of Jennie Lee's first-ever arts white paper, the package includes a 5th round of the Museum Estate and Development Fund worth £25m, which will support non-national museums to undertake infrastructure projects and tackle urgent maintenance backlogs. - ThreadSky

museumsassociation.org • 11 days ago

Marking the 60th anniversary of Jennie Lee's first-ever arts white paper, the package includes a 5th round of the Museum Estate and Development Fund worth £25m, which will support non-national museums to undertake infrastructure projects and tackle urgent maintenance backlogs.

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museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

A new £20m Museum Renewal Fund, delivered via
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social for 2025/26, will ease the financial pressures facing civic institutions. The fund will help keep museums open, protect opening hours and jobs, continue serving communities and tell the national story at a local level.

museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

The wider cultural package also includes a five percent increase to the budgets of DCMS-sponsored national museums and galleries to support their financial resilience and help them provide access to the national collection.

museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

An additional £120m will be directed to the Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund, which will ensure national cultural public institutions are able to address essential works to their estate.

museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

Our director @sharonheal.bsky.social said: “This is hugely welcome news and we are delighted that the massive contribution that museums make to civic society has been recognised by the government and grateful on behalf of our members who are facing extreme pressure at the moment.

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museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

“We have been advocating alongside other sector bodies for investment in civic museums and this will hopefully provide some breathing space for some institutions whilst we continue to make the case for strategic investment in the whole sector.

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museumsassociation.org•11 days ago

“Jennie Lee’s white paper recognised that it was crucial that everyone had equality of access to the arts, wherever they lived, and that participation was vital.

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