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.
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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.
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.
“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.
“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.
“That is what our vast network of local civic museums do – connect people to their histories and provide opportunities for cultural engagement on their doorsteps.”
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