KESWICK MUSEUM
to receive £77,400 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund ● Keswick Museum among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund ● This award will help Keswick Museum stay open, provide free weekly storytelling sessions, and develop its offer for 2022
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ore than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country, including Keswick Museum, in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary has announced. Keswick Museum in Cumbria has been awarded a grant of £77,400 By Arts Council England. This award will help the Museum to continue to open its doors to the public, provide its popular free weekly storytelling and regular family activities, and develop a new website which will simplify access to digital heritage participation. The Museum will also use this funding to develop its 2022 exhibitions programme and marketing campaign, ensuring as many people as possible engage with Keswick’s stories over the next year. The third round of funding will support organisations from all corners of the sector as they deal with ongoing reopening challenges, ensuring they can thrive in better times ahead. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: “Culture is for everyone and should therefore be accessible to everyone, no matter who they are and where they’re from. Through unprecedented government financial support, the Culture Recovery Fund is supporting arts and cultural organisations so 16
they can continue to bring culture to communities the length and breadth of the country, supporting jobs, boosting local economies and inspiring people.” Clare Poulter, Chair of Trustees at Keswick Museum, said: “We are incredibly grateful to have received this funding from the Culture Recovery Fund. We’re thrilled to be able to keep offering our popular free storytelling sessions with Digby and Becky, and have exciting plans for our 2022 programme which this award will allow us to realise. The last two years have been tough for the Museum, but this money will help us look to the future and rebuild stronger than before, so we can continue to be a cultural keystone for our communities.”
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Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, said: “This continued investment from the Government on an unprecedented scale means our theatres, galleries, music venues, museums and arts centres can carry on playing their part in bringing visitors back to our high streets, helping to drive economic growth, boosting community pride and promoting good health. It’s a massive vote of confidence in the role our cultural organisations play in helping us all to lead happier lives”. Keswick Museum is open every day from 10am to 4pm. Check the Museum website and social media channels for further details of exhibitions and events: keswickmuseum.org.uk www.lancmag.com
