# Museums face post-Lottery funding difficulties

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/03/19/museums-face-postlottery-funding-difficulties/
- Published: 2001-03-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The National Lottery might have funded major expansions for museums but they now
face an additional £29m a year bill for increased costs. This bill is unsustainable,
according to Cultural Trends, published by the Policy Studies Institute, and some
museums will close.

 

 

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Read Fear for museums as lottery ‘golden age’ ends by Maev Kennedy at SocietyGuardian.

 

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