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Museums face post-Lottery funding difficulties

Howard Lake | 19 March 2001 | News

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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