Some of Wales’ most treasured museums and libraries are set to be transformed thanks to £1.7 million funding from the Welsh Government, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced.
The Cultural Transformation Capital Programme aims to enable public libraries, local museums and archive services to transform service delivery, to modernise their facilities, create more sustainable models of delivery, enable joint service working and improve the offer to people and communities.
Since 2017, when the programme was extended to include museums and archives, over £9 million has been provided to organisations across Wales, helping transform these vital services. This much needed investment helps to modernise facilities, create more sustainable models of delivery, enable joint service working and improve the offer to people and communities. The programme focuses on improving access, partnership working, decarbonisation, and the development of more sustainable services.
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething approved £146,000 funding for Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, in Merthyr Tydfil. This will fund an off-site storage space, specifically equipped to allow for the relocation of the museum’s art store and providing better public access to the collection.
Find out more here: https://www.gov.wales/welsh-government-invests-17m-transform-museums-and-libraries-wales