The trust which runs the Royal Pavilion and the city’s museums has been given an £882,098 Arts Council grant.
Brighton and Hove Museums says the money, from the Arts Council Museum Renewal Fund, will help strengthen its financial stability this financial year.
CEO Hedley Swain said: “We’re absolutely delighted and deeply grateful to have received a Museum Renewal Fund award from Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
“This vital support comes at a crucial time – not just for us at Brighton and Hove Museums, but for cultural organisations across the country navigating what continues to be a difficult time for the visitor economy.
“Thanks to this funding, we can look to the future with renewed energy and confidence.
“It will help us balance our books this year and strengthen our reserves – giving us the stability we need to keep delivering the experiences our visitors love.
“The grant also supports important investment to build our future revenue generation, including a brand-new events and venue hire booking system to make the process seamless for both staff and clients.
“Our ticketing system is being upgraded for faster, more efficient service, and we’re enhancing the support and facilities we offer to commercial filming and photography partners.
“We’re also giving our website a refresh to make it easier than ever to explore our venues, book tickets, and discover the incredible collections we care for and work we do as a charitable trust.”
“We want to thank Arts Council England for helping us continue to share the stories, creativity, and heritage that make Brighton & Hove so special.”
The Museum Renewal Fund is part of the £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund, announced by the culture secretary in February.
Museums Minister, Baroness Twycross said: “Museums offer a place where people from all backgrounds can learn, be inspired and delve into our rich history, helping to understand the stories that led us to where we are today.
“The Museum Renewal Fund ensures much-loved civic museums can remain open and continue to provide opportunities for future generations to learn about our shared heritage and how their local community has played its part in our national story.”
Museums Minister, Baroness Twycross said: “Museums offer a place where people from all backgrounds can learn, be inspired and delve into our rich history, helping to understand the stories that led us to where we are today.
If you can afford to get in that is – The Pavilion and museum combined costs an out of towner £39 and a Brighton resident £21.00 per person not exactly cheap if you’re on a low income…
ticket lasts a year
One of the best museums I have ever visited. And I include London and NYC in that statement. Its exhibitions are second to none and in many ways pioneering. I refer to the David Bowie and Lee Miller exhibitions, where one had the space and time to fully explore the artefacts and actually learn something, instead of being cramped and rushed thru, as has happened to me personally in other institutions. I think it’s a fantastic cultural attraction, not just for visitors to the city but for us Brightonians too. I learn something new every time I go. Let’s champion this resource and be proud of it. Oh … did I say I was a fan? Just thought I should mention that too 🙂
This money should used to build a council estate in the city centre instead for people on uni credit
Nobody not even council tenants want council estates built near them
No it can’t .
It’s being paid to the charitable trust that now runs the Pavilion and can’t be spent on anything else.
Not that you’d get a whole estate for less than £ 900k.
Hopefully residents will now be able to get free entry to the museum to see the items owned by the city.
I can go to a Sheffield museum for free, why not my home town? It’s not open to all. It’s open to those who pay to get in.
Haha, I highly doubt the prices will change! And I suspect the answer to your question lies in the fact The Pavilion costs reportedly, at least, £900,000 a year to maintain, before you account for any additional repair or conservation work.
Residents paid when it was under council control.