New kids gallery
Eureka, the National Children’s Museum in Halifax, has announced that the Wolfson Foundation has donated £315,000 to its planned Me and My World gallery, which is to open next year. The money now takes the total amount raised to more than £2m, with about £900,000 left to find. Me and My World will replace the My and My Body gallery.
Made in Brum gets cash
Birmingham’s Thinktank science museum has secured an £894,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to develop the Made in Birmingham gallery. The new space, which is expected to open in December 2012, will feature five themed displays with up to 1,200 objects on show. The HLF grant covers 44% of the project’s cost.
Council invests in culture
Sandwell Council has revealed details of a four-year £61m investment in leisure and culture capital projects in the Black Country. The 24 projects being developed include heritage schemes such as the restoration of Oak House, Barns and Gardens, a 16th-century timber-framed yeoman’s house; and work on the Manor House, a Grade I-listed, timber-framed medieval building.
Cash for National Gallery
The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation has donated £2m to London’s National Gallery. The money will be used to improve displays and environmental conditions in a number of gallery spaces in the original Wilkins Building. In recognition of their gift, Room 8 of the National Gallery has been named The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Room.
Eureka, the National Children’s Museum in Halifax, has announced that the Wolfson Foundation has donated £315,000 to its planned Me and My World gallery, which is to open next year. The money now takes the total amount raised to more than £2m, with about £900,000 left to find. Me and My World will replace the My and My Body gallery.
Made in Brum gets cash
Birmingham’s Thinktank science museum has secured an £894,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to develop the Made in Birmingham gallery. The new space, which is expected to open in December 2012, will feature five themed displays with up to 1,200 objects on show. The HLF grant covers 44% of the project’s cost.
Council invests in culture
Sandwell Council has revealed details of a four-year £61m investment in leisure and culture capital projects in the Black Country. The 24 projects being developed include heritage schemes such as the restoration of Oak House, Barns and Gardens, a 16th-century timber-framed yeoman’s house; and work on the Manor House, a Grade I-listed, timber-framed medieval building.
Cash for National Gallery
The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation has donated £2m to London’s National Gallery. The money will be used to improve displays and environmental conditions in a number of gallery spaces in the original Wilkins Building. In recognition of their gift, Room 8 of the National Gallery has been named The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Room.
