Museums Sheffield’s failure to secure a share of Arts Council England’s (ACE) £20m Renaissance funding will lead to the loss of about 45 professional posts.
“Without ACE funding, we wouldn’t be able to mount the exhibitions of the scale and significance that the people of Sheffield have come to expect, or continue to deliver the level of learning programme we currently offer,” said a spokesman.
Sheffield City Council has awarded Museums Sheffield a grant of £2.04m for the next financial year. The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry also lost out on ACE funding, but declined to confirm local press reports that this could result in 19 redundancies.
“We are in conversations with ACE and Coventry City Council regarding our ongoing funding arrangements,” said a gallery spokesman.
Barnet Council ceased funding the Barnet Museum last April, and its fate is still in the balance. A council spokesman said the council was considering allowing the community group running the museum to operate the venue independently.
Barnet’s Church Farm House Museum also closed last year after council funding was withdrawn. Questions have since been raised over the future of the collection. “A decision is yet to be taken on where specific items will be placed,” said Robert Rams, cabinet member for customer access and partnerships.
Meanwhile, Ryedale District Council has proposed reducing Malton Museum’s funding by £5,000. The Horsham Museum and Art Gallery in West Sussex is under review, as part of a spending squeeze by Horsham District Council.
The Red House Museum in Gomersal is no longer at risk of closure, with Kirklees Council recommending to the council cabinet that the institution be saved.
Council leader Mehboob Khan said the museum’s £116,000 funding would have to be cut from elsewhere in the spending programme.
A final budget meeting was set to be held as Museums Journal went to press. Carmarthenshire County Museum in Abergwili and Parc Howard Mansion in Llanelli are also no longer under threat.
A council spokeswoman said: “The executive board decided it would take them out of the budget consultation this year and would look at ways of working with communities.”
Meanwhile, the Museum of Harlow will be run by local organisation Science Alive from next month. The collection will remain in council ownership, while Science Alive creates a community trust that will oversee the venue. Science Alive will be paid £275,000 over three years from the council’s Big Society Fund.
“Without ACE funding, we wouldn’t be able to mount the exhibitions of the scale and significance that the people of Sheffield have come to expect, or continue to deliver the level of learning programme we currently offer,” said a spokesman.
Sheffield City Council has awarded Museums Sheffield a grant of £2.04m for the next financial year. The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry also lost out on ACE funding, but declined to confirm local press reports that this could result in 19 redundancies.
“We are in conversations with ACE and Coventry City Council regarding our ongoing funding arrangements,” said a gallery spokesman.
Barnet Council ceased funding the Barnet Museum last April, and its fate is still in the balance. A council spokesman said the council was considering allowing the community group running the museum to operate the venue independently.
Barnet’s Church Farm House Museum also closed last year after council funding was withdrawn. Questions have since been raised over the future of the collection. “A decision is yet to be taken on where specific items will be placed,” said Robert Rams, cabinet member for customer access and partnerships.
Meanwhile, Ryedale District Council has proposed reducing Malton Museum’s funding by £5,000. The Horsham Museum and Art Gallery in West Sussex is under review, as part of a spending squeeze by Horsham District Council.
The Red House Museum in Gomersal is no longer at risk of closure, with Kirklees Council recommending to the council cabinet that the institution be saved.
Council leader Mehboob Khan said the museum’s £116,000 funding would have to be cut from elsewhere in the spending programme.
A final budget meeting was set to be held as Museums Journal went to press. Carmarthenshire County Museum in Abergwili and Parc Howard Mansion in Llanelli are also no longer under threat.
A council spokeswoman said: “The executive board decided it would take them out of the budget consultation this year and would look at ways of working with communities.”
Meanwhile, the Museum of Harlow will be run by local organisation Science Alive from next month. The collection will remain in council ownership, while Science Alive creates a community trust that will oversee the venue. Science Alive will be paid £275,000 over three years from the council’s Big Society Fund.