Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has given more than £500,000 capital funding to 24 museums in Scotland.
Five museums received £40,000, the most available under MGS’s Capital Fund Programme. These included the Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust, which is to buy a new set of sails for The Reaper, its historic sea-going herring drifter.
“The money is a great help to us as its costs £10,000 to £15,000 a year to keep The Reaper seaworthy but it is the big items like masts and sails that are difficult to find money for,” said Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust director Simon Hayhow. “This was quite a priority for us as it is a key part of our outreach.”
The Scottish Fisheries Museum’s herring drifter is taken out by a team of volunteers and is visited by 14,000 schoolchildren a year. The new sails for The Reaper, which was launched in 1932, are 312 square metres.
The other organisations that received £40,000 were Grampian Transport Museum to repair its roof; South Ayrshire Council for the development of Rozelle House; Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum to build a hanger for its Battle of Britain Spitfire; and Glasgow Women’s Library for its relocation.
The smallest award was £5,000, which Inverclyde Council will spend on upgrading the storage of the Egyptology collection at the McLean Museum.
Other awards include £28,000 for Glasgow Life to buy bespoke storage for its collection of Dutch and French pastels, which are part of the Burrell Collection and include works by artists including Degas, Manet, Renoir and Gauguin.
And The Hunterian has been awarded nearly £38,000 to create a display area for showcasing the latest developments in scientific and medical research.
The museum, which is part of the University of Glasgow, recently announced that is was considering relocating to nearby Kelvin Hall under a plan to increase access to the collection.
Five museums received £40,000, the most available under MGS’s Capital Fund Programme. These included the Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust, which is to buy a new set of sails for The Reaper, its historic sea-going herring drifter.
“The money is a great help to us as its costs £10,000 to £15,000 a year to keep The Reaper seaworthy but it is the big items like masts and sails that are difficult to find money for,” said Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust director Simon Hayhow. “This was quite a priority for us as it is a key part of our outreach.”
The Scottish Fisheries Museum’s herring drifter is taken out by a team of volunteers and is visited by 14,000 schoolchildren a year. The new sails for The Reaper, which was launched in 1932, are 312 square metres.
The other organisations that received £40,000 were Grampian Transport Museum to repair its roof; South Ayrshire Council for the development of Rozelle House; Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum to build a hanger for its Battle of Britain Spitfire; and Glasgow Women’s Library for its relocation.
The smallest award was £5,000, which Inverclyde Council will spend on upgrading the storage of the Egyptology collection at the McLean Museum.
Other awards include £28,000 for Glasgow Life to buy bespoke storage for its collection of Dutch and French pastels, which are part of the Burrell Collection and include works by artists including Degas, Manet, Renoir and Gauguin.
And The Hunterian has been awarded nearly £38,000 to create a display area for showcasing the latest developments in scientific and medical research.
The museum, which is part of the University of Glasgow, recently announced that is was considering relocating to nearby Kelvin Hall under a plan to increase access to the collection.
