Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has announced details of a £4m fund designed to support organisations that have been put at risk by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Recovery and Resilience fund, which opened for applications this week, was made available by the Scottish government. It is for Accredited and non-Accredited independent museums in Scotland and will support organisations that are struggling to cover costs between now and 31 March 2021. The fund is also help museums become financially sustainable in the long term.
“The sector quickly responded to the needs of their communities during the lockdown through providing fun, imaginative, and vital remote engagement that helped to alleviate loneliness, continue dementia groups, and gave bored kids and tired parents hours of activities,” says MGS chief executive officer Lucy Casot. “Now our museums and galleries need the support of this fund to weather the next period of financial uncertainty and continue their key work in communities.”
Full details of the fund are available on the MGS website.
