- £500,000 fund towards capital costs and resilience
In recognition of the important contribution museums make to our
communities, the sector is to benefit from a new fund for crucial
repair and maintenance work.
The Scottish Government is to give an additional £500,000 to
Museums Galleries Scotland to enable organisations across the
country to reduce their running costs and increase resilience.
Culture Minister said:
“Given the current cost of living challenges and their impact on
the ability of museums to run their services for the public, this
£500,000 in funding will enable the museum sector to be more
energy efficient. In particular the fund will prioritise projects
that will directly reduce carbon use or have a positive
environmental impact.
“As well as encouraging the sector to be more sustainable, the
aims of the fund align with our national priorities and will
contribute to Scotland’s target of net zero emissions by 2045.”
CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland Lucy Casot said:
“We welcome this additional funding from the Scottish Government
to support the resilience of museums and galleries to continue
their important work engaging with communities and telling the
stories of their places and people.
“Focusing on lowering running costs and increasing energy
efficiency will safeguard these spaces for years to come. and
better support our ambitions to become sustainable organisations
that aspire to reach net zero.”
