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Main grant awards announced
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is pleased to announce the successful applicants to their main grant fund for 2011/2013. In total £250,000 of investment has been injected into the sector to develop 19 museum projects.
North Lanarkshire Council has received £21,180 towards the restoration and refurbishment of a replica of the Vulcan. The original Vulcan was a horse-drawn barge which carried passengers between Edinburgh and Glasgow. When it
launched in 1819 it was the first all iron-hulled boat to be constructed.
Over the coming year, a replica of the vessel, made in 1986, will be transformed into a dynamic visitor attraction at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life. The project, which will see Summerlee Heritage Museum working closely with their local community, forms part of a major redevelopment and regeneration of North Lanarkshire.
Clare Weir, Collections and Exhibitions Manager at North Lanarkshire Council, said:
“This investment from MGS enables us to interpret a key item within the museum’s Recognised Collection of National Significance. The Vulcan will be transformed into an innovative interpretive facility to allow the local community and visitors to Summerlee to engage with an important part of Scotland’s industrial heritage.”
Other projects to benefit include South Ayrshire Council who receives £15,375 to get the planned redevelopment of Rozelle House off the ground. In addition, the MGS investment will help to fund the creation of six temporary positions. These roles will dramatically increase the capacity and skills of the museums in areas in areas such as education, audience development and volunteer management.
Joanne Orr, CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland, said:
“Scotland’s museums and galleries play a vital role in supporting tourism, the economy and local communities. They are a valuable resource, educating people from home and further afield about our past, present and future.”
“We are pleased to be able to fund these inspiring projects which demonstrate the vision of the people working in our museums and galleries throughout the country. We hope that the recently launched National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries will encourage more projects like these which work to strengthen connections between museums and the diverse communities which they serve.”
MGS investment encourages the strategic development of the sector. The Scottish museums and galleries sector welcomes 25 million visitors and provides £800 million in value to the Scottish economy.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
• Museums Galleries Scotland manage and award Scottish Government investment to support the sector through main and small grants and funding to the 37 Recognised Collections of National Significance.
• In March 2012 Museums Galleries Scotland launched Going Further: A national strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries.
• MGS is currently undergoing the transition to become the National Development Body for the sector in Scotland.
• For more information on Museums Galleries Scotland see www.museumsgalleriesscotland.com.
List of projects to receive MGS main grant investment.
Full project information and images available on request
Aberdeenshire Council
Mr Arbuthnot’s Volunteer Explorers – Peterhead Youth Development Programme
Amount awarded £19,150
Auchindrain Trust/Urras Achadh an Droighinn
Argyll & Bute Museum Collections Online – Pilot Project
Amount awarded £8,957
Dundee City Council
Driving Dundee Forward – Transport Collection Documentation Project
Amount awarded £7,069
East Ayrshire Council
Redisplay of North Museum Wing
Amount awarded £6,000
Glasgow Women’s Library
Community Engagement, Outreach & Audience Development Project
Amount awarded £17,223
Gordon Highlanders Regimental Trust
Travel Through Time with Bydandy
Amount awarded £18,749
Grampian Transport Museum Trust
Staffing for Change
Amount awarded £12,257
High Life Highland
Room to Discover
Amount awarded £6,876
Kilmartin House Trust
Kilmartin House Museum Development Phase 2
Amount awarded £20,000
North Lanarkshire Council
Interpreting the Vulcan
Amount awarded £21,180
Perth and Kinross Council
Living Communities Exhibition
Amount awarded £20,000
Queen’s Own Highlanders Amalgamation Trusts
Highlander’s Museum Redevelopment Project
Amount awarded £10,000
Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Trust
Planning & Sustainability Officer (RHF PSO) Project
Amount awarded £6,000
Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust
SFM Website for the Future
Amount awarded £5,562
Scottish Football Association Museum Trust
International Legends
Amount awarded £7,536
Scottish Maritime Museum Trust
Employment of Volunteer Manager
Amount awarded £24,800
South Ayrshire Council
Rozelle House & Maclaurin Galleries Improvement Project
Amount awarded £15,375
South Lanarkshire Council
The Cameronians’ Hidden Archive Revealed
Amount awarded £6,333
University of Stirling
Art for All – Education & Audience Development Project
Amount awarded £14,060
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Published
1st Jun 2012
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