A MUSEUM in Dundee is one step closer to relocating to a new home after being awarded funding.
The Dundee Museum of Transport, currently based in temporary premises on Market Street, has received a £200,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation. The cash will go towards the restoration of the grade-B listed Maryfield Tram Depot, where the museum bosses hope to move.
As well as the grant, Dundee-based Northwood Charitable Trust has also pledged £250k in addition to previous donations of £500k.
The depot (pictured below) is a “much-loved local landmark” located in the Stobswell area of the city, between Stobsmuir Park and Morgan Academy on Forfar Road.
The museum has so far raised more than £2.5m to fund the restoration project, with more than £1.65m raised this year alone.
It aims to raise at least £700k more in 2024 to enable restoration work to begin in spring next year, with the hope of officially opening the museum at the depot in Easter 2026.
Dr. Paul Jennings, the museum’s executive director, said: “The significant funds secured from national, regional and local funders during the last two years will enable us to commission construction work in the very near future, but our fundraising will continue until the whole project is complete.”
Paul Ramsbottom, chief executive of the Wolfson Foundation, said: “We are delighted to support Dundee Museum of Transport.
“This project will not only restore and preserve the Maryfield Tram Depot, but deliver a new permanent home for the Museum of Transport.”
