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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ross Hunter

Edinburgh art gallery forced to shut as funding crisis hits cultural sector

A MODERN art gallery has been forced to close its doors for the rest of the year due to a severe crisis in funding.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Modern Two building has been shut to the public after its director-general warned last month that the institution was in financial difficulty.

Speaking to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee at Holyrood in September, Sir John Leighton said that the various crises facing the cultural sector would lead to a “massively reduced offer”.

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