National Museums Liverpool is welcoming people into its sites to keep warm this winter as the living crisis bites and energy prices soar.
People across the city are worried about how they are going to keep warm after the energy price cap skyrocketed from £1,971 to £3,549. While museums across the city are struggling themselves in the living crisis they don't want anyone to go without and so have welcomed people to visit.
This comes after museums and libraries across the nation recognise their potential role as a haven for families struggling. The buildings provide a warm shelter to help reduce excess winter deaths linked to freezing conditions for homeless people and for families who are struggling to keep on top of energy payments.
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Director of National Museums Liverpool Laura Pye said: “As energy costs continue to rise, we’re aware that many people will be struggling to make ends meet over the coming months. Our museums and galleries are public spaces, so the comfort of our visitors is of the upmost importance to us.
"Visitors are always welcome, whether it be to see one of our exhibitions, use our wifi or simply to keep warm for a bit. The increasing cost of living is a real concern for us as an organisation too, as there is the potential for rising energy prices to affect our daily operations going forward.”
Liverpool museums are welcoming people with open arms this years despite the national call for support to keep all public buildings open. Public organisations across the country expressed their concern over the hike in energy.
The Museums Association’s policy manager Alistair Brown told The Guardian that public institutions may need extra funding from the Government just to stay open and heated during their regular hours.
He said: "People are beginning to understand the scale of the crisis and we don’t want to reduce the hours that museums are open.’
Similarly the chief executive of Libraries Connected, Isobel Hunter, said: ‘Central government should provide councils with additional funding this winter to meet rising energy costs, which would help ensure libraries stay open as vital warm refuges for their communities."
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