Nottinghamshire's museums are in line to get more than £23 million of extra Arts Council England funding over the next three years, it has been announced. In total, 19 organisations across the county will receive a share of almost £7.7 million each year - in a bid to ensure that more people can find fulfilling art and culture on their doorsteps.
It comes as Arts Council England has revealed details of its new national portfolio of funded organisations for 2023-26. From Ashfield to Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood, the Arts Council’s Levelling Up for Culture Places in Nottinghamshire will receive £1.2 million of new investment, as part of the 78 designated towns and cities that will receive their share of £43.5 million of funding in the next three years.
Additional funding for places where cultural investment and opportunity has previously been low, will support newcomers to the portfolio including Mansfield Museum and Mansfield Palace Theatre, Newark Museum, Newark Palace Theatre and National Civil War Centre. Established organisations such as Nottingham Playhouse, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum and Writing East Midlands will also see investment.
