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ACE announces Renaissance funded museums

Sixteen museums have been successful in their bids for a share of £20 million of Renaissance funding from the Arts Council of England.

The 16 museums are:

•    Beamish and Bowes Museum
•    Birmingham Museums Trust (Birmingham City Council, Thinktank)
•    Bristol City Council
•    Cumbria Museums Consortium (Tullie House, Wordsworth Trust, Lakeland Arts Trust)
•    Horniman Museum and Gardens
•    Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
•    Leeds Museums and Galleries
•    Manchester Partnership (Manchester City Galleries, Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery)
•    Museum of London
•    Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service
•    Oxford University Museums and Oxfordshire County Museums Service
•    Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter and Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
•    Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton and Hove
•    Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
•    University of Cambridge Museums
•    York Museums Trust

Unfortunately, this means that there were no successful bids in the East Midlands region. 

Added on: 30 January 2012

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