AIM members supported in latest recovery fund award

Hundreds of arts, heritage and cultural organisations across England will receive a share of £107 million from the additional £300 million announced by the Chancellor at March’s budget for the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF), bringing the total cash support package made available for culture during the pandemic to close to £2 billion.

The support for the sector was welcomed by AIM Chair, Andrew Lovett, who tweeted “As many of us are well into recovering and seeing a future, we are trying to repay the trust and confidence placed in us by DCMS, Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, HM Treasury, Secretary of State for DCMS Nadine Dorries and the UK tax payer.”

Lisa Ollerhead, AIM Director said, “We’re really pleased to see this last, much needed, tranche from CRF to support museums over winter and through to Spring 2022. We’re also glad to see visitors coming back and enjoying themselves right around the country.”

Over 30 AIM members are amongst the recipients, including £450,00 to London Transport Museum and £327,652 to Mary Rose Trust.

Sam Mullins OBE, Director of London Transport Museum, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to DCMS and the Arts Council for standing by London Transport Museum, which captures the story of the vital role public transport has always played in shaping London and keeping the city moving. As we plan for the year ahead, this new Culture Recovery Fund grant is supporting a truly sustainable recovery. It will see us continue to re-build after the devastating impact of the pandemic and invest in new programming. When cultural attractions reopened earlier this year it signalled brighter times ahead. Their ongoing recovery is critical to our towns and city centres, as well as the wider UK economy and the country’s wellbeing.”

Dominic Jones, Chief Executive of the Mary Rose Trust, said: “We’re are incredibly grateful for the support through the latest round of Culture Recovery Fund.  It will help us carry on our vital work and ensure we can continue to welcome visitors to our world-class experience here in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.  Everyone has been affected by the pandemic but we are enormously grateful for the Government’s support for the arts and cultural sector.  Without this support over the last 18 months we couldn’t have survived.  We can look forward in a positive way to continuing our recovery and to celebrating the 40th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose in 2022, which is a significant milestone in our history .”

AIM recipients are:

• London Transport Museum
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum
• Tullie House
• SS Great Britain
• The Tank Museum
• Wordsworth Trust
• London Museum of Water & Steam
• Brooklands Museum Trust
• The Story Museum
• Long Shop Museum
• Creswell Craggs
• Aerospace Bristol
• Combined Military Services Museum
• Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum
• Jewish Museum London
• MK Museum
• Mary Rose Trust
• Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft
• Farleys House and Gallery
• Fairground Heritage Centre
• Museum of North Craven Life
• Torquay Museum
• River & Rowing Museum
• Brunel Museum
• Keswick Museum
• Charleston
• The Pen Museum
• Silk heritage – Macclesfield
• East Anglia Transport
• Gunnersbury Park Museum

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