HEFCE announces over £10.5 million for university museums and galleries

01 July 2010

HEFCE will distribute just over £10.5 million to university museums and galleries in England for the academic year 2010-11. The funding will support 33 individual museums and galleries in 19 universities and colleges.

The museums and galleries cover a wide range of topics, including fine arts, cartoons, design, science, archaeology and rural life.

The funding announcement was made following a review led by Sir Muir Russell, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. The review panel considered submissions against three criteria:

• provision of service to the wider research community
• provision of a high-quality teaching experience to the wider higher education community
• activities which promote and provide the opportunity of successful participation in higher education and lifelong learning.

HEFCE Chief Executive, Sir Alan Langlands, said:

'Universities and colleges play an important role in the cultural heritage of the country, holding some of the finest and most important collections of artefacts in the country. By funding such a diverse and significant range of museums and galleries we recognise their important role in education and research and our responsibility to ensure that those collections are accessible to the public.'

The funding announced today recognises the significant extra cost incurred by universities supporting museums and galleries which provide such significant services to the higher education community outside of their host institution.

Complete list of funded museums and galleries

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