Last year its future was under threat and campaigns were launched to save it but now Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry is celebrating after the Chancellor gives it £800,000.
George Osborne made the announcement during his visit to the City last week along with a £4 million grant for a new materials science centre at Manchester University.
The money will be used to kick start plans for a purpose-designed world class temporary exhibition gallery.
The Museum will develop and stage internationally renowned displays that can both meet the huge appetite for science in the North West and tour the world and according to the Chancellor, to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
This investment will allow the Museum to work up detailed plans and begin fundraising.
Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group, said:
This investment is an enormous boost to the Museum of Science & Industry and of huge importance to our growth and our reputation as a museum at the cutting-edge of science. Our site is steeped in history, our collections encapsulate all that is great about Manchester and our year-round exhibition programme already attracts tens of thousands of visitors from across the region.
