Seventeen North West cultural venues, local museums and libraries are set to receive a share of almost £17 million from the Government part of the Arts Everywhere Fund including Salford’s Lowry Centre and Manchester’s People’s History Museum
Bramall Hall in Stockport (MEND) has been awarded £1,000,000 via Stockport Museums to support the upgrade of critical infrastructure at the Grade I listed museum.
The building is one of the best-preserved timber-framed manor houses in England, with a rare suite of 16th Century wall paintings and pendentive plaster ceiling,
The award will safeguard Bramall Hall for the residents of Stockport and will ensure that future generations can continue to explore this nationally significant heritage site.
Rochdale Borough Council has been awarded £140,000 to support the transformation of three of its libraries into community and cultural hubs. It will also support the purchase of flexible, modern library furniture to create welcoming and culturally enriching spaces for the local community, and the improvement of digital technology and printing facilities which will be accessible to residents outside of standard library opening times.
Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy said:
“I want everyone, everywhere to feel a sense of pride about where they come from. Cultural organisations across the North West are important custodians of local identity and play a key role in the story we tell ourselves as a nation.
“Our Arts Everywhere Fund is delivering on our commitment to support cultural assets across the country, increasing access and preserving them for future generations. This is demonstrated by grants announced today that will benefit seventeen culture venues, museums, and library services across the North West.
“Arts and culture are the beating hearts of our communities, they have the power to unite us in the face of division and break down barriers to opportunity. We want to harness the power to help us build a brighter future for the people of the North West.”
