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Horniman to receive £510,000 in government funding

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6 Jul '21

Museums, galleries and heritage organisations have been awarded £60 million to ensure nationally important museum collections and heritage assets are protected for future generations.

The funding, which has been awarded to organisations including the V&A, The Natural History Museum and the British Library has supported 100 projects for essential maintenance works delayed by the pandemic. It will help projects that were stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic reach completion to allow institutions to welcome back visitors this summer.
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Funding was awarded via a competitive process and recognises the impact of the pandemic on commercial revenue streams and cyclical planned maintenance.

Full list of recipients:

The British Museum - £9,800,000

Natural History Museum - £7,605,000

Science Museum Group - £6,171,000

V&A - £5,788,000

TATE - £5,042,000

Imperial War Museums - £3,850,000

National Museums Liverpool - £3,800,000

Historic Royal Palaces - £3,560,000

National Portrait Gallery - £2,968,810

The Royal Parks - £2,255,000

Royal Museums Greenwich - £1,775,000

British Library - £1,301,249

Royal Armouries - £1,138,000

British Film Institute - £1,075,000

National Coal Mining Museum - £1,000,000

Wallace Collection - £575,000

Horniman Museum and Gardens - £510,000

National Gallery - £437,000

Sir John Soane Museum - £242,000

Museum of the Home - £175,000