BMAG Needs Help
July 9 2020
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Trust (BMAG) is the latest cultural institution in the UK to make a public appeal for their survival.
This comes as the museum shared news that they were unsuccessful in their application to the Arts Council England (ACE) Emergency Response Fund. Here is an online report by the ACE explaining where £64.8m worth of recent grants were awarded to.
As the museum explains in their post above:
There is no doubt that this is a very challenging time for Birmingham Museums Trust, as it is for many cultural organisations. The impact of closing our doors and the decreased footfall expected over the coming months ahead leaves us in a very difficult position. Our priority must be to secure the long-term financial sustainability of the Trust so we can be there for our audiences for many years to come, but we will need support to do this.
AHN posted news a few months ago that the trust is also looking for a new CEO whose job it will be to secure the future of this institution. One hopes that the principle gallery in Britain's second largest city, with such a rich collection of art, will be able to turn their fortunes around.
In the meantime, here is a link to BMAG's Just Giving Page where donations are welcomed.
