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Museum of Welsh Cricket among six local venues to share £1.2m
Capital grants will support organisations to build resilience and sustainability
The Museum of Welsh Cricket has received a £246,000 towards a project celebrating the diverse culture and history of cricket.
The grant from the Welsh Government’s Cultural Transformation Capital Grant Programme will support an exhibition entitled “Cricket has been, and still is, a game for everyone”, which will highlight the contributions of women, LGBTQ+ people and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to the sport.
The funding will be used to improve collections care, add new technology and create public art murals at the museum.
The venue is among six local museums and libraries to receive funding from this round of the grant programme, which aims to help organisations preserve collections for future generations, as well as improve accessibility and sustainability.
Other successful projects include £300,000 for the refurbishment and modernisation of Cwmbran Library, and almost £300,000 for the redevelopment of the House of Death ground floor gallery at the Egypt Centre, Swansea University.
Awen Cultural Trust is receiving around £130,000 for the Betws Library Modernisation Project, while Ceredigion County Council will get from £210,000 for the development of the new Aberaeron Library. Denbighshire Council is receiving over £82,000 to improve the main exhibition room at Plas Newydd in Llangollen.
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Supporting local museums is part of the Welsh Government’s recently announced Draft Priorities for Culture, a strategy which aims to ensure culture is resilient, and local heritage is supported to thrive and be sustainable for future generations to enjoy. The strategy is currently out for consultation.
Wales’s new minister for culture, Jack Sargeant, said: “Culture and heritage are crucial to Wales. From telling the important stories of our past to celebrating the Wales we live in today and the Cultural Transformation Programme is central in helping organisations do exactly that.
“This exciting project at Museum of Welsh Cricket shows the importance of representing and engaging with everyone from different backgrounds and how people are brought together through culture.”
He added: “Culture and heritage play an important role in our communities, including our health and wellbeing. I’m pleased to have awarded this funding for local museums and libraries which do so much to preserve and share local heritage.”