6th September 2009, 10:10 PM
Grants for construction and refurbishment work at 34 museums throughout the UK have been announced by culture minister Barbara Follett.
The ?4m grants include ?150,000 for the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes.
The grant will be used to create a new Bronze Age Gallery to house material excavated from the heart of the Stonehenge World Heritage site.
The new gallery will feature Britain's richest Bronze Age burial, found at Bush Barrow, near Stonehenge.
The finds from the burial have been described as 'Britain's first Crown Jewels'. The gold finds will be on permanent display in Wiltshire for the first time in generations.
The Museum is home to the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, and the new displays will be at the heart of a revitalised museum, which will also feature a lift to enable access to all the museum displays. The new gallery will be developed in collaboration with the planned new Stonehenge Visitor Centre.
IF only the could also find money for the Peat Moors Centre in Somerset, which is set to be closed due to lack of funding despite local and national protest.
Think on!
The ?4m grants include ?150,000 for the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes.
The grant will be used to create a new Bronze Age Gallery to house material excavated from the heart of the Stonehenge World Heritage site.
The new gallery will feature Britain's richest Bronze Age burial, found at Bush Barrow, near Stonehenge.
The finds from the burial have been described as 'Britain's first Crown Jewels'. The gold finds will be on permanent display in Wiltshire for the first time in generations.
The Museum is home to the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, and the new displays will be at the heart of a revitalised museum, which will also feature a lift to enable access to all the museum displays. The new gallery will be developed in collaboration with the planned new Stonehenge Visitor Centre.
IF only the could also find money for the Peat Moors Centre in Somerset, which is set to be closed due to lack of funding despite local and national protest.
Think on!
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Thomas Rainborough 1647
Thomas Rainborough 1647