The United Kingdom will invest 270 million pounds in artistic spaces, museums and monuments

The United Kingdom will invest 270 million pounds (326 million euros) to improve infrastructure and the experience of use of museums, artistic spaces and monuments across the country.

Il “Fund for the arts everywhere” It is the initiative announced on Thursday by the Minister of Culture Lisa Nandy, who aims to allocate this sum for hundreds of places to increase “people’s sense of pride for the place where they live”, said the ministry in a press release.

Money will be intended for organizations that need to “Urgent financial support” per remain in business, create infrastructure work and improve their long -term financial capacity.

Among the various investments announced, 85 million pounds (102.6 million euros) will be intended for “A new fund for creative foundations “ To “support urgent work to maintain the country’s cultural centers”, and another 25 million pounds (30 million euros) for infrastructure and maintenance projects.

Another 120 million pounds (144.90 million euros) will be destined to “ensure that national cultural institutions are able to face essential works in their properties “.

In addition, the financial statements of all museums and national galleries will be increased by 5% to “support research and development activities”.

“Funding will allow the arts to continue prospering throughout the United Kingdom, creating good jobs and growthlaying the foundations for our places of culture, museums, libraries and institutions of the heritage, “said Nandy.

Among the offices to which the first investments appear the Museum of Water and Steam and the Foundling Museum in London, as well as other centers in the country such as the Norman style castle of Colchester (South-Western England) and the imposing NewSted abbey (central England).

The British Ministry of Culture has estimated in 660.000 The number of jobs occupied by the cultural sector throughout the country.