Renaissance
Renaissance is the MLA’s ground-breaking programme to transform England’s regional museums. From the 30th June 2011, the regional Renaissance Hub structure ceases to exist. 2011-12 is a transitional year for Renaissance, in which £37.6 million of grant funding, previously known as Hub funding, has been made available instead directly to 45 museum services. As part of the transfer of functions from MLA to Arts Council England, ACE will announce its long-term plans for Renaissance in autumn 2011, in time for the 2012-13 budget making process.
Renaissance has enabled us to achieve these Successes at the Royal Pavilion & Museums
- major education projects
- attracting new visitors and encouraging participation
- a lively temporary exhibitions programme
- organisational development and staff training
- improved access and use of collections
New galleries
Micro museums
We have delivered ‘micro museums’ in non-museum locations across Brighton & Hove, in a children’s centre in Whitehawk and a community library in Portslade.
Special projects
The Anglo-Saxon and Egyptology Outreach project provides access to objects from the combined Anglo-Saxon and Egyptology collections of six non-Hub museums and our own holdings. With supporting learning resources and dedicated outreach interpretation officers, this unique package has been delivered to over 3,000 children across Surrey, and East and West Sussex.
The Mental Health Project is a partnership scheme with the Surrey, East & West Sussex Museum Development Service devised to make museums more accessible and appealing to people with mental health issues.
For more information about Renaissance visit http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/renaissance
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