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<p>Following the outcome of the spending review in July 2013, the reduction in resource and capital grants for the national museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was limited to 5% in 2015-16. In addition, a package of operational and financial freedoms has been granted to national museums and galleries which will help them act more strategically, increase revenues from their commercial operations and attract more philanthropic donations. In the light of this settlement, the Science Museum Group confirmed that all of its museums will remain open.</p><p>The Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries held a round table meeting on 16 September at the National Media Museum in Bradford, to discuss plans for securing a sustainable future for that museum. In attendance were local MPs, and representatives of the Science Museum Group, Bradford city council, the university of Bradford, Bradford college, Bradford academy, and the Chamber of Commerce.</p> |