£60m shared between 20 heritage organisations

Twenty heritage organisations in England will receive a share of £60m in a new wave of funding from DCMS.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the money will “safeguard the priceless collections and heritage at many of our beloved cultural institutions".

The British Museum receives the largest grant, with the majority of its £9.8m award earmarked for essential maintenance work.

£7.6m has been awarded to the Natural History Museum and £6.1m to the Science Museum.

DCMS says funding was awarded in recognition of “the impact of the pandemic on commercial revenue streams and cyclical planned maintenance".