£8.6m boost for culture in Manchester

Theatres, museums and festivals will share in an £8.6m boost to arts and creativity in the Greater Manchester region.

The investment in the Greater Manchester Culture Fund – a 23% increase on the £7m allocated in 2018 – will benefit 35 cultural organisations across 10 boroughs. For the first time this year, literature and carnival arts organisations have received grants alongside museums, heritage, theatre, film, dance, music, and visual arts organisations.

The successful applicants include Manchester International Fesitval (MIF), HOME, Royal Exchange Theatre, Oldham Coliseum, Halle Orchestra and Manchester Pride.