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Disused former art gallery to be sold owing to spiralling costs
A former art gallery has been put up for sale after failing to cover running costs when grant funding ran out.
The Yare Gallery in Great Yarmouth opened in 2021 following the collapse of the Norfolk Nelson Museum, which shut in 2019.
Grant funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the government’s Culture Recovery Fund ran out in 2023.
The Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust, which owns the building, says it cannot afford to keep the premises mothballed.
The property, 26 South Quay, is a Grade II listed building and is being marketed at just under £300,000 with freehold tenure.
Bernard Williamson, the chairman of the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust, said the building was purchased and restored in the early 2000s to create the Norfolk Nelson Museum, marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
