Friday, November 20, 2009

Birmingham museum receives £4.8 million funding for history project

Birmingham Museum and Gallery has been granted £4.8 million to create a new wing dedicated to the history of Birmingham.

The museum, which also hopes to be home to the Staffordshire Hoard, was awarded the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The money will be used to boost the £9.7million project Birmingham – A City in the Making project, which includes the development of a new wing of galleries focussing on the history and development of Birmingham and its people...

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