Holburne Museum sets £50k Target for Survival
April 21 2020
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The BBC have reported that the Holburne Museum in Bath is looking to raise £50,000 to help keep the museum runnning. This is largely due to the loss of funds due to the current epidemic crisis. They are hoping to raise the amount by a Crowdfunding campaign.
The museums director Chris Stephens said;
The Holburne receives no public funding whatsoever so, when we closed we lost all our income other than donations.
Frustratingly, and fortunately, our current exhibition - Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years - is the most popular show we have ever had.
So we had some cash in the bank, but only enough to last a few weeks. The crowdfunding is a way of raising emergency funds from people who love the Holburne but who we maybe don't know, and to raise awareness of our plight.
The Charleston Trust, who look after the country home of the Bloomsbury Group, have also started an emergency to fight for their survival.
