Ipswich Museum awarded £150,000 for redevelopment
It comes ahead of a major renovation project in the autumn
Ipswich Museum has been awarded a grant of £150,000 to put towards a major redevelopment of the building.
The cash has been given to the Friends of the Ipswich Museums from the Garfield Weston Founds.
The Victorian-era museum is due to close in the autumn for the renovation, which will add gallery and education space, a new coffee shop and improved shop and toilets.
The project is set to cost around £8.7m in total, partly funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund.
Richard Wilson, Chair of the Friends, said:
“This grant is an acknowledgement of the museum’s excellent redevelopment plans, and of the positive relationship that our charity has with the Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service and with Ipswich Borough Council.”
Carole Jones, from Ipswich Borough Council, said:
“I am very pleased to hear that the Friends of Ipswich Museum have won this funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation. This will be a great help in our refurbishment of the Ipswich Museum. The Friends of Ipswich Museum have been a constant support for the museum and like them, we are looking forward to its transformation.”