National Holocaust Centre & Museum receives Arts Council England grant
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was founded in 1995 by Christians and is Britain’s only dedicated Holocaust museum
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum announced on Thursday that its role as National Portfolio Organisation has been renewed for three more years by the Arts Council England.
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was founded in 1995 by the Christians — the Smith family — and is Britain’s only dedicated Holocaust museum.
Its education department engages with primary, secondary and tertiary level students and adult groups around the UK.
Marc Cave, Museum Director thanked the Council for the grant of £400,000 a year, which is an annual increase of £100,000, saying “with this increased support for the next three years, we’ll be able to apply an ever-richer level of experiential, narrative and tech creativity to the job in hand.”
“And as a Londoner, may I say how good it is to be able to make a national impact from a region other than London!” he added.
Peter Knott, Area Director for Arts Council England praised the centre for using research and cutting-edge digital technology “to keep stories of Holocaust survivors alive.”
“We’re delighted to be increasing our investment in their work over the next three years. They provide strong learning and educational programmes for students, children and young people to ensure that the next generation can learn from the past and it’ll be great to see them continue to educate and inspire people in Nottinghamshire and beyond,” he added.
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