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Funding boost for Swansea gallery revamp
Plans for a major multi-million pound refurbishment of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea, South Wales have been handed a £3.5m funding boost by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Funding for the scheme has been made available by the Assembly government as part of its Strategic Capital Investment Fund, which will complement £2m pledged by the Arts Council of Wales and £500,000 from Swansea Council. All of the galleries, exhibitions, education and study areas at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery are set to benefit from improved access, with the construction of a new lift and rationalised levels planned as part of the revamp.
The project is set to include the renovation of the existing education room and improved facilities for the venue's work with schools; the creation of a new public space in the external courtyard, improved social spaces and a new storage area. Swansea Council's cabinet member for culture, recreation and tourism, Graham Thomas, said: "This funding is terrific news because it will help preserve the Glynn Vivian's listed building status and heritage as part of a scheme to develop a visitor experience that befits the needs and aspirations of the 21st Century visitor.
"The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has always been one of Swansea's most treasured cultural attractions but over recent years it's suffered from access issues and lack of space for collections and interpretation." Welsh heritage minister Alun Ffred Jones added: "This capital investment will go towards the repair and consolidation of a significant heritage building and collection in Swansea, which will no doubt enable the gallery to build on its existing national and international reputation.
"The project will also strengthen the tourism infrastructure and is part of a wider vision for an arts quarter in the city - a vision which is based on the use of important older buildings to house creative businesses in a coherent single area."
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