Preston's Harris is awarded £680,000 after retaining prestigious National Portfolio status
The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library is celebrating retaining its National Portfolio Status status for 2023 – 26. Awarded by the, National Portfolio Organisations are leaders in their areas, with a collective responsibility to protect and develop our national arts and cultural ecology. The Arts Council have also awarded a further three years of funding with a grant of £687,420.
Councillor Peter Kelly, Preston City Council Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure Services, said: “The team at the Harris and Preston City Council are delighted about the generous grant awarded from Arts Council England. We are enormously grateful for their continued funding which will support the programme of fantastic and varied events and activities around the City of Preston while the building is closed for the transformational Harris Your Place capital project.
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