Ten London venues get £22 million in funding

Ten venues across London have received £22.3 million in government funding, as part of a wider £75 million funding package for the cultural sector.

The funding is coming from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, which is being administered by Arts Council England. So far some £500 million has been allocated to venues.

The current round of funding was for “major venues” across the UK.

In London, the following venues received funding:

• Bill Kenwright (Theatres) – £1.53 million
• Design Museum – £2.7 million
• Dulwich Picture Gallery – £1.4 million
• English National Ballet – £3 million
• Fabric nightclub – £1.5 million
• London Transport Museum – £1.75 million
• Rambert (dance company) – £1.3 million
• Sadler’s Wells – £2.98 million
• Shakespeare’s Globe – £2.99 million
• The Old Vic Theatre – £3 million

The full list for the rest of the UK is here.

A second round of grants over £1 million and the recipients of the £270 million loans package will be announced in the coming weeks.