Chanukah items from Jewish Museum London on on display at Bradford Synagogue (Photo: Jewish Museum London)[Missing Credit]
Acting director Sue Shave said the grant would have a “huge impact” on the development of future plans and reaching a wider audience. She said: “Our visitor engagement with this broader presence will increase from 28,000 people a year coming to the Camden Museum to a potential audience of 155,000 people per year including schools and community groups, reaching people in different regions around the UK with physical and online collections for the first time.”
Chair of trustees, Nick Viner, said: “We’re delighted that our objects can already be seen around the country, and this support will enable us to expand further our programme of loans and displays, alongside our educational work. Jewish Museum London exists to celebrate the UK’s diverse Jewish community and heritage. Now more than ever, we need to foster understanding between all cultures.”
Jewish Museum London announced the sale of its Camden building in June 2023, citing mounting losses, with plans to find a more suitable and prominent location for a future premises. Last week, its offices moved to the JW3 centre.
A spokesperson for The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the largest dedicated funder of UK heritage, said they had plans to invest £3.6billion raised by National Lottery players in good causes over the next ten years.