Three Jewish centres will receive Arts Council funding after being approved for national portfolio status.

The National Holocaust Centre and Museum will get a funding boost of £1.2 million. The centre, which opened in Nottinghamshire in 1995, will receive £300,000 a year for the next four years.

Phil Lyons, the centre’s chief executive, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be joining the Arts Council’s national portfolio. The centre does exceptionally important work, both in keeping alive the history of the events of the Holocaust, and working with young people and adults today.”

The Jewish Museum in London will pick up £880,000 across four years from 2018. It is the first time the museum has received Arts Council funding.

Abigail Morris, director of the Jewish Museum London, said: “We are absolutely thrilled.”

Manchester’s Jewish Museum also joins the portfolio from April 2018, with £410,000 of funding in the four-year period.

Max Dunbar, chief executive, said: “We will be able to produce new and innovative work, using our collections and historic synagogue site to reach new and diverse audiences.”