UK's only peace museum to move to bigger venue
Salts Mill in Saltaire will be the new home for the Peace Museum, which has been in Bradford city centre since 1998It is the only museum of its kind, focusing on peace and peacemakers, in the UKThe museum is due to reopen to the public in summer 2024The UK's only museum dedicated to the history of peace and peacemakers is to move to a new venue so it can show off more of its extensive collections.
A National Lottery Heritage Grant of just over £245,000 had helped secure a new home at Salts Mills in Saltaire, Shipley, staff said.Image source,A crowdfunding bid to raise money for the museum's move away from its site in Piece Hall Yard, Bradford, was launched in 2020 Those included the 60 steps within the Bradford city centre site which posed accessibility problems as well as structural issues with the building itself which meant the collection could no longer be stored safely.
He added: "This is particularly exciting in light of Bradford receiving City of Culture for 2025, as we'll be able to welcome visitors from all over the world to our brand new museum in the heart of the district."
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