Museums Fear for the Future As Crisis Looms ; Exhibitions Face the Axe in Survival Battle

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MUSEUMS on Tyneside may have to drop big exhibitions or reduce their opening hours as ministers prepare huge funding cuts, it has been warned.

Mark Taylor, director of the national Museum Association, said Tyneside faced a double blow as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport prepares to make a 25% budget cut while councils await news of huge funding reductions.

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Museums Fear for the Future As Crisis Looms ; Exhibitions Face the Axe in Survival Battle

Mr Taylor said that once arts groups in Tyneside knew the result of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review in October they would be asked to set out plans for drastic savings.

These will likely includ...

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