Arts and culture in England was thrown a lifeline last night after the Government announced a £1.57bn support package for the beleaguered sector.
The money, in the form of emergency grants and loans, will help protect the country’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions.
Thousands of organisations including theatres, museums, galleries and live music venues have been pushed to the brink by the coronavirus lockdown.
Many venues have warned that they will go out of business in the coming months without support - with some already closing their doors permanently.
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