The Cultural Transformation Capital Programme aims to support public libraries, local museums and archive services to transform service delivery, modernise their facilities and improve their offer to people and communities. The programme is a further investment in local cultural sectors.
The programme, which focuses on improving access, partnership working, decarbonisation, and the development of more sustainable services. Since 2017, more than £10.5m has been provided, helping to transform these vital services.
The 2024-25 cycle will support 6 projects, 3 museums and 3 libraries. The value of this year’s programme is just over £1.271m.
From transforming spaces to be better used by their communities, enabling greater access and participation and supporting the health and well-being of users, to preserving collections for future generations, the programme is proving to be a vital lifeline to these services and their communities.
Each of the projects supported aligns with and supports the delivery of the well-being goals enshrined in the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, our commitments in the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan and progress towards a Net Zero Wales.
The CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket’s project Cricket has been, and still is, a game for everyone will benefit from a grant contribution to support the museum in preserving and celebrating cricket and its rich cultural heritage and increasing engagement opportunities for local Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
Denbighshire County Council has been awarded a funding to develop Plas Newydd, improving their exhibition spaces to enable greater access to the story and collections of the Ladies of Llangollen.
Information on all projects funded through the recent grant window are available here https://www.gov.wales/transformation-capital-grants-programme-grants-awarded
A further grant window has recently closed and will provide funding to successful projects from April 2025.
