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UK museums to benefit as Art Fund announces details of schemes worth 1 million to boost collections

LONDON.- As part of its commitment to boost funding to museums and galleries by over 50% by 2014, the Art Fund announces that six museums and galleries (including one partnership) have secured a share of £600,000 funding from RENEW – the scheme that will enable museums and galleries to build new collections of fine, decorative or applied art. £500,000 from the funding pot has been allocated so far with a further £100,000 still to be announced. The initiative is funded thanks to a grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation as part of its 50th birthday celebrations. RENEW aims to build future centres of excellence by supporting fresh areas of collecting. 41 galleries applied for a share of the funding and the following five projects across six museums and galleries have been successful in their bids to build new collections: *Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology awarded £100,000 towards building a collection of