This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Keep Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery open and stop cuts to Museum Services!
Shropshire Council has just released their 3 year financial plan,where the budget against the Museum Service is removed completely from 1st April 2017. There is a risk that all Shropshire Museums and associated services will close.
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Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery has only just, in the last two years, moved from Rowleys House to the Music Hall having received funding for this change. It is a vibrant and informative space for the community and tourism. It has hosted some incredible special exhibitions, included Secret Egypt and Valhalla; life and death in Viking Britain and provides excellent learning opportunities with there stellar education team. If this space is closed we will be losing an important part of Shropshire
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