The
Amazing Stockpile Challenge Review The museums of York are
celebrating a tourism triumph after the economic difficulties failed
to stop the number of visitors to their attractions soaring to new
heights. New figures recently revealed show that during the first six
months of the financial year visitor numbers were up by around 9%
with 317,740 people visiting museums.
Individual
figures show that York Castle Museum saw attendances rise by 11% year
on year after it opened it prison to the public in July. The
Yorkshire Museum saw a massive 16% increase in visitors, then after
the arrival of the Vale of York Viking Hoard in September there was a
doubling in demand. At York Art Gallery visitors increased by 9%.
Tourism bosses are now predicting a 50% increase thanks to the
Yorkshire Museum now being available not only to tourist but also as
a conference and wedding venue.
The
tourism board states in their performance update "This income
stream will help fund capital projects in the Museum Gardens,
Yorkshire Museum, York Art Gallery and the Castle Museum and will be
ploughed back to improve the services we offer the public." It
was not all great news however, the York Theatre Royal produced its
half year report which shows that it received £110,000 grant from
the Arts Council Sustain fund in order to plug any gap in their
income due to affects from the current recession. Yet on a brighter
not it revealed that its recent production of the Railway Children
attracted 26,236 visitors, 2,588 more that last years show.
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