A fundraising initiative to support post-pandemic reopening and recovery in Dundee has reached its target of £1m.
The Dundee Cultural Recovery Fund, launched in August last year, will benefit Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee Heritage Trust, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee Science Centre, and V&A Dundee, which led the fundraising campaign.
Philanthropists have contributed £500,000, activating pledge by The Northwood Charitable Trust to match funding pound for pound.
The money will support the city’s cultural organisations as they prepare for activities this summer, including a major exhibition of new work by British artist Emma Talbot at Dundee Contemporary Arts, new digital season of theatre, dance, musicals and live music at Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre, and V&A Dundee’s new exhibition Night Fever: Designing Club Culture.
Tim Allan, Chair of V&A Dundee, described the fundraiser as “a truly unique campaign, unlike anything else in the UK”. It was “important that V&A Dundee utilised its resources and skills during the pandemic to lead this fundraising and it has been a huge success”, he said.