V&A Dundee will be enhancing its role as Scotland’s design museum by developing a national remit as the centre for design.
The museum will be working in partnerships to develop Scotland’s design capacity as a nation and embed the role of design in its long-term economic and social recovery from the pandemic.
New partnerships will be formed with businesses, charities, universities and secondary schools to develop design skills, offer community outreach activities and address social and business challenges, including the crisis of waste in the fashion industry.
The Scottish Government is providing additional funding of £2m a year for three years to support these ambitions, in addition to its current commitment of £1m a year.
More than a million people have visited the V&A since it first opened in September 2018, bringng an estimated £75m economic boost to Scotland in its first year. The new funding will provide long-term financial sustainability for the organisation and protect museum jobs.