Norwich Castle to receive six figures for upgrades
The Norfolk site is one of many across the country to receive a share of the £4 million pot
Last updated 10th Apr 2026
Local museums across the country have received £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture - and Norwich Castle is home to one of them.
24 museums have been nominated to receive a share of the fund, given out by a partnership between the DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) and the charity Wolfson Foundation.
The fund, which has awarded more than £50 million over the past 24 years, aims to support museums by improving displays, enhancing collection care and making exhibitions more accessible to visitors.
Yesterday (9 April), the Museums Minister Baroness Twycross and Wolfson Foundation CEO Paul Ramsbottom visited Norwich Castle, which has been awarded £228,900.
The pair met with local representatives to discuss how the investment will enable Norwich Castle to upgrade the gallery infrastructure, remodel and update display cases and reinterpret collections,
Baroness Twycross said: “We want to ensure that everyone, everywhere can experience arts and culture in the area they call home and this fund plays a key role in making that possible."
Other projects that have received funding in the latest round
North West
• Platt Hall (Manchester City Galleries) - £38,700
• Manchester Museum - £200,000
North East
• Segedunum Roman Fort - £213,100
• Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books - £316,200
• Museum of Hartlepool - £218,400
• Kirkleatham Museum - £272,000
South East
• Reading Museum - £80,000
• Weald and Downland Living Museum - £227,000
• Booth Museum of Natural History - £139,900
• Pitt Rivers Museum - £55,000
South West
• SS Great Britain - £46,300
• Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon - £103,000
• Bristol Museum and Art Gallery - £317,100
• The Burton at Bideford - £86,500
West Midlands
• Barber Institute of Fine Arts - £150,000
• British Motor Museum - £147,700
• Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - £183,100
• Black Country Living Museum - £272,000
East Midlands
• National Tramway Museum - £210,600
East of England
• Food Museum - £357,600
London
• Garden Museum - £75,000
Yorkshire and the Humber
• Thackray Museum of Medicine - £39,900
• Hepworth Wakefield - £22,000