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| Dundee's V&A museum gets £9.4m lottery boost | Dundee's V&A museum gets £9.4m lottery boost |
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| The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced it is to make a £9.4m grant to Dundee's V&A museum project. | The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced it is to make a £9.4m grant to Dundee's V&A museum project. |
| The team behind the ambitious project said the funding was a massive boost towards getting the museum completed on time. | The team behind the ambitious project said the funding was a massive boost towards getting the museum completed on time. |
| They also dismissed reports that the final cost of the building is set to run over budget from the initial estimate of £45m | They also dismissed reports that the final cost of the building is set to run over budget from the initial estimate of £45m |
| The grant will go towards the costs of the building, including its galleries. | |
| The museum on the city's waterfront is due to open in late 2016. | The museum on the city's waterfront is due to open in late 2016. |
| Project director Philip Long said: "V&A at Dundee will help bring new jobs, new prosperity to the city. | Project director Philip Long said: "V&A at Dundee will help bring new jobs, new prosperity to the city. |
| "Today is a moment to savour, to celebrate, because this really signals the countdown to the opening of the project." | "Today is a moment to savour, to celebrate, because this really signals the countdown to the opening of the project." |
| He said: "Scotland's achievement in design is world-class and centuries old. The development of V&A at Dundee will for the first time provide Scotland with a dedicated centre to celebrate that achievement" | |
| Deputy chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund Dame Seona Reid said: "Today's decision brings HLF's investment in Scottish museums and art galleries to over £177m | |
| "This new world-class museum is an exciting addition to the sector providing a source of education and delight for visitors" | |
| The Scottish Government has also committed £15m to the project and Creative Scotland is currently considering a funding submission. | |
| Museum directors are also seeking a further £15m from private sources, with £6.7m having already been raised. | |
| The Scottish Design Galleries within the V&A will tell the story of Scotland's contribution to global design, with exhibits ranging from the seventeenth century to the present day. |