Purpose

Owned and operated by Bristol City Council,
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) is an accredited museum
housing 2.5 million objects across a broad range of subjects
including 3 individually designated collections. Built in 1905, it
is Grade II* listed.
Protecting the fabric and longevity of the structure will allow
BMAG to continue as a community and civic focal point for Bristol.
We aim to make our building more accessible for everyone and engage
the community in preserving this listed building and reinterpreting
and accessing collections.
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery is already in receipt of
£679,365 from ACE MEND R1 for works to the building. Match
funding of 10% has already been received from Bristol Museums
Development Trust for this project. Tenders have now been received
for the next phase of the work, the lowest of which is
£841,994.65 – resulting in a shortfall of
£150,000.

Content

Approval was given for expenditure of an
additional £150,000 to complete MEND R1 building works to be
funded from the Corporate Landlord Health and Safety budget and
museum reserves to enable the MEND R1 project to be completed
before the deadline of March 2025.