'I find it difficult to understand how reducing our museum conservation department by some 40% ... can be anything other than devastating for our collections.'
Glasgow's "world renowned” museums will maintain their accredited status despite a "devastating" reduction in the number of conservation staff, the city's culture leader has insisted.
Bailie Annette Christie, City Convener for Culture, Sport and International Relations, said: “The impact of the proposals that you refer to have been very carefully considered. Councillor Ferguson said she was glad the proposals were being carefully considered, but admitted she feared the cuts would be "devastating" for the museums.
“We rightly claim that our collections are world renowned but I wonder if the convenor can tell us for how much longer we will be able to say that.” “This is a city of innovation and as I said in my first remarks the concentration is on making sure to maintain that museum accreditation.
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