Worthing's Museum & Art Gallery has a collection of over 200,000 artefacts, costumes and works of art. Worthing's Museum & Art Gallery has a collection of over 200,000 artefacts, costumes and works of art.
In late 2003, the Borough Council announced that they were considering the closure of the Museum & Art Gallery, to save £130,000 in the following year. A huge grass-roots campaign, co-ordinated by the Revolutionary Arts Group's Steve Carroll and Dan Thompson, ensured the survival of the Museum & Art Gallery, collecting over 8000 signatures on a petition in one month.
The Save Worthing Museum & Art Gallery Campaign was supported by...
and 8001 people signed the petition which was delivered to Worthing Borough Council!
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