A new escape room is to be built in a historic Nottingham venue as part of a heritage project. The National Justice Museum, in High Pavement, has received £249,996 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with the funds also being used to create new jobs and deliver more workshops across the country.
Museum bosses say the funds will support the extension the 'NJM on Tour' programme, which delivers courtroom workshops. The new escape room, meanwhile, will be based in the Nottingham gaol.
The attraction will be suitable for all ages and will be linked to the 'historic and legal themes of the Museum'. It is set to open towards the end of the year.
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Improvements are also planned for the museum's retail offering, with improvements planned for merchandise and the products on offer at the site.
Victoria Reeves, Chief Executive for the charity, said: "We are incredibly grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for this support at a key time for the sector. The recovery post coronavirus > Covid, coupled with the cost of living crisis, has significantly impacted museums and this support will help us increase our resilience and capacity plan for the future – it is a hugely exciting time for our whole team’"
The National Justice Museum is based in Nottingham’s former Shire Hall and County Gaol. It opened on the site in April 1995 as the Galleries of Justice, and in 2017 rebranded as the National Justice Museum.
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