Council proposes to close Bromley Museum

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Bromley Council in London is proposing to close Bromley Museum and sell Orpington Priory, the 700-year-old building that houses its displays.

Under the Conservative-run council’s proposal, the museum’s two permanent staff would be made redundant and two unstaffed galleries would be created at Bromley Central Library to display part of the borough’s collections. The council is also proposing to discontinue the museum’s education services.

The move to the library will cost nearly £400,000 in capital investment upfront, which the council said would be funded by the sale of the Grade II* listed building. The council plans to cease almost all revenue funding for the museum by 2017-18.