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The RSC welcomes the government’s celebration of the anniversary of Jennie Lee’s White Paper for the Arts and its announcement of the £85m Creative Foundations Fund, an urgently needed intervention. Ageing capital infrastructure remains a tremendous drag on the sector’s ability to create the work for which it is globally celebrated and maximise its economic and social contribution. We stand ready to work with the government and other stakeholders to ensure that theatre buildings are [...] Hundreds of arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings will receive a share of more than £270 million as part of an Arts Everywhere Fund from the government, supporting jobs and creating opportunities for young people to learn creative skills while helping to boost people’s sense of pride in where they live. [...] The Lowry warmly welcomes the Government’s announcement of a major capital fund for arts venues, an essential and much-needed investment in the future of the UK’s cultural infrastructure. This new funding is a vital step in ensuring that theatres, galleries, museums, and arts centres across the country can continue to serve their audiences for generations to come.