Purpose

To fund the next stage of work to develop plans and a business case for the Fashion Museum Collection Study Centre. The collection's home at the Fashion Museum was vacated in March 2023. The proposed new Collection Study Centre being developed in partnership with Bath Spa University will provide an improved home for the collection and for the first time inclusively open it up for researchers, designers, makers, start-ups, students and communities, for physical and virtual access.

Decision

To fully approve capital amounting to £500k from the provisional programme item Collections Study Centre of £500k.

Alternative options considered

This work to develop the plans for the Collection Study Centre will ensure the collection has an appropriate new home.