Ambitious plans for a flagship museum on Tyneside have received a £5m boost.
Newcastle's £26m Great North Museum will bring together collections from a number of museums in the city and be housed in the revamped Hancock Museum.
On Monday, it was due to be announced the project has received £5m from the TyneWear Partnership via single programme funding from One NorthEast.
The project team has also found out the Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed £8.75m towards the scheme.
The museum will incorporate the Hancock Museum's natural history collections with the archaeological and ethnographic collections at Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities, Shefton Museum and Hatton Gallery.
'Cultural hotspot'
Newcastle University deputy vice-chancellor and Great North Museum project director Prof John Goddard said: "The TyneWear Partnership's support is fantastic news for the project.
"It recognises how much importance this region's police-makers place upon the project and its ability to be a key visitor attraction, bringing visitors both from within and outside the region."
The project is a partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council, Tyne and Wear Museums, the Natural History Society of Northumbria and the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.
TyneWear Partnership chairman Chris Thompson said: "Cultural initiatives like the Great North Museum have an important and transformational role to play in the regeneration of the area.
"As well as celebrating its rich heritage, this facility will contribute greatly to the region's reputation as a cultural hotspot."
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