Funding for Glasgow's World-leading Cultural Attractions

That the Parliament congratulates Glasgow Life and The Burrell Collection, which was gifted to Glasgow by the late shipping magnate, William Burrell, on winning the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023; notes that the six-year refurbishment and redisplay of one of Scotland's largest art collections was regarded by the judges as world-class; considers that the potential loss of 37 of 128 posts within Glasgow Life would degrade the quality and potential of Glasgow’s 10 museums and art galleries; believes that Glasgow Life’s reported proposal to cut these jobs would be detrimental to the ability of the organisation to undertake world-leading exhibition and renovation programmes; recognises that a number of culturally significant attractions in the city, such as the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green, have reportedly been unable to secure the necessary capital investment to remain fully operational in recent years, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government to recognise the national and global importance of Glasgow’s museums and art galleries by providing direct national funding for their operation and upkeep on a similar basis to that of top Edinburgh attractions.