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Apparently Art Galleries are now `elitist`!
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Southampton Coucil are flogging off a few Old Masters - works from their local municipal gallery, which has paintings by Turner, Monet and Burne-Jones among others - in order to cover a shortfall in their budget. The shortfall is that they`ve committed to build a Heritage Centre themed on the Titanic. In a radio interview today, a Council Mogul informed us that art galleries are Elitist and a Heritage Centre would make culture more accessible to ordinary people.
I assumne other Councils are watching this with interest, so you might want to keep an eye on your local galleries!