Rotorua Museum closure leaves council spending $300k yearly to store hidden art collection
Rotorua Lakes Council spends over $300,000 annually storing and insuring a $21 million art collection unseen by the public for a decade.
Rotorua Lakes Council is spending more than $300,000 each year to store, insure and maintain a $21 million-plus art collection. Much of the collection has remained unseen by the public since Rotorua Museum closed in 2016. The council also holds nearly $8 million in privately owned artworks as part of the stored collection.
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Rotorua Museum closure: Council spends more than $300k a year to store $21.5m art collection
The council holds nearly $8m in privately owned artworks.
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Council spends over $300k a year to store art unseen for a decade
Rotorua Lakes Council is spending more than $319,000 a year to store, insure and maintain a $21 million-plus art collection – much of which the public hasn't seen since Rotorua Museum closed in 2016.