Michael Maggs, Chair of Trustees at Frome Museum, is delighted announce that Museum Development South West has awarded the museum a grant of £4,500 to help tackle social exclusion in Frome.

The funds will be used to help the museum gain a better understanding of its visitors, as well as those who do not currently visit, and to work towards becoming a more inclusive and open organisation that reaches out to new audiences.

The museum will work with specialist consultants to produce a report that will help improve physical and other access to the premises and the collections, and to conduct research among existing and potential audiences.

Michael Maggs says: "We believe that museums are for everyone. We welcome this opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills that will help us attract and engage with a more diverse range of visitors in the future."

Frome Museum is open between 10.00am and 2.00pm Tuesdays to Saturdays and on Frome Independent Market Sundays. Admission is free.

To find out more, visit frome-museum.org