The Devil’s Porridge Museum has received more than £100,000 from Museums Galleries Scotland and Visit Scotland.
The funding will support the museum to prepare for re-opening on April 26, enable it to work on new projects and add new features. “It is Covid Recovery and Resilience funding so some of it is to help ensure we can re-open and ensure that we are as safe and clean as we can be for our visitors” explained Judith Hewitt, museum manager.
The museum café has also been refurbished. Chairman Richard Brodie said: "Thanks to the funding we have been able to invest in our cafe and create an elegant and comfortable space for coffee drinkers and those looking for a tasty lunch. The furniture and decor has been specially chosen to reflect a Rennie Mackintosh style which was embraced by the architects who designed the garden villages of Eastriggs and Gretna and the WW1 state management pubs and coffee houses."