Endowment funds worth $1.4 million each will go to museums in six Manitoba communities, part of a plan to support the preservation of Manitoba history and heritage, the province announced today. The signature museum sustainability funds will go to each of seven "signature museums," Cox said, for a total provincial price tag of $10 million. The funds will be administered by each museum's community foundation, and interest generated will go to support each museum. The museums that will receive the funds are:The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon. The province is also spending $200,000 on a signature museum capacity building fund, to be managed by the Winnipeg Foundation.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2020 15:56 UTC