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Queensland Maritime Museum to close forever on New Year’s Eve
In a letter to members, volunteers and stakeholders on Friday, museum chief executive Emma Di Muzio said there was no financial lifeline on the horizon.
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“Careful fiscal planning and projections have QMM closing its doors permanently on December 31, 2020, to avoid insolvency,” Ms Di Muzio said.
“Since March 2019, QMM has been working closely with our state government and Brisbane Marketing to meet with potential investors.
“QMM has also been lucky to receive a long list of grants from all levels of government as well as private organisations which have helped our museum to achieve some major milestones.
“However, securing ongoing operational funding has continually eluded QMM.
“Even a small percentage of the Australian National…
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