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Ok - for my devoted legions of twitter followers (legions is perhaps an exaggeration), here& #39;s why West Yorkshire& #39;s local authority museums will be vital in any post-Covid economic recovery, and here& #39;s a gif of Chris Pratt to whet your appetite /1
New figures literally hot off the press show that last year, West Yorkshire’s local authority museums were visited by 2,068,137 people and contributed nearly £39 million to the regional economy. /2
Think that& #39;s all? No! Thanks to their use of local services, our museums also supported 147 external jobs in the region, worth another £4.8M. /3
The figures, produced by WYLAMP, the West Yorkshire Local Authority Museums Partnership, cover the period April 2019 to March 2020, before the Covid outbreak. /4
We (that is the WYLAMP partnership) believe these figures underline the important role museums and galleries will play in supporting a post-Covid economic recovery. (And here& #39;s a second gif with the lovely Chris Pratt) /5
WYLAMP is the West Yorkshire Local Authority Museum Partnership. WYLAMP partners believe that by working together and sharing strengths, they can provide the best possible museum services for West Yorkshire. /6
Our members include @BradfordMuseums, Calderdale @BankfieldMuseum, Kirklees @BankfieldMuseum, @LeedsMuseums, @WFMuseums, who between them operate 26 amazing museums, historic houses and art galleries, together with @ace_thenorth /7
The new figures have been calculated using the AIM Economic Impact Toolkit (2019), produced by our friends @Aimuseums (I can& #39;t find a good gif for this, so I& #39;ll just show Chris Pratt again) /8
