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Council bosses appeal for more support for Manchester's cultural institutions during pandemic

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Manchester Evening News reported how industry leaders fear the pandemic could lead to a 'cultural catastrophe' - and cost more than 400,000 jobs.

The government has not said when music venues, theatres, museums and galleries can re-open.Coun Luthfur Rahman, Manchester council's cultural lead, has sent a letter to culture secretary Oliver Dowden appealing for more help, and asking for the council to represented on a government task force set up to help the industry recover."We will not stand by in Manchester and watch our theatres, museums, and galleries take their last gasp," Coun Rahman said in a statement."Every day we hear from organisations across the city that tell us they are coming closer and closer to their final curtain."Without.

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