Gunnersbury Park Museum will receive a yearly investment of £129,500 for the next three years as it is chosen by Arts Council England to be a National Portfolio Organisation.

The Arts Council selects National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) based on their ability to engage communities and individuals in arts, culture and heritage.

Secured funding for Gunnersbury Park Museum is a boon at a time when, post-pandemic, the budgets of arts institutions remain strained.

Much of the funding will benefit Gunnersbury Park's schools programmes to include more outreach, enhanced digital learning and launch a careers-focused programme within secondary schools.

A regularly changing exhibition programme across the museum and the park will be accompanied by online programmes and events in the wider community.

David Babington Smith, chair of the Directors at Gunnersbury Estate (2026) CIC said "This is excellent news for Gunnersbury, and for west London, as only the second organisation to receive NPO status in the area.

"We are very grateful to the Arts Council for this significant grant towards our learning and museum services, which will allow us to bring more arts, culture and heritage engagement opportunities to the residents of Ealing and Hounslow."

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Hounslow Council's Cabinet Member for parking, parks and leisure, Cllr Shaheen said: "Hounslow has some of the leading parks and green spaces in London, and I'm delighted that Gunnersbury Park has been recognised by the Arts Council as a National Portfolio Organisation.

"By becoming a National Portfolio Organisation, Gunnersbury becomes the second organisation in West London to be recognised by the Arts Council, following Brentford's Waterman's Park. Gunnersbury has been rightly praised for its ability to engage communities with compelling arts and culture, and NPO recognition is testament to all the hard work by Gunnersbury, the Council, and its partners.

"Core funding provided by the Arts Council ensures that the Park is able to work with the Hounslow and Ealing communities to deliver a best-in-class schools and exhibition programme, and manage the necessary staffing and resourcing requirements. We encourage visitors and residents alike to discover all that Gunnersbury Park & Museum has to offer, all year round."