Zurbarans saved - Auckland Castle to become major attraction (From The Northern Echo)

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Zurbarans saved - Auckland Castle to become major attraction

12:00am Thursday 31st March 2011 in Campaigns: Save The Zurbarans Photograph of the Author By Chris Lloyd, Deputy Editor

Zurbarans saved - Auckland Castle to become major attraction

TWO wealthy financiers have teamed up to save the Zurbarans and potentially turn Auckland Castle into a major heritage tourist attraction, The Northern Echo can reveal.

Evangelical christian Jonathan Ruffer has agreed to buy the Zurbarans for Auckland Castle.

Mr Ruffer, 59, was born in Stokesley in North Yorkshire, believes the masterworks should be put on public display.

It is hoped that there were be several sources of money for the Auckland Castle project, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund and the Department for Culture, but £1m has already been pledged by the Rothschild Foundation, a philanthropic organisation chaired by Lord Jacob Rothschild.

* Read the full story in today's Northern Echo.

Comments(5)

euro£s says...
12:18pm Thu 31 Mar 11

what a waste some boreing old pictures 15 million £ durham county council would b better off selling the paintings and also sell auckland castle and put the £ money back to the workers save jobs not safe stupid paintings council leader simpn heing ask the county council workers what there want paintings or a job ....
but fellow county council workers just think when we are all unemployed we can spend the day at auckland castle looking at 15 million £ worth off rubbish