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Now, The Art Fund has said it has secured about £13m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other donations to buy it.
Director Stephen Deuchar said it did not want to the collection "broken up and sold off on the open market".
He said: "If, with the public's help, we can raise the remaining funds...[it will] enable us to keep it together and on display locally and ensuring it is never put at risk again."
The collection has 80,000 works of art, ceramics and pattern books, covering 250 years of history.
Carole Souter, chief executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said it had contributed about £10.8m to the campaign.
She said: "As well as being a breathtaking collection of ceramics and a wonderful archive it shows how Josiah Wedgwood interacted with his peers, the influence he had and how his thinking led to a completely different approach to industrial manufacturing."
The Art Fund said it planned to lease the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, if its bid was successful.
Now, The Art Fund has said it has secured about £13m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other donations to buy it.
Director Stephen Deuchar said it did not want to the collection "broken up and sold off on the open market".
He said: "If, with the public's help, we can raise the remaining funds...[it will] enable us to keep it together and on display locally and ensuring it is never put at risk again."
The collection has 80,000 works of art, ceramics and pattern books, covering 250 years of history.
Carole Souter, chief executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said it had contributed about £10.8m to the campaign.
She said: "As well as being a breathtaking collection of ceramics and a wonderful archive it shows how Josiah Wedgwood interacted with his peers, the influence he had and how his thinking led to a completely different approach to industrial manufacturing."
The Art Fund said it planned to lease the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, if its bid was successful.
Now, The Art Fund has said it has secured about £13m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other donations to buy it.
Director Stephen Deuchar said it did not want to the collection "broken up and sold off on the open market".
He said: "If, with the public's help, we can raise the remaining funds...[it will] enable us to keep it together and on display locally and ensuring it is never put at risk again."
The collection has 80,000 works of art, ceramics and pattern books, covering 250 years of history.
Carole Souter, chief executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said it had contributed about £10.8m to the campaign.
She said: "As well as being a breathtaking collection of ceramics and a wonderful archive it shows how Josiah Wedgwood interacted with his peers, the influence he had and how his thinking led to a completely different approach to industrial manufacturing."
The Art Fund said it planned to lease the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, if its bid was successful.