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Work is to begin on a £2 million museum refurbishment project in Inverclyde.
The historic McLean Museum and Watt Library is scheduled to close at 3.30pm on Friday, 23 December.
The council is investing £1.8 million towards the 18-month project, alongside a £287,000 grant from Historic Environment Scotland.
Works include repairs to the parapets, towers and roof, as well as replacing windows and treating areas of wet rot.
Cllr Martin Brennan said: "It is nearly 30 years since the museum and art gallery building was refurbished but the Watt Library is more or less the same as when it first opened its doors to the public. These repairs are absolutely vital to prolonging the very fabric of the building and I am sure the eighteen months or so it will take will deliver a fitting and lasting home to our historic and culturally significant collections."
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