Aberdeen City Council is making a bid to be the City of Culture 2017, with the announcement of plans for a £30m redevelopment of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, as well as the creation of a £3m Museums Collections Centre.

A £10m grant is being sought from the Heritage Lottery Fund, a further £10m will be sought from other grant funding, as well as corporate, philanthropic and personal support. The rest will come from the council’s non-housing capital programme.

Aberdeen City Council’s chief executive, Valerie Watts, said the redevelopment would be positive for the city.