Culture Secretary announces £400m arts funding

The video discusses the importance of preserving cultural sites across the country and introduces the £2 billion Cultural Recovery Fund to support this effort. It highlights the transition from merely surviving to thriving, using a theater as an example that received financial aid to reopen and welcome audiences back.

Why is it essential to preserve places like the theater mentioned?

What does the phrase 'moving from surviving to thriving' imply in the context of the theater?