passage: By Olivia Williams PUBLISHED: 13:55 EST, 27 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:55 EST, 27 March 2013 Culture lovers can now make instant donations to their favourite galleries, museums and theatres on their mobile phones thanks to a scheme launched today to protect the arts from the recession. The Donate project allows visitors to give money in seconds if they are feeling inspired to support a show or exhibition. Loss of government grants in the current austerity measures mean that cultural institutions like the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London are now anxious to find other forms of public funding.
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  Donate money to rescue your favourite art works through your phone
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  Third of arts institutions say they are short of funding to meet their plans
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  Scheme will include National Portrait Gallery's Naval Officers of World War I
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  Seven-foot wide portrait needs £20,000 of restoration work
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entities: London National Portrait Gallery Naval Officers of World War I Olivia Williams Science Museum Victoria and Albert Museum