It looks like 'distinct possibility of closure' might be a little wide of the mark, see the other thread which quotes a museum spokesman has now responded to the gossip saying:
“We would like to thank everyone who has expressed concern, but would like to assure them that we will not be closing."
"There appears to be a lot of false speculation on the internet.
“Our funding is ring-fenced until 2015. We have been assured that we will not be cut loose then, and so there are no alarm bells ringing.”