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National Museums Liverpool (NML) is a diverse group of museums and galleries. Its collections are among the most important and varied in Europe, and contain everything from Impressionist paintings and rare beetles to a lifejacket from the Titanic and artefacts...
The British Museum (BM) was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, over 8 million works, is amongst the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from every continent, illustrating and documenting the story of...
This series brings together all documents relating to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries statistics
What we're doing to improve collections and exhibitions, and to make sure everyone can continue to access our national museums.
The Science Museum Group is devoted to the history and contemporary practice of science, medicine, technology, industry and media. With 5 million visitors each year and an unrivalled collection, it consists of: Science Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, National...
This series brings together all documents relating to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators
Find out which museums or galleries that offer free admission are eligible for refunds under the VAT Refund Scheme.
Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Together they work to illustrate the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their relationship with people. RMG is an executive...
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
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The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
Every part of England to receive funding through the latest round of the Cultural Investment Fund
Guidance from DCMS on how museums, galleries and other public buildings can prepare for an emergency or disaster.
The museums and schools programme provides educational museum visits for school pupils in areas with lower than average cultural engagement.
Monthly provisional statistics on the number of visits to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries are published here every quarter.
The Royal Naval Museum, in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, is one of Britain’s oldest maritime museums. The Museum’s aim is to preserve and present the history of the ‘Fleet’ - the ships and the men and women who manned them. RNM...
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) was a non-departmental public body and registered charity in England with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives.
These experimental statistics show the number of daily visits to DCMS sponsored museums and galleries. For final visitor figures, refer to the monthly report.
How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.
Located in London’s East End, the Museum of the Home depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. Its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the...
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