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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 the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators
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 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...
The purpose of these guidance notes is to provide eligible museums and galleries with the information required in order to submit a bid.
How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.
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...
Guidance from DCMS on how museums, galleries and other public buildings can prepare for an emergency or disaster.
Monthly provisional statistics on the number of visits to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries are published here every quarter. This May 2023 release will feature two quarters' worth of data (October to December 2022; and January to March 2023). This...
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...
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