Museums and galleries

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Guidance and regulation

• Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums
  • Guidance
  • 11 October 2005
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund 2022-24
  • Detailed guide
  • 9 May 2022
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• DCMS Resource Accounts 2005 to 2006
  • Guidance
  • 31 March 2008
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Immunity From Seizure Provisions Within DCA's Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
  • Guidance
  • 31 March 2008
  • Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• DCMS as principal regulator of exempt charities
  • Guidance
  • 26 November 2012
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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News and communications

• Patrick Barker, Edmund Neuberger and Naila Yousuf appointed to the Board of the Horniman Museum and Gardens.
  • 16 June 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust
  • News story
• John Booth reappointed as Chair of the National Gallery.
  • 16 June 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and National Gallery
  • News story
• Three Board Members reappointed to the Museum of the Home
  • 9 May 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Museum of the Home
  • News story
• Three Trustees appointed to the Imperial War Museum
  • 2 May 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Imperial War Museum
  • News story
• Two Trustees appointed to the Natural History Museum board for four year terms commencing 17 March 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Natural History Museum
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Trade, 2022 and 2023
  • 26 June 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Official statistics
• Economic Estimates: Earnings 2024 for DCMS Sectors
  • 11 June 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Official statistics
• Economic Estimates: Employment October 2023 to September 2024 for DCMS Sectors
  • 11 June 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • National statistics
• Museums and galleries monthly visits
  • 15 May 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Statistical data set
• Participation Survey: ad hoc statistical releases
  • 2 May 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of the painting 'Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy' by Henry Gibbs
  • 28 April 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Policy paper
• Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of the painting ‘La Ronde Enfantine’ by Gustave Courbet in the possession of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • 28 March 2023
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Policy paper
• Understanding the National Museums’ Partnership activities in 2020/21
  • 17 February 2023
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Policy paper
• PBIF and MEND evaluation framework report
  • 7 July 2022
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Policy paper
• Museum Partnership Report: Understanding the national museums' partnership activities in 2017 to 2018
  • 9 August 2019
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024
  • 29 July 2024
  • British Library
  • Corporate report
• British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
  • 19 July 2023
  • British Library
  • Corporate report
• The British Museum annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
  • 12 July 2023
  • British Museum
  • Corporate report
• The Geffrye Museum Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022
  • 20 December 2022
  • Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Museum of the Home
  • Corporate report
• Tate Gallery Annual Accounts 2021-2022
  • 21 November 2022
  • Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• HM Treasury
• Department for Education
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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