Museums and galleries

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Guidance and regulation

1. 2009 DCMS annual report
   • Guidance
   • 10 August 2009
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2. DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund: A Public-Private Partnership (2002-2010)
   • Guidance
   • 4 October 2011
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. Immunity From Seizure Provisions Within DCA's Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
   • Guidance
   • 31 March 2008
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
4. Taking Part Privacy Notice
   • Detailed guide
   • 4 December 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
5. DCMS business plan
   • Guidance
   • 6 July 2012
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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News and communications

9 August 2019 — Press release

Spellbinding Monet work worth £28 million at risk of being lost

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Arts Council England, and The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest

1. UK museums loan nearly 450,000 objects across the globe
   • 9 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Press release
2. UK Government hosts a reception for Edinburgh's festivals
   • 7 August 2019
   • Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Press release
3. £10 million Turner masterpiece may leave British shores
   • 2 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Arts Council England
   • Press release
4. Rare portrait of the dancer Nijinsky may leave UK permanently
   • 19 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Taking Part Survey: October 2017 to September 2018 (Provisional)
   • 11 June 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • National statistics
2. Museums and galleries monthly visits
   • 16 May 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Statistical data set
3. Taking Part November 2018 "Focus On..." reports
   • 14 March 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • National statistics
4. Ad-hoc statistical analysis: 2018/19 Quarter 4
   • 1 March 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Statistical data set
5. Sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators 2017/18
   • 7 February 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Review of Museums in England
   • 5 September 2016
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 31 October 2016
2. Museum Partnership Report: Understanding the national museums' partnership activities in 2017 to 2018
   • 9 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper
3. Museums Action Plan 2018
   • 4 October 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Arts Council England, Closed organisation: Heritage Lottery Fund (administered by the NHMF), and Historic England
   • Policy paper
4. Museums' Partnership Framework
   • 4 October 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper
5. Culture White Paper Case Studies
   • 23 March 2016
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. National Gallery annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 16 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report
2. National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 16 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report
3. Natural History Museum Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 15 August 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report
4. Imperial War Museum annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 22 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Imperial War Museum
   • Corporate report
5. British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 2019
   • 18 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and British Library
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2. HM Treasury
3. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Department for Education

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