National Museums of the United Kingdom

There are a number of National Museums in the United Kingdom, which are owned and operated by the state. The national museums of the UK are funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) of the United Kingdom government, and are all located in England. There are 14 national museums, all established by Acts of Parliament, as well as another eight which are sponsored by the DCMS.[1]

In addition, there are national museums in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which are supported by the devolved legislatures. National museums in Scotland are funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department,[2] in Wales by the Welsh Government,[3] and in Northern Ireland by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure of the Northern Ireland Executive.[4]

Free entrance is standard practice in all UK National Museums, although some exhibits do require an admission fee to view. Several of the museums have more than one location throughout the UK.

National Museums of the United Kingdom

National museums established by Act of Parliament

• British Museum, London
• Imperial War Museum, London, Cambridge and Manchester
• National Gallery, London
• National Maritime Museum, London
• National Museums Liverpool
  • World Museum, Liverpool
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
  • Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
  • Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered, Liverpool
  • International Slavery Museum, Liverpool
  • Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight
  • Sudley House, Liverpool
  • Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool
• Science Museum Group
  • Science Museum, London
  • Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
  • National Railway Museum, York
  • National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
  • National Collections Centre, Swindon
  • Locomotion, Shildon
• National Portrait Gallery, London
• National Army Museum, Chelsea, London
• Natural History Museum, London
• Royal Armouries, Leeds, London and Portsmouth
• Sir John Soane's Museum, London
• Tate, London, Liverpool and St. Ives, Cornwall
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London
• Wallace Collection, London[5]

Sponsored museums

• Geffrye Museum, London
• Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
• National Coal Mining Museum for England, Overton, West Yorkshire

National Museums in Scotland

National Museums in Wales

National Museums in Northern Ireland

• Ulster Museum
• Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
• Ulster American Folk Park
• Armagh County Museum

See also

• List of museums in England
• List of museums in Scotland
• List of museums in Wales
• List of museums in Northern Ireland

References

1. "Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Sponsored Museums and Galleries". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
2. "National Museums of Scotland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005-06". Retrieved 2007-08-01.
3. "National Museum Wales Annual Report 05-06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
4. "National Museums Northern Ireland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005-06" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-08-01.
5. Department for Culture Media and Sport. "Sponsored Institutions". DCMS. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

External links

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Museums and galleries
• National Museums Scotland
• National Museum Wales
• National Museums Northern Ireland