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 British 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 in England
editNational museums established by Act of Parliament
edit- British Museum, London
- Imperial War Museums, London, Cambridge and Manchester
- National Gallery, London
- National Maritime Museum, London
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Gosport, Yeovilton, Belfast, and Hartlepool[5]
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton
- HMS Caroline, Belfast
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool
- Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
- 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
- Royal Air Force Museum, London and Shropshire
- Sir John Soane's Museum, London
- Tate, London, Liverpool and St. Ives, Cornwall
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Wallace Collection, London[6]
Sponsored museums
edit- Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
- Museum of the Home, London
- National Coal Mining Museum for England, Overton, West Yorkshire
National museums in Scotland
editNational museums in Wales
editNational museums in Northern Ireland
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Department for Culture, Media and Sport – Sponsored Museums and Galleries". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ "National Museums of Scotland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005–06". Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ "National Museum Wales Annual Report 05-06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "National Museums Northern Ireland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005–06" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ "Understanding the National Museums' Partnership activities in 2020/21". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Department for Culture Media and Sport. "Sponsored Institutions". DCMS. Retrieved 1 June 2012.