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 Assembly 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
• Museum of London, London
• National Gallery, London
• National Maritime Museum, London
• National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool
• National Museum of Science and Industry, London, York, Bradford, and Shildon, County Durham
• National Portrait Gallery, 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

Sponsored museums

• Design Museum, London
• Geffrye Museum, London
• Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
• Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, Manchester
• National Coal Mining Museum for England, Overton, West Yorkshire
• National Football Museum, Preston, Lancashire
• People's History Museum, Manchester
• Tyne and Wear Museums

National Museums in Scotland

Main article: National Museums of Scotland

National Museums in Wales

Main article: National Museum Wales

National Museums in Northern Ireland

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

References

1. ^ "Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Sponsored Museums and Galleries". http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/Museums_galleries/sponsored_mg.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-01. 
2. ^ "National Museums of Scotland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005-06". http://www.nms.ac.uk/FileAccess.aspx?id=1149. Retrieved 2007-08-01. 
3. ^ "National Museum Wales Annual Report 05-06". http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/1/9/6/2/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
4. ^ "National Museums Northern Ireland, Annual Report and Accounts, 2005-06". http://www.magni.org.uk/document_library/annualreport2005-2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-01. 

See also

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

External links

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