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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]
The main storage building at the National Museums Collection Centre, at Granton in Edinburgh, opened in 1996.It is open to the public for guided tours. A new storage building has been constructed, which houses the textile and costume collections, including the Jean Muir Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.
It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened in 1866 as the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, renamed in 1904, and for the period between 1985 and the merger named the Royal Museum of Scotland or ...
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A national museum can be a museum maintained and funded by a national government. [1] In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. [ 2 ]
National Museum of Costume, New Abbey, closed in 2013. Items from the costume collection are now on display in the Art and Design galleries of the National Museum of Scotland. [19] Newhaven Heritage Museum, Edinburgh, closed in 2007; Peter Anson Gallery, [20] Buckie, Moray; Peterhead Maritime Heritage Centre, Peterhead, closed in 2010 [21]
This list of museums in Maine is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Museums in England is a link page for any museum in England by ceremonial county. In 2011 there were around 1,600 museums in England. [ 1 ] The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is the national development agency for museums in England, and is a sponsored body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport .