Museums and Galleries: Closures
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museums have closed in the last 10 years.
Answered by Chris Bryant
Birkbeck University’s Mapping Museums project monitors museum openings and closures across the UK. In the last ten years, data indicates that 29 Arts Council England Accredited museum sites have closed in England.
I look forward to engaging further with sector stakeholders, and across Whitehall, to promote the value of museums to society and their role in delivering our policy priorities.
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