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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Museums and Galleries...

Catalogue reference: PF 304

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PF 304

This series contains records relating to the development and management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) policy responsibilities towards museums and galleries, particularly the relationship between DCMS and the national museums.

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Reference

PF 304

Title
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Museums and Galleries (MG Prefix): Registered Files
Date

1989-2003

Description

This series contains records relating to the development and management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) policy responsibilities towards museums and galleries, particularly the relationship between DCMS and the national museums.

Related material

For records relating to the Department of Education and Science's responsibilities for museums and galleries see ED 245

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MG Prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
  • Department for Education, 1992-1995
  • Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
  • Office of Arts and Libraries, 1979-1990
Physical description

73 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2023 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Sports
Custodial history

Office of Arts and Libraries 1992; Department of Education 1992; Department of National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present.

Accruals

This series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, responsibilities for museums and galleries (both specific insitutions and more general policy) was transferred from the Office of Arts and Libraries and the Department of the Education.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464836/

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