Dec. 22 2023
Source Page: Over 70 pubs, theatres and museums rescued by government packageFound: Over 70 pubs, theatres and museums rescued by government package
Sep. 08 2023
Source Page: Meetings and correspondence with National Museums Scotland: FOI releaseFound: Meetings and correspondence with National Museums Scotland: FOI release
Oct. 26 2023
Source Page: Secretary of State announces appointment of a new Chair and Members to the Board of National Museums Northern IrelandFound: Secretary of State announces appointment of a new Chair and Members to the Board of National Museums
Mentions:
1: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) organisations across the country of the core investment essential to the day-to-day running of our museums - Speech Link
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) Government provide help—my department allocated £33 million only this week for library services and museums - Speech Link
3: Baroness Rawlings (Con - Life peer) My Lords, despite financial difficulties, some national museums are prevented by law from deaccessioning - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) Other museums are under the direction of their trustees, and about 18 months ago the Government, working - Speech Link
Aug. 18 2023
Source Page: Public appointment: New Trustees appointed to the Board of National Museums ScotlandFound: Public appointment: New Trustees appointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland
Mentions:
1: Choudhury, Foysol (Lab - Lothian) To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that pupils can interact with museums - Speech Link
2: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) They include the recommendation that“Museums should support efforts to promote and embed race equality - Speech Link
3: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) and how to make use of museums as part of the school curriculum. - Speech Link
Oct. 26 2023
Source Page: Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture engagement with National Museums Scotland: FOI releaseFound: Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture engagement with National Museums
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the incorporation of Non-Fungible Tokens into cultural objects held by (a) the British Museum and (b) other museums to (i) confirm their authenticity and (ii) help prevent their theft.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not made a specific assessment of the merits of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in this context. The British Museum has noted that, due to the cost and resource requirements involved, and as they do not significantly mitigate risk, the Museum currently has no plans to adopt the use of NFTs in this way.
Mentions:
1: Lord Frost (Con - Life peer) It is right that we should debate this subject because it cannot be left just to museums. - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) you will find museums that tell the story of a particular nation and people. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) are, but neither are regional museums. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stewart, Kaukab (SNP - Glasgow Kelvin) For example, we have given cultural bodies, including National Museums Scotland, a funding uplift in - Speech Link
2: Stewart, Kaukab (SNP - Glasgow Kelvin) the Scottish Government continues to provide funding to the national development body for Scotland’s museums - Speech Link