National museums of the United Kingdom facts for kids

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 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.

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, in Wales by the Welsh Government, and in Northern Ireland by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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 in England

National museums established by Act of Parliament

• British Museum, London
• Imperial War Museums, London, Cambridge and Manchester
• National Gallery, London
• National Maritime Museum, London
• National Museums Liverpool
  • World Museum, Liverpool
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
  • Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
  • Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered, Liverpool
  • International Slavery Museum, Liverpool
  • Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight
  • Sudley House, Liverpool
  • Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool
• Science Museum Group
  • Science Museum, London
  • Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
  • National Railway Museum, York
  • National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
  • National Collections Centre, Swindon
  • Locomotion, Shildon
• National Portrait Gallery, London
• National Army Museum, Chelsea, London
• Natural History Museum, London
• Royal Armouries, Leeds, London and Portsmouth
• Royal Air Force Museum, London and Shropshire
• Sir John Soane's Museum, London
• Tate, London, Liverpool and St. Ives, Cornwall
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London
• Wallace Collection, London

Sponsored museums

• Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
• Museum of the Home, London
• National Coal Mining Museum for England, Overton, West Yorkshire

National museums in Scotland

National museums in Wales

National museums in Northern Ireland

• Ulster Museum
• Ulster Folk and Transport Museums
• Ulster American Folk Park
• Armagh County Museum

See also

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