Museums and Galleries: Fees and Charges

(asked on 11th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 25th anniversary in December this year of the introduction of universal free entry to the UK's national museums and galleries.


Answered by
Baroness Twycross Portrait
Baroness Twycross
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 24th June 2026

There are currently no plans to mark this anniversary across the Government. Since 2001, consecutive governments have supported free access for all to the permanent collections of DCMS-sponsored national museums and galleries.

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