NMeM under threat

[Michael Pritchard]

The National Media Museum appears on a leaked list of public bodies under review for closure by the government. Incorrectly named as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television the museum is directly funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. Other bodies which are under review include the National Archives and eighteen other museums and galleries in the UK. The British Library is to be retained.

The report is published here and the full leaked list published by the Daily Telegraph is here.

[Michael Wong]

Amateur Photographer reports this week that the NMeM is encouraging visitors to make donations. Despite an uncertain future with the on-going threat of public cuts, the Museum insists it is still committed to a 'free entry' policy.

The full report can be read here.