Area Museums Councils

HC Deb 06 February 1989 vol 146 c541W

51. Mr. Jacques Arnold

To ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will encourage the further establishment of area museums councils.

Mr. Luce

I welcome the work of the area museums councils as regional centres of expertise and initiative in museums matters. I have seen much of their work at first hand. I recently had the pleasure of opening the new headquarters of the north of England museums service in Newcastle. I understand from the Museums and Galleries Commission that discussions are at present taking place about the feasibility of establishing an area museums service for Northern Ireland.