§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether
Thousands Institution 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 British Museum (including Burlington Gardens) … … … 3,314 2,234 2,449 2,885 2,680 2,261 Science Museum … … … 2,404 2,052 2,312 1,936 1,942 2,121 National Railway Museum, York (opened 24th September 1975) … … … 567 — — — — — Victoria & Albert Museum … … … 1,065 925 1,303 1,360 1,786 1,473 Bethnal Green Museum … … … 153 134 172 126 132 202 Imperial War Museum … … … 654 914 669 586 557 597 London Museum (closed from 31st May 1975) … … … 148 392 500 376 512 289 National Gallery … … … 2,046 1,629 1,616 1,774 1,859 1,750 National Maritime Museum … … … 1,300 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,590 1,306 National Portrait Gallery … … … 350 355 371 423 513 714 Tate Gallery … … … 813 881 879 913 936 935 Wallace Collection … … … 134 108 122 135 153 156 Total … … … 12,948 11,125 11,894 12,014 12,660 11,804