§ Sir David Priceasked the Minister for the Arts what progress he has made in arranging for individual objects of superlative artistic merit from the various national collections to be shown in selected provincial galleries on a trial basis.
§ Mr. LuceI am concerned to increase public access to the collections of our museums and galleries and regard touring exhibitions as an important means of getting objects to parts of the country where they might not otherwise be seen. I have welcomed the initiative of the Museums and Galleries Commission in setting up a scheme to encourage such exhibitions and have commended to them my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh's suggestion of exhibitions built around one or two outstanding items.