§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the revenue raised from admission charges to museums and galleries sponsored by his Department for each institution, broken down to show(a) revenue from general admission charges and (b) revenue from charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in the last year for which figures are available. [26145]
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 25 May 1995]: The information is shown in the table.
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Estimated revenue from (a) general admissions to the museum and (b) charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in DNH-sponsored museums and galleries in 1994–95 Institution (a) £ million (b) £ million British Museum nil 0.277 Imperial War Museum 3.293 nil National Gallery nil 0.224 National Maritime Museum 1.489 nil National Museum of Science and Industry 1.745 nil National Museum and Galleries on Merseyside 0.347 0.175 National Portrait Gallery nil 0.250 Natural History Museum 3.133 nil Royal Armouries n/a1 nil Tate Gallery 0.187 1.449 Victoria and Albert Museum 1.1432 0.628 Wallace Collection nil nil Geffrye Museum nil nil
Estimated revenue from (a) general admissions to the museum and (b) charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in DNH-sponsored museums and galleries in 1994–95 Institution (a) £ million (b) £ million Horniman Museum nil nil Museum of London 0.270 nil Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 0.415 nil Sir John Soane's Museum nil nil Total 12.022 3.003 1 It is not possible to provide figures for the Royal Armouries as admission is via a combined ticket to the Tower of London. 2 The Victoria and Albert Museum suggests a level of voluntary donation for admission to its South Kensington site. The figures are based on revised information supplied for the purpose by the institutions and include revenue for admissions from outstations of two institutions—the Tate gallery and the national museums and galleries on Mersyside—which do not charge for admission to their main sites.