<p>National Museums based in London frequently tour exhibitions to other venues in the UK or loan objects to regional museums enabling access by children in remote constituencies. The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition has for example been to ten UK venues including Cumbria's Rheged Centre.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department of Education announced further funding in January of £1.2m to continue supporting National Museums working with regional museums to enable an increase in visits by schools in regions where take-up by schools has traditionally been low. </ins></p>