Museums and galleries

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on museums and galleries. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
13.12.2012	The Parthenon sculptures
	This note gives an outline history of the Parthenon Sculptures, formerly known in the UK as "the Elgin Marbles", and the long-running debate about whether or not they should be returned to Greece from the British Museum.

Research Papers

Date	Description
23.06.2009	Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill: Committee stage report
	This Bill (formerly known as the Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill, is a Private Members' Bill sponsored by Andrew Dismore. It gives the trustees of various public museums in Great Britain the power to transfer any cultural objects currently held in their collections which had been misappropriated by the Nazi regime between 1939 and 1945, so that they can be restored to the lawful owners or their heirs. This is a report on the Committee stage of the Bill.

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
11.01.2012	FUTURE OF THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM
	That this House notes with grave concern the decision of the High Court on 19 December 2011 to allow the contents of the UNESCO-listed Wedgwood Museum to be sold to service a pension ...
11.05.2011	FUTURE OF THE SIDE GALLERY IN NEWCASTLE
	That this House calls on Arts Council England to review its decision to cut funding for the Side Gallery in Newcastle; recognises the unique work of the Side Gallery as the only gallery ...
14.03.2011	MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN WALSALL SOUTH
	That this House recognises the extensive and vibrant collection of the New Art Gallery in Walsall as a vital cultural resource for the local community and for visitors from further ...
03.03.2011	PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS ACT 1964 (AMENDMENT) BILL
	That this House notes the provisions of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (Amendment) Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Wirral South on 1 December 2010; recognises the ...
26.01.2011	MADAME TUSSAUDS IN MUMBAI
	That this House congratulates Madame Tussauds on unveiling its fifth Bollywood star wax work figure, Hrithik Roshan, at its London museum; notes the fact that along with Hrithik Roshan, ...