List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning museums

The following is a list of acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom (and previously formally Great Britain during 1707–1800) concerning museums and galleries, in date order grouped by century:

18th century

• British Museum Act 1753 (26 Geo. 2. c. 22)
• British Museum Act 1767 (7 Geo. 3. c. 18)
• Sale by Lottery of Sir Ashton Lever's Museum Act 1784 (24 Geo. 3. Sess. 2. c. 22)

19th century

• British Museum Act 1805 (45 Geo. 3. c. 127)
• British Museum Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. 36)
• British Museum Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 99)
• British Museum Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 39)
• British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 60)
• British Museum Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 46)
• Museums Act 1845
• National Gallery and Museums (Scotland) Act 1850
• National Gallery of Ireland Act 1854
• National Gallery of Ireland Act 1855
• National Museum of Industry for Scotland and General Register House Act 1855
• National Gallery Act 1856
• Industrial Museum (Scotland) Act 1860
• Sir J. Soane's Museum Act 1862
• Dublin National Gallery Act 1865
• National Gallery Enlargement Act 1866
• National Gallery Enlargement Act 1867
• London Museum Site Act 1868

Public Parks, Schools, and Museums Act 1871
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to facilitate Gifts of Land for Public Parks, Schools, and Museums.
Citation	34 & 35 Vict. c. 13
Dates
Royal assent	25 May 1871
Repealed	13 August 1888
Other legislation
Repealed by	Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act 1888
Status: Repealed

• Public Parks, Schools, and Museums Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 13)
• National Gallery (Loan) Act 1883
• Dublin Science and Art Museum Act 1884
• National Portrait Gallery Act 1889

Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to enable Urban Authorities to provide and maintain Museums and Gymnasiums.
Citation	54 & 55 Vict. c. 22
Dates
Royal assent	3 July 1891

• Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 22)
• British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 34)

20th century

• National Gallery (Purchase of Adjacent Land) Act 1901
• British Museum Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 12)
• National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 50)
• National Gallery and St. James's Park Act 1911

Public Libraries (Art Galleries in County Boroughs) (Ireland) Act 1911
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Public Libraries (Ireland) Acts, 1855 to 1902, as respects the provision of Art Galleries in County Boroughs and for other purposes incidental thereto.
Citation	1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 9
Territorial extent	Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	18 August 1911

• Public Libraries (Art Galleries in County Boroughs) (Ireland) Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 9)
• Royal Scottish Museum (Extension) Act 1912
• Copyright (British Museum) Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 38)
• Imperial War Museum Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 16)
• National Maritime Museum Act 1934
• National Gallery (Overseas Loans) Act 1935
• Wellington Museum Act 1947
• National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 65)
• National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Act 1954
• Imperial War Museum Act 1955
• National Galleries of Scotland Act 1959
• British Museum Act 1963 (c. 24)
• Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75)
• Museum of London Act 1965 (c. 17)

Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to remove impediments to the making of charges for admission to the national museums and galleries in Great Britain.
Citation	1972 c. 73
Dates
Royal assent	26 October 1972
Other legislation
Amended by	National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 Museums and Galleries Act 1992
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

• Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 (c. 73)
• National Theatre and Museum of London Act 1973
• Museum of London Act 1986
• National Maritime Museum Act 1989
• Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (c. 44)

21st century

• none

See also

• British Museum Act