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 (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 (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

• (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)

• (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

Notes