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Museums (Visits)

Volume 110: debated on Monday 16 February 1987

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asked the Minister for the Arts what plans he has to promote visits to museums by school pupils and students.

67.

asked the Minister for the Arts what plans he has to promote visits to museums by school pupils and students.

Museums have an important educational contribution to make. The national museums and galleries promote educational visits by providing special facilities literature and exhibits. The advent of the GCSE examination, with its increased emphasis on practical and field work, presents museums with an exciting challenge which they are seeking actively to meet.