[holding answer February 2010]: My Department collects figures for visitor numbers for museums we fund either through our grant in aid programme or through our Renaissance in the Regions programme. We have no figures for museums in Lancashire.
Visits to museums in the North West and England in receipt of grant in aid or Renaissance funding are detailed in the table:
Areas that are funded by DCMS Museums in receipt of funding through Renaissance in the regions January to September 2009 Sponsored museums 2009 North West total visits 11,465,046 23,300,000 England total visits 13,833,359 41,100,000 1 The museums included in the North West are: Manchester Art Gallery, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Manchester Museum, and Whitworth Art Gallery. 2 Imperial War Musem North, Museum Of Science and Industry, National Museums Liverpoool, Tate Liverpool
Validated data for museums funded by Renaissance is only available up to September 2009. Data for the year will be available in March 2010.