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<p>The world-class collections in our museums help people understand and participate
in our culture and heritage, improve wellbeing, and provide learning, education and
research. Museums are supported by public funding worth over £800 million annually
to support this access. The UK Government remains committed to free entry to the permanent
collections of our 15 DCMS- sponsored national museums ,which in total received around
47 million visits in 2017/18 .Additional projects, through Arts Council England (ACE),
aim to improve cultural participation for everyone, regardless of their background.
For example, ACE funds Creative People and Places which supports participation in
places with traditionally lower engagement with culture. The scheme has just announced
79 new places will be eligible to apply for £24 million of funding in 2019 and 2020,
to fund projects until 2023/4.</p>
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