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<p>It is estimated that together the fifteen DCMS-sponsored museums care for over
100 million objects. These institutions are engaged in an active programme of object
loans, touring exhibitions and research programmes and in 2017/18 lent to over 1,300
venues in the UK. This allows millions of people throughout the UK to access the world
class collections held by the national museums.</p><p>The department does not hold
information on what proportion of objects in the national museums’ collections have
never been on display and it is not possible to estimate.</p><p>The national museums
provide further public access to their stored collections through their websites,
publishing images, catalogue entries and interpretation and direct access.</p>
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