Museums and Galleries Yearbook
Encyclopedia
The Museums & Galleries Yearbook (aka Museums Yearbook) is produced annually by the Museums Association
in the United Kingdom
.
It is the largest catalogue of museum
s and galleries
available in the UK and includes over 3,000 entries. Each entry covers staff names, their job details, collections information, web/email addresses, and telephone/fax numbers.
The Yearbook also provides contact details for national, regional, and international cultural organizations.
Museums Association
The Museums Association is a professional organisation based in London for museum professionals and museums in the United Kingdom.The association is the oldest museum association in the world and was started in 1889 by a small group of museums to protect the interests of museums and galleries...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
It is the largest catalogue of museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s and galleries
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
available in the UK and includes over 3,000 entries. Each entry covers staff names, their job details, collections information, web/email addresses, and telephone/fax numbers.
The Yearbook also provides contact details for national, regional, and international cultural organizations.
Editions
The Yearbook appears annually, for example:- Museums & Galleries Yearbook 2008. ISBN 978-0902102927.
- Museums & Galleries Yearbook 2009. ISBN 978-0902102958.