List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning museums

The following is a list of acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom (and previously formally Great Britain during 1707–1800) concerning museums and galleries, in date order grouped by century:

18th century

 * British Museum Act 1753
 * British Museum Act 1767
 * Sale by Lottery of Sir Ashton Lever's Museum Act 1784

19th century

 * British Museum Act 1805
 * British Museum Act 1807
 * British Museum Act 1816
 * British Museum Act 1824
 * British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824
 * British Museum Act 1832
 * Museums Act 1845
 * National Gallery and Museums (Scotland) Act 1850
 * National Gallery of Ireland Act 1854
 * National Gallery of Ireland Act 1855
 * National Museum of Industry for Scotland and General Register House Act 1855
 * National Gallery Act 1856
 * Industrial Museum (Scotland) Act 1860
 * Sir J. Soane's Museum Act 1862
 * Dublin National Gallery Act 1865
 * National Gallery Enlargement Act 1866
 * National Gallery Enlargement Act 1867
 * London Museum Site Act 1868


 * Public Parks, Schools, and Museums Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 13)
 * National Gallery (Loan) Act 1883
 * Dublin Science and Art Museum Act 1884
 * National Portrait Gallery Act 1889


 * Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 22)
 * British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894

20th century

 * National Gallery (Purchase of Adjacent Land) Act 1901
 * British Museum Act 1902
 * National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906
 * National Gallery and St. James's Park Act 1911


 * Public Libraries (Art Galleries in County Boroughs) (Ireland) Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 9)
 * Royal Scottish Museum (Extension) Act 1912
 * Copyright (British Museum) Act 1915
 * Imperial War Museum Act 1920
 * National Maritime Museum Act 1934
 * National Gallery (Overseas Loans) Act 1935
 * Wellington Museum Act 1947
 * National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954
 * National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Act 1954
 * Imperial War Museum Act 1955
 * National Galleries of Scotland Act 1959
 * British Museum Act 1963
 * Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964
 * Museum of London Act 1965


 * Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 (c. 73)
 * National Theatre and Museum of London Act 1973
 * Museum of London Act 1986
 * National Maritime Museum Act 1989
 * Museums and Galleries Act 1992

21st century

 * none