Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 11 July 2017.
Chi Onwurah
Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy)
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the representation of BME people in (a) the Royal Collection and (b) the national collection of art; and what proportion of those portrayed in the visual arts in each of those collections are BME.
John Glen
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Department does not hold the data requested.
The Government is clear that it expects DCMS-sponsored museums to represent our diverse society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences. DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries that actively collect and commission works of art are taking steps to interpret and add to their existing collections in ways that reflect contributions of black and minority ethnic (BME) people
The Royal Collection is a private art collection of the British Royal Family. The Royal Collection Trust is responsible for its acquisitions.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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