Museums and Galleries: Gender

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 29 March 2021.

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Photo of Janet Daby Janet Daby Labour, Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent comparative assessment he made of the proportional representation of female artists and male artists in Britain’s major galleries.

Photo of Caroline Dinenage Caroline Dinenage Minister of State

DCMS does not play a role in the creative or curatorial decisions of Britain’s major galleries.

Major galleries present both male and female artists within their permanent collections and curators seek to increase representation where needed. Major galleries, including the National Gallery Tate, and National Portrait Gallery also run exhibitions focused on displaying female artists.

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