The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is a government-funded body (a national development agency) in the United Kingdom with a remit in the area of museums, libraries and archives. It advises the UK government on policy and priorities for these areas and received funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Modern-style library In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ... For other uses of the word Archive, see Archive (disambiguation) Archives refers to a collection of records with specific characteristics, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ...

The MLA was established in April 2000 when it replaced the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC). It is based at 16 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA, UK. This article is about the year 2000. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...

External link

• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council website