Publisher's Synopsis
Never have national museums been under so much pressure to lend their treasures to other museums and galleries throughout the UK, but never has their capacity to respond to loan requests been so limited. Transporting and displaying loan material takes time and money when national museums face standstill or even reducing budgets. This book looks at the obstacles encountered by lenders and borrowers alike. He puts his finger on the need for more public funding and argues that #1 million a year is a small price to pay for making the national treasures available to the nation at large.
