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I thought that you might be interested in the recent appointment to Resource. Regards Gillian Whichelo Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2-4 Cockspur Street London SW1Y 5DH www.culture.gov.uk 191/2000 24 July 2000 DAVID BARRIE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF RESOURCE: THE COUNCIL FOR MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES David Barrie, Director of the National Art Collections Fund, has been appointed to the Board of Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, Culture Secretary Chris Smith announced today. The appointment is for a term of four years and brings the Board membership to sixteen including the Chairman, Lord Evans of Temple Guiting. Announcing the appointment, Culture Secretary Chris Smith said: "David Barrie's enthusiasm for the visual and performing arts and his ability to co-ordinate cultural activity on a large scale will make him a key player on the Resource Board" Resource's Chairman Lord Evans commented: "We are delighted to welcome David Barrie to the board and we look forward to making the most of his considerable and wide-ranging expertise " Biographical note David Barrie is Director of the National Art Collections Fund (The Art Fund). He served in the Diplomatic Service from 1975 to 1987 and was seconded from the Cabinet Office in 1989 to be Executive Director of the Japan Festival 1991, a nation-wide celebration of Japanese culture. David Barrie is a Director of The Guild of St George (a charity founded by Ruskin) and a trustee of the Ruskin Foundation. He is also chairman of Ruskin To-Day, a body set up to co-ordinate events marking the centenary of Ruskin's death. His abridgement of Ruskin's Modern Painters was published in 1987 with a revised edition in 2000. David Barrie has not undertaken any political activity in the last five years. Notes for Editors 1. Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries is the new name for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLAC), the strategic body which replaced the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC) on 3 April this year. 2. David Barrie joins Resource Board members Ajay Chowdhury, Dr Maurna Crozier, Lord Evans, Victor Gray, Vivien Griffiths, Loyd Grossman, Nicholas Hodgson, Mark Jones, Karen Knight, Neil MacGregor, Elizabeth Jane Ryder, Michael Stevenson, Alan Watkin, Mark Wood and Professor Lola Young. 3. Resource will have a maximum Board membership of 17, although the number may vary as circumstances require. 4. Appointments to Resource are made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. 5. The Art Fund is the UK's biggest art charity with 130,000 members. In 1999 it gave grants worth a total of £4.2 million to museums and galleries across the country. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%