Storage decision taken by Type Museum Trustees states DCMS

[TypeMuseumSociety]

In June 2008 it emerged that a proposal had been made to move the
collections to a National Museum of Science and Industry(NMSI) storage
facility in Wiltshire. In July 2008 a national petition opposing the
removal to storage began on the 10 Downing Street site "We the
undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop the proposed move into
storage of the Type Archive, from its present home at the Type Museum,
London" by Tim Martin for the Type Museum Society. In July 2008 The
UK Department of Culture Media and Sport stated in a reply to an
enquiry that this decision had been taken by the Museum Trustees:
"Thank you for your recent letter to Andy Burnham regarding the
proposed move into storage of the Type Archive from its present home
at the Type Museum in Lambeth. The Type Museum is an independent trust
and is not sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS). The decision to move its collections to the National Museum of
Science and Industry's (NMSI) facility in Swindon was taken by the
Type Museum's Trustees. The DCMS has no role in this issue. DCMS
provides £125,000 per annum to the NMSI, to contribute to the storage
costs of the NMSI's Monotype collection held at the Type Museum. Other
than this, DCMS has no involvement with the Type Museum. It is
unfortunate that Lambeth may lose this museum, but I understand that
the Type Museum is unsustainable in its current location and is at
threat of going into receivership. This seems to be the best available
solution for the Type Museum collections; the typographical
collections will be saved for the nation and stay together. Yours
sincerely Tracy Dalby Public Engagement and Recognition Unit"

Your comments on this information welcome - "The best available
solution" ? "Put beyond use" ?