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Motion steps into MLA chair

04.07.08 Benedicte Page

Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has been appointed as the new chair of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). Motion takes up the role, which was previously held by Mark Wood, this week. He will hold the position for four years.

Culture secretary Andy Burnham said Motion "has some wonderful and exciting ideas about how he can take the MLA forward, continuing their pursuit of excellence and, in particular, promoting the culture sector to Olympic spectators and visitors in 2012."

Motion said, "It is an exciting time to be entering the heart of the cultural arena, with the enormous boost in popularity that museums and galleries have seen over the past few years, and the Olympics just around the corner. I am confident the MLA can build on this and achieve even greater things in the future."

Roy Clare, MLA chief executive, added: "Andrew arrives at a very appropriate and exciting time as a newly reshaped MLA equips itself to focus on the integration, improvement, and innovation of museums, libraries and archives.  A refreshed team is beginning to fit into place and will join me in looking forward to the opportunity of working with Andrew and the noard as we aim for our sector to make an ever increasing impact for the public."

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