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The house has recently undergone substantial restoration to its exterior.
There is an established programme of restoring rooms back to known previous configurations, reversing the numerous intrusive installations and modifications that took place during the building's " art museum " phase.
There are substantial holdings of fine and decorative art which are Designated by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) as being of national significance.
Temple Newsam House is one of Leeds Museums and Galleries sites, and has an international reputation for scholarship and research, unusual in a local authority museum service.
Mark Fisher's ( a former DCMS minister ) book " Britain's Best Museums and Galleries " gives this museum an excellent review.
When interviewed on Melvyn Bragg's Front Row, Radio 4, November 2004 Mr. Fisher placed Temple Newsam House in the top three non-national museums in the country, along with Birmingham's Barber Institute and the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

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