Museums Association (MA) director Mark Taylor has visited Turkey as part of a delegation designed to help establish closer ties between the UK and the Turkish museums sector.

The trip was brokered by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), with a number of museums and suppliers such as Tate Modern and Event Communications represented in Turkey.

Taylor said: "The purpose was to open a dialogue between Turkish and UK museums but principally to make them aware of what British museums and suppliers can do.

"We are respected worldwide for the quality of our suppliers and it is in the interests of the UK museum sector that they gain market share at home and abroad."