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Update from Karen Davies Interim CEO, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Published Date: 03/11/2025
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The Museum Development Midlands Programme (MDM) is delivered in partnership by Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and Leicestershire County Council
Accreditation Mentor Needed: Aldridge Transport Museum, Walsall, Working Towards Accreditation
Published Date: 16/10/2025
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Aldridge Transport Museum in Walsall houses the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum’s collection of vehicles. It is a volunteer run museum of Commercial Road...
Optimism Grows for Museums as Economic Impact Improves After Five Years of Setbacks, finds Annual Museums Survey
Published Date: 16/10/2025
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Museum Development England have revealed the results of the Annual Museums Survey (AMS), 2025. The survey engages non-National Accredited museums to provide...
Are you a museum based in the Midlands with an inspiring story to share?
Published Date: 08/07/2025
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The Museum Development Midlands (MDM) team is inviting expressions of interest from museums across the region who would like to present a case study at this...
Accreditation Mentor guidance and templates
Published Date: 01/07/2025
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We are delighted to share the newly updated Accreditation Mentor guidance and templates with our UK partners. Below, you will find information on the...
Conservation and Exhibition Grant Scheme
Published Date: 24/03/2025
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The Tru Vue Conservation and Exhibition Grant scheme supports small heritage institutions to care for their collections.
Apply Now - Sense of Place Programme
Published Date: 17/03/2025
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MDM is offering a small cohort of six museums the opportunity of a programme of support to develop and embed sense of place approaches to community engagement.
Access for Neurodiverse Visitors and Staff
Published Date: 11/03/2025
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How well equipped is the Museum sector to include neurodiverse visitors and staff and what support may be needed?
Art UK: Digital Skills Training for Collections programme
Published Date: 03/03/2025
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Art UK has received funding from Arts Council England to undertake a digital skills project and is seeking to recruit a cohort of 20 collections in England...
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