National Museum Directors' Council

Great news today for our brilliant civic museums 👇🏼

Congratulations to the winners and all those shortlisted!

Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff - Museums Association Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative

News | Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff — Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative

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Science Museum gets big cash injection - Museums Association Indian vaccine firm donates money to new gallery

News | Science Museum gets big cash injection – Indian vaccine firm donates money to new gallery

New digital image library for Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales - Museums Association More than 2,000 images newly available in public domain

News | New digital image library for Amgueddfa Cymru – more than 2,000 images newly available in public domain

Heritage Fund awards £9.7m towards Royal Observatory transformation - Museums Association Capital project will create new courtyard, entrance pavilion and interactive astronomy galleries

News | Heritage Fund awards £9.7m towards Royal Observatory transformation – capital project will create new courtyard, entrance pavilion and interactive astronomy galleries

The Museum Renewal Fund is live 🏛️

From Trowbridge to Tyneside, the £20 million DCMS fund will support museums in stabilising their financial situation and building towards sustainable and thriving futures.

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Children at a museum toddler takeover day.

NEWS - North East Museums awarded £438,300 from the Museums Renewal Fund www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/north-e... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

⚓ Chatham Historic Dockyard has secured over £532,000 through the 'Museum Renewal Fund' - a huge boost for local heritage! This investment will help preserve one of Medway’s most iconic sites.

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Museum Renewal Fund grants go to 75 civic museums - Museums Association Government invests £20m to support and protect local institutions across England

News | Museum Renewal Fund grants go to 75 civic museums – government invests £20m to support and protect local institutions across England

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Millions of people to benefit from £20 million to keep local museums open and thriving £20 million investment in civic museums to protect opening hours and jobs, as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure museums can continue to tell our national story at a local level

NMDC welcomes Museum Renewal Fund announcements: NMDC Chair Laura Pye said: "It’s fantastic to see Government’s commitment to protecting our world-class civic museums, which are facing an unprecedented set of economic pressures." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Join us for this special event 'The Future of the Shrunken Heads', in which Shuar delegates from Ecuador and UK museum teams meet to talk about the future care and understanding of Shuar collections in UK museums. Saturday 11 October, 2-4pm. All welcome.

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National Trust cuts 500 full-time posts - Museums Association Charity says a third of job losses will come from compulsory redundancies

News | National Trust cuts 500 full-time posts

Charity says a third of job losses will come from compulsory redundancies.

St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.

Gold Bronze Age jewellery stolen from museum via BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Box Plymouth boosts economy by £244m over five years - report The Box, which contains a museum, gallery and archive centre, opened in September 2020.

The Box boosts Plymouth economy by £244m - report via BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Museums must be free to decide their own partnerships - Arts Professional The Museums Association has recently proposed changes to its Code of Ethics. Former Culture Secretary, now Lord Ed Vaizey, thinks the proposals are misguided and ill-informed.

Museums must be free to decide their own partnerships via @artsprofessional.co.uk www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

The best museums to visit in the UK, from contemporary art to history exhibitions With around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK, we have chosen our favourites for your next culture-filled day out

The best museums you should visit in the UK, from contemporary art to local history exhibitions via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/be...

Outcry after council signs off plan to relocate Walsall Leather Museum - Museums Association Local campaigners believe decision was pushed through without proper consultation

Outcry after council signs off plan to relocate Walsall Leather Museum via @museumsassociation.org www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Northumberland museum receives £1.7m funding boost in town centre regeneration Just a week after securing over £4m in National Lottery Heritage Funding, Alnwick’s Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery has had another major boost

£1.7m funding boost in town centre regeneration via @chroniclelive.co.uk www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

‘Like time-travelling’: readers tell of unexpected joys of V&A East Storehouse Some visitors get close to their chosen items through the ‘order an object’ service as others describe being affected by the displays

‘Like time-travelling’: readers tell of unexpected joys of V&A East Storehouse via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Lottery grant of £800k to make Newton Abbot Museum accessible The grant will help make the museum's collection stores accessible.

Grant of £800k to make museum store accessible via BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bath’s Holburne museum to unveil ‘art chamber’ of Renaissance masterpieces Museum’s basement becomes £2m ‘kunstkammer’ full of Schroder family’s exquisite silverware, paintings, bronzes and ceramics

Our sparkling new Schroder Gallery is featured in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

It opens to the public on 10 September - don't miss it!

'Wallace and Gromit in A Case at the Museum': Tickets now available for The Harris upcoming opening exhibition As The Harris prepares to welcome visitors back through its doors, excitement is building for its reopening exhibition, Wallace and Gromit in A Case at the Museum.

The Harris in Preston finally reopens its doors to the public this weekend with a special Wallace & Gromit themed exhibition. https://www.central.radio/news/preston-leyland-and-chorley-news/wallace-and-gromit-in-a-case-at-the-museum-tickets-now-available-for-the-harris-upcoming-opening-exhibition/

The Wallace and Gromit exhibition at the Harris Museum in Preston is well worth a visit. They've got loads of stuff to see and it's free!

'All of us should be wary of losing it - it's the last bastion of privacy' One man is leading a campaign to restore cash as an option for people visiting major institutions and attractions in Greater Manchester.

'All of us should be wary of losing it - it's the last bastion of privacy'
One man is leading a campaign to restore cash as an option for people visiting major institutions and attractions in Greater Manchester. via @manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Artists’ impressions of new covered walkways at the History of Science museum

Oxford’s History of Science Museum, the world’s oldest purpose-built museum building, is to be revived with a project for new exhibitions, a “welcome space”, and accessibility improvements. The improvements have received planning permission from Oxford City Council.

Enjoyed chairing this session at the Labour Party Conference #Lab25 in the Creative UK Pavilion. Some brilliant insight from the panel on the importance of creative learning to the UK economy and the need for urgent curriculum change. @nmdcnews.bsky.social @northeastmuseums.bsky.social

Herefordshire 'Cart Horse' History Rural Museums Network AGM followed by Seminar with Q&A with historic farming specialist Bob Powell

Less than a week to go!

Join us online as Bob Powell, specialist in historic farming and heavy horses, talks about Herefordshire ‘Cart Horse’ history.

Book now for our online seminar – Thursday 2nd October 3pm

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herefordsh...

Introducing the Rural Museums Network - Full YouTube video by Rural Museums Network

To introduce ourselves here on Bluesky, take a look at this short film about us.

The Rural Museums Network are a registered charity, aimed at promoting learning and encouraging a wider understanding of the UK’s rural heritage. Find out more at www.RuralMuseums.org.uk

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The October NMDC Newsletter will be going out soon with an over view of sector news and opportunities for funding and training courses. If you are worried you are missing out sign up to keep in the loop! www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/
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