About us
The West Midlands Museum Development programme was established in April 2015 with funding from Arts Council England and is managed by Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
West Midlands Museum Development will deliver a range of activity to support Arts Council England’s 10 year strategic framework ‘Great Art and Culture for Everyone.’
Launch of Refreshed UK Museum Accreditation Scheme
The refreshed UK Museum Accreditation Scheme was launched on Thursday 1 November. View the revised standard and find out when your museum’s return is due.
Events
Keep up to date with West Midlands Museum Development events and a variety of other events regionally and nationally
Supporting your development
11Dec, 2018
GEM Advanced Workshop: The Learning Curve
How leading a learning museum can transform your business. The workshop is for anyone in the heritage and cultural [...]
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10Jan, 2019
FULLY BOOKED Back by popular demand! If you missed this last time round don’t worry, this is your chance! [...]
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Developing an Equality Action Plan
This one day training session delivered by Inclusive Boards will help you to create actionable, practical and manageable objectives [...]
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Have your museum featured here!
We know that there is excellent work happening in our region, so help us to shout about it by featuring as our museum of the month celebrating good practice in the sector.
Latest news
Museum Constitution and Governanace
West Midlands Museum Development is holding a half day workshop on museum constitution and governance on 13 February 2019 [...]
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Creative & Cultural Skills National Conference and...
Creative & Cultural Skills has launched the ticket sales for its National Conference and Awards, which will take place [...]
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Preparing for Emergencies
West Midlands Museum Development in partnership with Historic England, English Heritage and West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service is [...]
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