About us
The NEW 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.’
Volunteer Awards 2018 - Nominations Open
West Midlands Museum Development is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the third West Midlands Volunteer Awards. The Awards were established to recognise and reward the invaluable work and significant contribution made by volunteers to the museum sector.
Events
Keep up to date with West Midlands Museum Development events and a variety of other events regionally and nationally
Supporting your development
05Jul, 2018
Join Miranda Goodby, Senior Curator of Ceramics, and Ben Miller, Assistant Curator of Ceramics at The Potteries Museum [...]
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19Jul, 2018
Social History Curators Group (SHCG) Conference. 19 July – Beamish: The Living Museum of the North, 20 July – The [...]
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Social History Curators Group (SHCG) Conference. 19 July – Beamish: The Living Museum of the North, 20 July – The [...]
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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
Tender Opportunity to deliver Diversity Champions Training...
OVERVIEW: The West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) Programme is managed by Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, supported with funding from [...]
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Good Housekeeping: In House Collections Care Training
West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) is working with Jane Thompson-Webb, Conservation Team Leader at Birmingham Museum Trust to deliver [...]
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Accelerator Programme
Julie’s Bicycle is looking for two cohorts of ten organisations wishing to advance their sustainable practice to take part [...]
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