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 delivers a range of activity to support Arts Council England’s 10 year ‘Let's Create’ strategy.
WMMD Recovery Grants 2021 Now Open
£42k available. The Recovery Grant is part of the West Midlands Museum Development Programme (WMMD), funded by Arts Council England (ACE) with additional funding from Art Fund building on the successful partnership and collaborative response to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
Events
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Supporting your development
05Aug, 2021
Join the WMMD team and Jenni Waugh at 10.30am for a special focused half hour Coffee and Chatter. Are [...]
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Coffee and Chatter
Join the WMMD team at 10.30am for a half hour of Coffee and Chatter. It’s your chance to share [...]
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26Aug, 2021
The second of three Accreditation Lunchtime sessions chosen by you. These half-hour webinars will explore a specific area of [...]
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Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award.
Latest news
New £1million funding for digital volunteering
New National Lottery funding will boost digital skills in the heritage sector by helping organisations develop digital volunteering opportunities. [...]
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Join the next Banish the Backlog cohort
Over the last three years West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) has been working closely with Collections Trust to deliver [...]
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Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support Guidance...
The Government has announced a new round of the Culture Recovery Fund, including a grants programme for arts and [...]
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