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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.

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Museum Development 24-26

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, as current providers of the West Midlands Museum Development programme, is delighted to announce that between 2024 and 2026 it will partner with Leicestershire County Council, which runs Museum Development East Midlands, and combine forces to deliver a region wide Museum Development Midlands.

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WMMD logo 19Mar, 2024

Times are particularly challenging at the moment for museums and heritage sites. The impact of COVID-19, the cost of [...]

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What does being an equitable and inclusive museum mean for organisations? This short introductory session discusses the approaches and [...]

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21Mar, 2024

Grab your morning cuppa… Join the WMMD team and guest speaker Victoria Osbourne, Curator (Fine Art) and Curatorial Team [...]

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Transport Museum Wythall has been named one of the best attractions in the world. It's scooped a 2022 Travellers’ Choice Award..

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Biomass Action Research at Claymills

“We all know about the need to reduce our carbon footprint; at Claymills no less than anywhere else! The [...]

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West Midlands Museum Development is pleased to offer a limited number of free one to one National Lottery Project [...]

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Museum Development 2024-27

Your new Museum Development Midlands (MDM) team are busy collaborating to ensure our continued support for museums in the [...]

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