Category: National

Round Four of the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND)

Round Four of the MEND Fund opens with £23.8 million in grants Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and delivered by Arts Council England, this new fourth stage of funding has a pot of £23.8 million to distribute. The grants on offer are between £50,000 and £5 million. The Museum Estate and […]

12 February 2024

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Sensational Museum project seeks pilot museums

The Sensational Museum project is seeking a range of museums across the UK to help pilot and develop multisensory processes and tools that better serve both disabled and non-disabled visitors. Launched last year, the £1m research project is exploring how access and inclusion can be transformed by putting disability at the centre of museum practice. The goal […]

9 February 2024

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Heritage 2033 National Lottery Programme Opens for Grants

The National Heritage Lottery has announced new funding until 2033 The National Heritage Lottery is offering grants from £10,000 to £10 million in their latest offering. Their Heritage 2033 strategy is focusing on ‘saving heritage, protecting the environment, inclusion, access and participation, and organisational sustainability’. Notably, the entry level grants have increased in this latest […]

31 January 2024

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Arts Council England Announce £15.2 million in Funding

Cultural Development Fund: Round Four Arts Council England have announced the next stage of funding from the Cultural Development Fund. This is part of the wider Cultural Investment Fund which is funded by the Department for Media, Culture and Sport and delivered by Arts Council England. In order to be eligible, you must be a […]

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Museum Development North Update – January 2024

Your new Museum Development North (MD North) team are busy collaborating to ensure our continued support for museums in the north of England from April 2024. Museum Development from now until April 2024  Until April 2024, the Museum Development teams in the North-East, North-West and Yorkshire will continue operating as normal, providing advice and support […]

24 January 2024

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Annual Museum Survey 2023

The results of the Annual Museum Survey are now available to view. This survey covers non-national museums in England who contribute data on their workforce, finance, audiences, and insights. The results of this survey allow us to understand how museums are recovering from the pandemic. This year over 700 museums, 57% of England’s independent, local […]

13 December 2023

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£1.4m Museum Funding Support Announced for the North of England

We are delighted to announce that Arts Council England will be continuing its vital support for museums in the north of England from 2024 through the creation of Museum Development North, which will be managed by a new partnership between York Museums Trust, the Manchester Partnership, Cumbria Museums Consortium and Tyne & Wear Archives & […]

5 October 2023

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UK museums are invited to list themselves on a database for school trips funded by Hyundai

Museums across the UK are invited to create a listing on a new database that will support cash-strapped schools to book funded school trips. Launching in 2023, the Great British School Trip powered by Hyundai scheme will provide financial support to schools most impacted by the cost of living crisis in order to help them […]

21 September 2023

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OSPAAAL: Solidarity and Design

In the glow of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, artists and designers in Cuba sparked change through bold poster design. The V&A has in its collections about 200 posters produced by OSPAAAL, which stands for the ‘Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America’. Click here for more information. The V&A wants to […]

20 September 2023

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Heritage Alliance Manifesto

The Heritage Alliance has released its Heritage Manifesto calling for all political parties to put preservation of our heritage at the heart of plans. Click here to view the manifesto.

11 August 2023

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