National Museum Directors' Conference

Welcome to the website of the National Museum Directors' Conference (NMDC). NMDC represents the leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums.

About Us

More information about the NMDC, including our purpose, NMDC Chair, Executive Committee and staff team.

What we do

Information about current and recent NMDC projects and activity.

Our members

Details of all NMDC members and links to member organisations' own websites.

Resources

NMDC reports and publications, consultation responses and press releases.

NMDC newsletter

Read our monthly newsletter, which includes updates on NMDC activities and news from around the UK museum sector and beyond.

NMDC jobs website

Visit the NMDC jobs website for details of current vacancies across the UK's national museums, galleries, libraries and archives.

Latest News

Learning to Live: Museums, Young People and Education

This major new book on the educational role of museums brings together a collection of essays addressing key questions about the role of museums in young peoples’ wellbeing and learning.

13th May 2009 Read more

5,000 new jobs in culture and creative industries

The Government has announced plans to create between five and ten thousand new jobs for young people in the culture and creative industries sectors as part of the £1.1bn Future Jobs Fund.

12th May 2009 Read more

NMDC Budget 2009 Response

DCMS funded museums will have their budgets cut by 0.5% in 2010-11, as part of DCMS’s contribution to the £5bn value for money savings announced in the Budget. Read the NMDC's response.

6th May 2009 Read more

Museums at Night 2009

Museums at Night 2009, which took place over the weekend of 15-17 May, is a national campaign led by Culture24 and funded by MLA and NMDC to promote museums, galleries, heritage sites, libraries and archives in the UK.

6th May 2009 Read more

New Chair of NMDC

Dr Michael Dixon, Director of the Natural History Museum, took over as Chair of the National Museum Directors’ Conference on 1 April, succeeding Mark Jones, Director of the V&A.

8th Apr 2009 Read more

New NMDC Executive Committee

NMDC’s executive committee also has new membership. NMDC Executive Committee members play a leading role in guiding NMDC strategy and acting as spokespersons on behalf of the group, for instance at meetings with Ministers.

8th Apr 2009 Read more

Peer review of DCMS sponsored museums - pilot reports published

DCMS has published the results of a pilot programme to introduce a new system of self-assessment and peer review of sponsored museums. The pilots were carried out at the National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum and Tyne & Wear Museums.

7th Apr 2009 Read more

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