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

Museums' international activity

NMDC has embarked on a new project looking at the international work of its members.

7th May 2010 Read more

Cultural Capital

Today Britain's leading cultural and heritage organisations have joined together for the first time to launch their vision for the future in the document, Cultural Capital: A Manifesto for the Future.

25th Mar 2010 Read more

New research on museum partnerships

NMDC is calling on all major political parties to commit to sustained Government support for national-regional museum partnership working across the UK.

1st Feb 2010 Read more

NMDC highlights the unique role of museums

NMDC’s new publication, Museums Deliver, demonstrates the wide-ranging social and economic importance of museums in the UK. The report describes the activities of our museums and their unique role in society from the global stage to the local high-street.

6th Jan 2010 Read more

Major museum projects transform visitor experience

3rd Nov 2009 Read more

Learning by Doing: How Can Museums Inspire Young People?

The UK’s national museums, in association with ippr north, led a conference to explore young people’s ideas for a Museum of the Future.

3rd Nov 2009 Read more

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