NMDC has published a report of the UK Museum COP event in October 2023, which aimed to secure consensus across museums on urgent action to decarbonise the sector and mitigate the impacts of the climate and biodiversity crises. Published alongside the report are findings of a series of case studies looking at the actions and costs required to decarbonise museum buildings, and a briefing on how museums support UK national ambitions on climate.

The NMDC report Green Museums: Tackling the Climate Crisis demonstrates the many different ways that museums are responding to the climate emergency. It presents case studies from museums within the NMDC membership across three themes: research, public engagement and greening estates and operations.

As museums reopened following the UK lockdowns, many were and continue to be under pressure from reduced resources. 

To ensure that as many people as possible across the country can access the UK’s collections, NMDC has published the Principles for Lending and Borrowing and the Guide to Borrowing.

Museums Matter illustrates how public investment in museums of all sizes and scope enables them to contribute to key public policy priorities across the UK.

NMDC supports and promotes museums working in partnership across the UK to deliver a huge range of projects including exhibitions, training, conservation, research, learning and community engagement.

NMDC works to make the case to Government and major funders for continued investment in museums, highlighting museums' key contribution to tourism and the economy as well as to health and well-being, education, society and local communities.

Our monthly newsletter includes updates on NMDC activities and policy news from around the UK museum sector and beyond.

See the NMDC jobs board for all the latest vacancies at NMDC's 47 museum, library and archive members across the UK.