News
Learning by Doing: How Can Museums Inspire Young People? 03/11/2009
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. »more
Enhancing National-Regional Museum Partnerships 11/10/2009
New research reveals scale of partnership working between national and regional museums. »more
Cultural Capital: Maintaining Investment in Culture through the Good Times and the Bad 11/10/2009
Leading figures from the arts, business and public sector came together at the V&A last month to call for investment to support culture through the recession. »more
NMDC adopts guidelines to reduce museums’ carbon footprint 04/08/2009
NMDC members have adopted new guidelines for environmental conditions in a major move towards a less energy-intensive approach to collections care. »more
Renaissance Review and National Action Plan 23/07/2009
On 22nd July the MLA published the findings of the independent review of the Renaissance in the Regions programme, together with the the National Action Plan for Museums. »more
National-Regional Museum Partnerships 06/07/2009
New NMDC project aims to ensure museum partnership working is strategic and effective. »more
Learning to Live: Museums, Young People and Education 13/05/2009
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 people's wellbeing and learning. »more
NMDC Budget 2009 Response 06/05/2009
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. »more
New Chair of NMDC 08/04/2009
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. »more
New NMDC Executive Committee 08/04/2009
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. »more