News
NMDC welcomes copyright proposals 17/01/2013
NMDC has welcomed copyright proposals published by the Intellectual Property Office which could help museums ensure better public access to parts of their collections. »more
Sharing Evaluation: blog series published 03/01/2013
London Museums Group and Audiences UK, with assistance from NMDC, have published a series of blogs looking at the challenges and benefits of sharing evaluation and audience research. »more
Understanding what motivates the museum goer to give 07/11/2012
NMDC and the Art Fund have commissioned new research to understand why so few museum goers donate when visiting museums, and to discover what will motivate them to give in future. »more
Prime Minister announces funding for IWM and reiterates support for free admission 19/10/2012
In a speech at the IWM London on 11th October 2012, the Prime Minister announced plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. He also used the speech to reiterate the Government's support for the policy of free admission to national museums. His speech included an announcement that Treasury will provide £5m towards the refurbishment of IWM London's World War One galleries. »more
NMDC supports Government legislation for an Orphan Works and Voluntary Extended Copyright Licensing 28/09/2012
The Government has published proposals to modernise copyright licensing which would provide museums with a way to more fully use orphan works and apply for an extended collective license to digitise whole collections. The proposals were debated in the House of Commons on 17th October and will now be debated in the House of Lords. »more
New DfE-funded museums and schools programme 07/09/2012
Ten NMDC members are taking part in a new schools programme in partnership with museums around the country. »more
NMDC membership expansion 03/08/2012
NMDC is delighted to formally confirm that all 16 Renaissance Major Partner Museums are now members of the NMDC. »more
£58m Catalyst: Endowment programme grants announced 22/06/2012
Thirty six arts and heritage organisations across the UK, including several NMDC members, will share £58m grants from the Catalyst: Endowments programme and aim to raise an additional £106m. »more
Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins Art Fund Prize 20/06/2012
Judges of the £100,000 Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries praised the ambition and imagination of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum's £24m transformation. »more
Proposed cap on tax relief on charitable donations dropped 31/05/2012
NMDC is delighted by the news that Government will drop plans to introduce a cap on tax relief on donations to charity. »more