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
Taking Part Child Survey 02/11/2009
Latest data shows two-thirds of 5-10 year old children visited a museum out of school time last year »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
Culturelable online museum boutique launched 01/09/2009
Online boutique Culturelabel has been launched bringing together the retail outlets of 60 British cultural institutions. »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
Free admission boosts sense of public ownership of national museums 05/07/2009
Visits to national museums and galleries are at a record high for the third year running, with more than 40.3 million such visits recorded last year. »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