MDEM provides a range of support programmes for museums in the region. These are designed in response to museums needs and are advertised periodically throughout the year.
Here you will find information on current programmes of support. Click on each one to find out more.
New Narratives is an intensive development programme from MDEM which will help participating museums and heritage sites to explore ways to develop a better understanding of their collections such as working collaboratively with different communities and undertaking...
Opening conversations and laying the foundations for equity and inclusion at your museum. Working in partnership with NoBarriers this programme aims to support museums in England and Wales to improve their understanding of Equity and Inclusion. The programme will...
Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM) and Museum Development UK (MDUK) are thrilled to be working in collaboration with volunteer sector specialist 10GM again to offer an intensive Volunteer Development Programme for up to 20 museums from across participating areas...
Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM) and West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) in 2023 are providing a small cohort of museums with the opportunity to receive professional advice to improve access for visitors. MDEM and WMMD have commissioned Direct Access to...
Museums Development East and West Midlands are delighted to be working with Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy to run a Diversify Your Income programme in Autumn 2023. Programme Aim: This support will allow museums and heritage sites across the Midlands to explore...
Museums Development East Midlands and Kids in Museums are pleased to be launching their partnership support programme for museums in the region, focusing on creating a family friendly museums environment for participating organisations. This programme aims to: Support...
Succession planning is a crucial element of good governance and MDEM’s Organisational Health Check 2020 and 2022 highlights succession planning as a key developmental need for many museums. This MDEM short programme supports museums to consider all elements of good...
The Audience Agency are currently running a national pilot programme in partnership with MDEM in the region, to support staff and volunteers at non-NPO museums to focus on using audience data to inform a museum’s development. The East Midlands programme has 6...
This programme provides advice and support for a selected number of museums to consider how they can engage local schools with their collections. By the end of the programme museums will have acquired a long term, embedded understanding of how to work with schools and...
MDEM in partnership with Collections Trust run the Banish the Backlog programme providing intensive support, training and grants to develop a museum’s collection and move beyond a documentation backlog. The programme started in 2018 and two cohorts of museums have...
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