News
NMDC article in Adjacent Government shows why museums matter 28/08/2015
NMDC has contributed an article to a Culture and Heritage special report in August 2015's Adjacent Government magazine. The article illustrates why museums matter and why it is important to get people to say why they love museums. »more
NMDC produces guidance on EU PSI Directive 04/08/2015
NMDC has produced guidance for museums about the EU Public Sector Information Directive, which "public museums" now have to be compliant with. NMDC has also produced a Decision Tree to help museums decided whether or not the Directive applies to them. »more
NMDC statement on the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict 22/07/2015
NMDC has released a statement about the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict. We welcome the UK Government's commitment to ratify the Hague Convention, and hope this can be achieved swiftly. »more
Resources and new workshops for Working Internationally project 13/07/2015
Upcoming Bristol workshop, plus themes for the next year including 'Working with China', 'Working with India', 'Working with South East Europe & the Balkans' and 'Working with the Middle East'. »more
I Love Museums 10/06/2015
Today is the launch of I Love Museums, a new campaign led by the NMDC to demonstrate the depth of support for UK museums by empowering the public to share why museums are important to them. »more
New round of Working Internationally workshops open soon 06/05/2015
Stage 2 of the Working Internationally Regional Project to build on the success of the pilot year. »more
NMDC welcomes five new members 06/05/2015
Museum consortiums covering areas around Derby, Nottingham, Hull and North Lincolnshire, Sheffield, Cornwall and Coventry have joined NMDC. »more
NMDC joins sector bodies in statement against unethical sale of collections 27/03/2015
NMDC has joined a UK-wide group of museum funding, membership and development bodies in releasing a joint statement today saying that they will not seek to work with museums whose governing bodies choose to sell objects from their collections in a manner that contravenes the long-established Accreditation Standard and Museum Association Code of Ethics. »more
Record museum visitors and fundraising for DCMS museums 04/03/2015
DCMS has announced that 49 million visits were made to the 16 museums and galleries directly sponsored by the department last year. This is a 4% increase on the 47 million visitors during 2012/13 and the highest figure since records began in 2002. »more
NMDC members' highlights for 2015 07/01/2015
Read about a selection of upcoming major exhibitions by NMDC members for 2015. »more