A handy guide to the main hazards found in museum collections produced by North East Museums.

Guidance for museums on the process involved in funding and recruiting apprentices.

In 2023-24, in response to increases of extreme weather events impacts on museums and the current and future risks of climate change, Museum Development teams across the north of England commissioned research to review the emergency preparedness of the area museum sector. Using a set of key research questions the project, carried out by S.G. Lingard Consultancy, gathered data and information from museums across the north of England to understand how prepared the sector feels in responding to emergencies and how museums could be supported to understand and manage these risks. The final reports document the responses from the sector and provide a set of recommendations to support emergency preparedness.

This is the MDNW report.

This is a PDF version of the Museum Development England (MDE) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) survey.  Please note that survey returns can only be submitted from 27 August until 30 September online using this link

For more support with survey returns, please contact hello@museumdevelopmentnorth.org.uk

A creative teaching and learning resource commissioned by the Harris Museum’s Money Matters project and Curious Minds.

This publication showcases the work happening with numismatic collections in the North West since 2013.

As a legacy of the MDNW Age Friendly Accessibility Programme 2018-2019, an Age Friendly Museums’ toolkit was developed aiming to help museums think about their offer to older people. This is a checklist only version with additional functionality so it can be completed electronically.

As a legacy of the MDNW Age Friendly Accessibility Programme 2018-2019, an Age Friendly Museums’ toolkit was produced that aims to help museums think about their offer to older people. It comprises the Age-Friendly Standards self-assessment checklist from the Family Arts Campaign, with some modifications to make it more bespoke to the museum sector.  A separate checklist only tool with additional functionality is also available.

These Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion resources have been selected to introduce how museums can engage by starting with the nine ‘protected characteristics’ in the Equalities Act 2010.