Future Preparedness Programme: Bespoke Support

Receive free bespoke advice from Purcell Architects 

Are you seeing greater impacts from extreme weather and need to understand how to mitigate and adapt to these events? Are you looking to improve the condition of your building and conditions for your collections and visitors?

You may be considering how you might adopt different technologies to manage internal environmental conditions, or need to update your maintenance schedules. You could be looking to apply for capital development funding to make building improvements.

We are here to help!

MD North have teamed up with Purcell, an award-winning international practice of architects, masterplanners and heritage consultants, with additional support from TGA Consulting Engineers, to provide bespoke support and advice for museums across the North of England. The support provided is free for your organisation and will be delivered in a way to meet your organisational needs.

How to make a support request

This offer of support is open to Accredited Museums in the North of England. To access this service, you can complete this simple support request form.  Once submitted, a member of the Future Preparedness Programme Team will be in touch.

This offer is currently available until the end of May 2026.

You can find out more about the team who will be providing your support here.

If you have any questions then please contact Kaye and Sue, mdnsupport@museumdevelopmentnorth.org.uk.

This service is part of MD North’s Future Preparedness Programme, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to design a programme to offer tailored support museums in the North of England to respond to and prepare for climate disruptions.