Museums Association
@museumsassociation.org
Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
That’s a wrap on 2025! 🎁
We’re logging off now for our festive break and we’ll be back at our desks on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing all our friends and colleagues in the museum sector a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉
We’re logging off now for our festive break and we’ll be back at our desks on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing all our friends and colleagues in the museum sector a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
That’s a wrap on 2025! 🎁
We’re logging off now for our festive break and we’ll be back at our desks on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing all our friends and colleagues in the museum sector a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉
We’re logging off now for our festive break and we’ll be back at our desks on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing all our friends and colleagues in the museum sector a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉
News | Culture ‘key to sustainable economic growth and healthy communities’
Paper calls on government to formally measure role of culture in UK economy
Paper calls on government to formally measure role of culture in UK economy
Culture 'key to sustainable economic growth and healthy communities' - Museums Association
Paper calls on government to formally measure and recognise the role of culture within the UK economy
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December 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
News | Culture ‘key to sustainable economic growth and healthy communities’
Paper calls on government to formally measure role of culture in UK economy
Paper calls on government to formally measure role of culture in UK economy
News | Welsh Government announces £9m in major funding boost for culture
Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity
Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity
Welsh Government announces £9m in major funding boost for culture - Museums Association
Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity
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December 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
News | Welsh Government announces £9m in major funding boost for culture
Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity
Fifteen projects have received grants to help build capacity
Don't forget this date: the next round of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Communities and Collections Fund closes on 21 January 2026 📆
If your project is using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, we want to hear from you in the new year 👇
If your project is using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, we want to hear from you in the new year 👇
Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund - Museums Association
Using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners
www.museumsassociation.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Don't forget this date: the next round of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Communities and Collections Fund closes on 21 January 2026 📆
If your project is using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, we want to hear from you in the new year 👇
If your project is using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, we want to hear from you in the new year 👇
Merry Christmas and 2025 in review 🎄
We’re here for your enquiries until 24 December, but we’d like to take this opportunity to wish a merry Christmas to all our friends in the museum sector.
Find out more about what we got up to this year: https://ow.ly/z7ha50XM9rr
We’re here for your enquiries until 24 December, but we’d like to take this opportunity to wish a merry Christmas to all our friends in the museum sector.
Find out more about what we got up to this year: https://ow.ly/z7ha50XM9rr
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Merry Christmas and 2025 in review 🎄
We’re here for your enquiries until 24 December, but we’d like to take this opportunity to wish a merry Christmas to all our friends in the museum sector.
Find out more about what we got up to this year: https://ow.ly/z7ha50XM9rr
We’re here for your enquiries until 24 December, but we’d like to take this opportunity to wish a merry Christmas to all our friends in the museum sector.
Find out more about what we got up to this year: https://ow.ly/z7ha50XM9rr
Opportunity | Become an AMA mentor 🤝
We're now recruiting mentors for our Associateship of the Museums Association programme. You'll have the opportunity to support fellow sector professionals in realising their potential as they progress through the award.
Find out more and apply by 2 February 👇
We're now recruiting mentors for our Associateship of the Museums Association programme. You'll have the opportunity to support fellow sector professionals in realising their potential as they progress through the award.
Find out more and apply by 2 February 👇
Opportunity: Become an AMA mentor - Museums Association
We are now recruiting mentors to support museum professionals in realising their potential
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Opportunity | Become an AMA mentor 🤝
We're now recruiting mentors for our Associateship of the Museums Association programme. You'll have the opportunity to support fellow sector professionals in realising their potential as they progress through the award.
Find out more and apply by 2 February 👇
We're now recruiting mentors for our Associateship of the Museums Association programme. You'll have the opportunity to support fellow sector professionals in realising their potential as they progress through the award.
Find out more and apply by 2 February 👇
News in brief | Latest news from across the sector 📰
🎨 Accreditation scheme redesign
🏭 Barbican revamp approved
📽️ New home for animation collection
And much more 👇
🎨 Accreditation scheme redesign
🏭 Barbican revamp approved
📽️ New home for animation collection
And much more 👇
In brief | Latest news from across the sector - Museums Association
Accreditation scheme redesign | Barbican revamp approved | New home for animation collection
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
News in brief | Latest news from across the sector 📰
🎨 Accreditation scheme redesign
🏭 Barbican revamp approved
📽️ New home for animation collection
And much more 👇
🎨 Accreditation scheme redesign
🏭 Barbican revamp approved
📽️ New home for animation collection
And much more 👇
News | Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property
Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime
Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime
Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property - Museums Association
Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
News | Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property
Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime
Survey finds acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson are the most common type of heritage crime
News | Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar - Museums Association
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
News | Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
News | Next Tate director must address gallery’s ‘existential crisis’
Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions
Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions
Next Tate director must address gallery’s ‘existential crisis’ - Museums Association
Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
News | Next Tate director must address gallery’s ‘existential crisis’
Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions
Workers who went on strike earlier this month highlight internal divisions
Opinions | Championing photography through local networks 📸
Partnerships are vital for Photoworks and its work with communities, writes Juliette Buss.
Partnerships are vital for Photoworks and its work with communities, writes Juliette Buss.
Championing photography through local networks - Museums Association
Partnerships are vital for Photoworks and its work with communities, writes Juliette Buss
www.museumsassociation.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Opinions | Championing photography through local networks 📸
Partnerships are vital for Photoworks and its work with communities, writes Juliette Buss.
Partnerships are vital for Photoworks and its work with communities, writes Juliette Buss.
Programme now online for Breaking Barriers: Radical Curatorial Practice 🧪
Join us on 28 January for case studies and panel discussions from the experts behind groundbreaking exhibitions and programmes across the UK 💥
Browse the speakers and sessions – then book from £36 👉 https://ow.ly/IoXJ50XLmPm
Join us on 28 January for case studies and panel discussions from the experts behind groundbreaking exhibitions and programmes across the UK 💥
Browse the speakers and sessions – then book from £36 👉 https://ow.ly/IoXJ50XLmPm
December 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Programme now online for Breaking Barriers: Radical Curatorial Practice 🧪
Join us on 28 January for case studies and panel discussions from the experts behind groundbreaking exhibitions and programmes across the UK 💥
Browse the speakers and sessions – then book from £36 👉 https://ow.ly/IoXJ50XLmPm
Join us on 28 January for case studies and panel discussions from the experts behind groundbreaking exhibitions and programmes across the UK 💥
Browse the speakers and sessions – then book from £36 👉 https://ow.ly/IoXJ50XLmPm
Opinion | Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation 💬
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains.
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains.
Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation - Museums Association
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains
www.museumsassociation.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Opinion | Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation 💬
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains.
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains.
News | Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen 👒
Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers
Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers
Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen - Museums Association
Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers
www.museumsassociation.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
News | Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen 👒
Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers
Museums around the UK commemorate the birth of one of England's favourite writers
News | Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the Arts Council England review
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the ACE review - Museums Association
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector
www.museumsassociation.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
News | Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the Arts Council England review
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
“I don't see why wanting to make the history in our museums more comprehensive and inclusive is a radical pursuit.”
In this episode of Radical Museums, Simon Stephens interviews E-J Scott, who founded the Museum of Transology in 2014: https://ow.ly/RYYW50XKYNe
In this episode of Radical Museums, Simon Stephens interviews E-J Scott, who founded the Museum of Transology in 2014: https://ow.ly/RYYW50XKYNe
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“I don't see why wanting to make the history in our museums more comprehensive and inclusive is a radical pursuit.”
In this episode of Radical Museums, Simon Stephens interviews E-J Scott, who founded the Museum of Transology in 2014: https://ow.ly/RYYW50XKYNe
In this episode of Radical Museums, Simon Stephens interviews E-J Scott, who founded the Museum of Transology in 2014: https://ow.ly/RYYW50XKYNe
News | Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work - Museums Association
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
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December 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
News | Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
Our director Sharon Heal has responded to today's publication of the independent review of Arts Council England.
Look out for a full analysis on the review and museum sector reaction in Museums Journal Online tomorrow.
Look out for a full analysis on the review and museum sector reaction in Museums Journal Online tomorrow.
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Our director Sharon Heal has responded to today's publication of the independent review of Arts Council England.
Look out for a full analysis on the review and museum sector reaction in Museums Journal Online tomorrow.
Look out for a full analysis on the review and museum sector reaction in Museums Journal Online tomorrow.
Opportunity | Become an MA rep for Wales 👋
Representatives are a vital link between the MA and our members, helping to keep us in touch with what's happening on the ground. You'll get some great benefits, including a free place at our annual conference 🎟️
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
Representatives are a vital link between the MA and our members, helping to keep us in touch with what's happening on the ground. You'll get some great benefits, including a free place at our annual conference 🎟️
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
Opportunity: Become an MA rep - Museums Association
We're looking for reps for Scotland, Wales, England: Midlands and England: London
www.museumsassociation.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Opportunity | Become an MA rep for Wales 👋
Representatives are a vital link between the MA and our members, helping to keep us in touch with what's happening on the ground. You'll get some great benefits, including a free place at our annual conference 🎟️
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
Representatives are a vital link between the MA and our members, helping to keep us in touch with what's happening on the ground. You'll get some great benefits, including a free place at our annual conference 🎟️
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
News | Louvre closed to visitors after workers vote to strike
Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors
Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors
Louvre closed to visitors after workers vote to strike - Museums Association
Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
News | Louvre closed to visitors after workers vote to strike
Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors
Industrial action partly in protest against ticket price rise for non-European visitors
News | Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains
MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing
MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing
Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains - Museums Association
MP says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
News | Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains
MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing
MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing
Last chance to apply to our Fast Track AMA programme 🏎️
If you've got more than 5 years' experience in the sector, you could complete your Associateship of the Museums Association in as little as 12 months.
Find out more about our flexible professional development award and apply by 17 December 👇
If you've got more than 5 years' experience in the sector, you could complete your Associateship of the Museums Association in as little as 12 months.
Find out more about our flexible professional development award and apply by 17 December 👇
Fast Track AMA - Museums Association
Complete your AMA in just 12 months The Associateship of the Museums Association (AMA) is a professional development programme that is beneficial at any
www.museumsassociation.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Last chance to apply to our Fast Track AMA programme 🏎️
If you've got more than 5 years' experience in the sector, you could complete your Associateship of the Museums Association in as little as 12 months.
Find out more about our flexible professional development award and apply by 17 December 👇
If you've got more than 5 years' experience in the sector, you could complete your Associateship of the Museums Association in as little as 12 months.
Find out more about our flexible professional development award and apply by 17 December 👇
Become a member of our Wales stakeholder committee 📍
We're looking for 3 members to join our Wales stakeholder committee, working with and reporting to our Nations Committee and board to support and deliver our priorities, campaigns, policies and advocacy.
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
We're looking for 3 members to join our Wales stakeholder committee, working with and reporting to our Nations Committee and board to support and deliver our priorities, campaigns, policies and advocacy.
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
Opportunity | Become a member of our Wales stakeholder committee - Museums Association
We're looking for three members to join our committee to support our work in Wales
www.museumsassociation.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Become a member of our Wales stakeholder committee 📍
We're looking for 3 members to join our Wales stakeholder committee, working with and reporting to our Nations Committee and board to support and deliver our priorities, campaigns, policies and advocacy.
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
We're looking for 3 members to join our Wales stakeholder committee, working with and reporting to our Nations Committee and board to support and deliver our priorities, campaigns, policies and advocacy.
Find out more and apply by 27 January 👇
News | Major research project to explore inequalities in museum attendance
University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap
University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap
Major research project to explore inequalities in museum attendance - Museums Association
University of Leicester announces four-year initiative on sector’s engagement and benefit gap
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December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
News | Major research project to explore inequalities in museum attendance
University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap
University of Leicester announces four-year initiative to address sector’s engagement and benefit gap
Nominations are now open for our 2026 board election ☑️
We're looking for two new trustees, one in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. Our board members help to shape the strategic direction of the MA – and the sector.
Find out more about the role and benefits, then make a nomination by 27 January 👇
We're looking for two new trustees, one in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. Our board members help to shape the strategic direction of the MA – and the sector.
Find out more about the role and benefits, then make a nomination by 27 January 👇
Board election 2026
Nominations are now open for two trustees, one based in Northern Ireland and one based in Wales
www.museumsassociation.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nominations are now open for our 2026 board election ☑️
We're looking for two new trustees, one in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. Our board members help to shape the strategic direction of the MA – and the sector.
Find out more about the role and benefits, then make a nomination by 27 January 👇
We're looking for two new trustees, one in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. Our board members help to shape the strategic direction of the MA – and the sector.
Find out more about the role and benefits, then make a nomination by 27 January 👇