Information for Community Museums

This page offers links to sites where independent museums can find information, advice and support.

If you have any questions about the information provided, then please contact the Community Museums Officer on 0116 305 4140.

Leicestershire & Rutland Organisations - Regional organisations - National Organisations

Education & Learning - Collections - Funding - Events

Leicestershire & Rutland organisations

Leicestershire & Rutland Museums Forum - including museums lisitings for Leicestershire, leicester & Rutland.

Leicestershire Villages

Leicestershire County Council Museums

Leicester City Museums Service

Rutland County Museum

Regional organisations

MLA East Midlands - the regional government agency for museums, libraries and archives.

Renaissance East Midlands

East Midlands Museums Service (EmmS)

East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA)

Regeneration East Midlands

National Organisations

Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (MLA)

Museums Association (MA)

Association of Independent Museums (AIM)

24 Hour Museum

Museums Documentation Association

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Museums Copyright Group

Young Archaeologists Club

Education and Learning

Group for Education in Museums (GEM)

Campaign for Learning in Museums & Galleries (CLMG)

Campaign for Learning

ABC of Working WIth Schools - Renaissance South East

engage - the national association for gallery education

Collections

Collections Link

Cornucopia - an online database of museum collections in the UK

Institute of Conservation (ICON)

Conservation Register - find a conservator

Funding

Heritage Lottery Fund

BIG Lottery Fund

Awards for All

Esmee Fairairn Foundation

Clore Duffield Foundation

Events

Museums & Galleries Month

Children's Art Day