Using museum collections to improve inclusion
Meet the June 2026 awardees of the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund.
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Socially engaged museums and a representative workforce. Turning values into action.
We advocate for and support museums and everyone who works in and with them.
Getting to grips with our collections
Museums must commit to 100% inventory-level documentation ahead of their next NPO applications, says Laura Pye
The difficulties of redeveloping much-loved local authority museums
Ipswich Museum’s restoration and redevelopment promises to strike exactly the right balance between nostalgia and the 21st century, says Eleanor Mills
Field of vision | Sheep Field Barn, Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
The exhibition space of this world-famous sculptor has been sympathetically upgraded to embrace a more inclusive, educational environment
“Inclusive, participatory and sustainable museums at the heart of their communities”
Our vision for museums
Our latest updates
AI and Ethics Expert Working Group
Working towards creating new resources and guidance to support the sector with ethical decision-making around AI
Anti-racist Museums Programme
Join this year’s cohort of museums working towards becoming anti-racist organisations
Join the panel for MA Conference 2027
We're looking for people to help shape next year's conference, which will take place in Belfast on 15-17 November 2027
Introducing Adé Bákàrè, your new policy officer
Adé looks forward to contributing to campaigns, steering groups and advocacy
Museums Change Lives | Scotland
Celebrating Scottish museums at the heart of their communities
Our response to the Museum Policy for Northern Ireland Consultation
We raised the importance of strategic public investment in culture