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Empowering, relevant, dynamic

Our updated Empowering Collections report outlines a new vision for the collections in our care.

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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.

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Anti-racist Museums

Museums Change Lives

Supporting Decolonisation

Museums for Climate Justice

Empowering Collections

Championing our Workforce

Events

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Visitor Voices: Understanding Your Audiences

8 July 2026

Online

Money Talks: Income Generation for Museums

16 September 2026

Online

Members Together Online: Wellbeing

24 September 2026

Online, Zoom

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News Rural museums

War photographer Lee Miller’s house gains charitable status

Newly formed charity aims to safeguard collections and grow site as a centre for UK surrealism

News Copyright

Ramm collections get almost 13 million Wikipedia hits due to new copyright strategy

Report explores impact of museum's decision to allow open access to out-of-copyright material

News LGBTQ+

Trans inclusion: Museum sector guidance updated in response to EHRC’s draft code of practice

Team behind ethical framework says code has generated 'further confusion and concern'

Museums Connecting Communities

Conference 2026

2-4 November 2026

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

Restoring civic pride. Creating hope. Encouraging social change. Join us as we celebrate how museums are finding innovative ways to show up for their communities.

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Who’s who of this year’s event

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Everything you need to know

Travel, access, sustainability and more

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“Inclusive, participatory and sustainable museums at the heart of their communities”

Our vision for museums

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Our latest updates

Our response to the Museum Policy for Northern Ireland Consultation

We raised the importance of strategic public investment in culture

Opportunity | Professional Development External Paperwork Assessor

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Support for our members following racist violence

The MA stands in solidarity with those impacted by the hate, violence and racism that has taken place this week

Opportunities | Ethics Committee and AI and Ethics Expert Working Group

We’re now recruiting members to the committee and to form our new working group

Our statement on the updated EHRC Code of Practice

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe museums should be safe and inclusive spaces for everyone

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