West Midlands Regional Groups

West Midlands regional groups

Information and links about the West Midlands Museum Policy Forum, the Midlands Federation of Museum and Galleries and other regional groups.

West Midlands Museum Policy Forum

The West Midlands Museum Policy Forum represents the interests of the museums sector in the West Midlands. Our aim is to promote the contribution museums make to cultural and wider agendas, influence policy development and facilitate regional partnerships.

Our Annual Open meeting New Directions New Challenges took place on on 5 May 2011 at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon.

The presentations and programme are available as a 3.3Mb zip file download.

WMmpf Chair: Diane Owen, Director of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

WMmpf Secretary: Jane Arthur, Museums & Heritage Consultant, email: jane.l.arthur@btinternet.com.

Current Members and Constitution can be downloaded below:

Adobe PDF Membership and Constitution 2010 (PDF 46KB)

The Forums strategy actions can be downloaded here:

Adobe PDF Strategy Actions (PDF 44KB)

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Responsibilities transfer

From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications.  Continue reading

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