Supporting museums in the South West

Working together for inclusive and inspiring museums relevant to the lives of the diverse communities they serve.

What we do

We provide specialist advice, support and development opportunities to Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation across the South West.

Projects

We deliver externally funded partnership projects to test ideas and share knowledge, directly supporting museums across the region.

SW Museum Skills Training

We deliver targeted training for people working in museums of all shapes and sizes, to help connect, share best practice, and learn new skills.

Latest news

Small Grants: Big Impact

To celebrate the launch of our Small Open Grants for 2024, we are taking a moment to reflect on some of the amazing projects we funded with those grants in 2023.

Latest Newsletter: New Grants Launched!

We've launched our Small Open Grants 2024 and you can now read a new blog on the Travelling Together celebration event. We've also got a hello from Julie Taylor Kent, as well as your usual round up of sector updates.

Upcoming Grants for 2024

We’re announcing our new grant funding rounds for 2024/25, there will be five different opportunities to secure funding.

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South West Museum Development Programme