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West Midlands Museums
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  • Of 205 Museums, 74 are run by local authorities and 143 are Registered within the national standards scheme. There is one mobile museum.
  • 6 museum services are responsible for 21 outstanding Designated Collections
  • Museums hold 287 special collections.
  • There are 5,571,723 objects within museum collections and an additional 1,468,102 archive objects within museums(grand total of 7,039,825).
  • The West Midlands museum Hub is led by Birmingham and also comprises Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Ironbridge and Coventry.
  • Registered museums employ c2,500 staff and have the support of c3,500 volunteers.
  • In 2003 museums in the West Midlands attracted 5.6 million visits.

Museums links


Advice and Support for Museums

Understanding the Future - Response to the West Midlands Museum Policy Forum

In January 2007, the West Midlands Policy Forum (WMMPF) hosted a consultative event to discuss and respond to the DCMS document Understanding the Future – Priorities for England’s Museums.



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* Libraries are all over the place Click here to download Libraries are all over the place
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*https://mlawestmidlands.org.uk/thesector/westmidlandsmuseums/index.asp    Date Printed : 29 July 2007
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