National EDI

The Museum Development England partnership has commissioned a research exercise to inform a new national programme aimed at encouraging museums to embrace equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

How to get involved

We're in the process of getting this programme ready. We’ll share details of how to get involved as soon as its opens.

Previous programme

Between April 2020 – March 2024, Museum Development London ran a seven-session training series ‘Developing an Inclusive Museum’ to support London’s museums to be more inclusive across all areas of their museum practice.

Over 4 years, 72 participants from 48 unique non-national, non-NPO museums have participated in the programme, representing 45% of MDL’s total target museums.

Developing an Inclusive Museum Training Series 2020–2024 summary report

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Read detailed information about the programme, completed in March 2024.

In partnership with

Museum Development England

More programmes

  • Climate Action

    Encouraging environmental responsibility through actions and raising awareness

  • Diversity Matters

    Identifying and addressing who's under-represented in your audiences

  • Family Friendly

    Encouraging museums to develop their offer for children and families

  • Fund the Future

    Helping museums improve their income generation strategies

  • Local authority programme

    Improving the resilience of local authority museums and archives service

  • Measuring Up

    Measuring exhibition quality with self-assessments, peer reviews and surveys

  • Recharge

    Helping museums respond to increasing challenges without any budget increase

  • Roots & Branches

    Creating an environmentally aware and active sector

  • Victory 80

    Supporting museums to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe and Japan