About Us
Read about the NWFED’s history and how it is evolving to meet the needs of all museum, gallery and heritage people in the region.
The NWFED (formerly the North West Federation of Museums and Art Galleries) is one of ten federations in the UK and was the first to be founded in 1927. The group exists to support all people working in, or with a professional interest in, museums, art galleries and heritage organisations in the North West and Isle of Man, including volunteers. It provides for their development, advocates for their work and strengthens them through partnerships.
The NWFED is currently undergoing a transformation so that it can better serve its members across the region. It has become a company limited by guarantee and is in the process of applying for charitable trust status. This means that the NWFED will still be a grass roots organisation, but it will now be able to apply for grants for which it was not previously eligible. It will be called the ‘NWFED – for museum people in the north west’. The first NWFED Business Plan has been developed and is available to download here NWFED Business Plan 2009-13. This plan details our aims and objectives for the next three years.
The NWFED is developing regional partners to support its work, including:
- Business In The Arts: North West who have advised on the constitutional changes;
- Renaissance North West with whom the NWFED organises an annual conference and offers free places for first time attendees at the Museums Association (MA) conference; and,
- National Museums Liverpool (NML) who are providing a registered office and human resources advice.