Links
In this section you can find links to organisations we partner with, work with and those who are institutional members of our organisation.
Our Partner Organisations
Museum Development North West
Museum Development North West is an Arts Council England funded development programme. The programme aims to offer developmental support to drive sustainability, resilience and innovation within England’s accredited museums. The programme also works towards helping museums fulfil the five strategic goals set out in Great Art and Culture for Everyone.
National Museums Liverpool (NML)
NML, previously known as National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England.
Other organisations we work with
Association of Independent Museums (AIM)
The AIM was established in 1976 to improve standards in independent museums, to represent their interests and contribute to national policy making.
Group for Education in Museums (GEM)
GEM is committed to advancing learning through heritage. It supports museums, galleries and other cultural organisations, and education practitioners in developing and sharing best practice in heritage learning.
International Council of Museums (ICOM)
ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world’s natural and cultural heritage.
Institute of Conservation (ICON)
Icon is the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK and is committed to public benefit through promoting public understanding of and access to all the diverse elements of cultural heritage.
Museums Association
The Museums Association is a membership organisation which represents the people and institutions constituting Britain’s museums and galleries.
The Collections Trust
The Collections Trust – formerly the Museums Documentation Association (MDA) – delivers programmes which help people connect to culture, and which enable practitioners to improve the quality of their services.
Our Member Organisations
Mellor Archaeological Trust
The Trust was formed in 2000 following the discovery in 1998 of an Iron Age ditch in the garden of The Old Vicarage next to Mellor Church. Excavations continued to 2009 and have been described as the largest excavation for a generation of a hillfort in North West England “with results as important as those at Beeston Castle”.
Museum of Wigan Life
Discover the people and places of Wigan Borough both past and present at the Museum of Wigan Life. Holding over 30,000 objects relating to life in Wigan Borough, past and present, the museum’s collections include fine art, archaeology, social history, natural history, coins, decorative art and industrial history.
www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Museums-archives/Museum-of-Wigan-Life/index.aspx
Rochdale Pioneers Museum
The Rochdale Pioneers Museum exists to preserve the original store of the Rochdale Pioneers and to generate an understanding of the ideals and principles of the co-operative movement.
National Waterways Museum
Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port. With its delightful waterside setting, flotillas of historic boats and fascinating displays housed in fine Victorian buildings, the museum is a great day out whatever the weather. Visitors can take a boat trip through an industrial landscape, visit the museum blacksmith and explore traditional narrow boats and homes through the ages, complete with cottage gardens
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/museums-and-attractions/national-waterways-museum
Macclesfield Silk Museum Heritage Trust
The Silk Heritage Trust is the custodian of Macclesfield’s Silk Heritage, and is uniquely placed to inspire pride and curiosity in many aspects of the town’s rich and diverse history, for both local people and visitors. The Silk Museum has the most complete representation of the story of silk in the UK, and probably in Europe.
Wordsworth Trust
The Wordsworth Trust brings art and literature alive for tens of thousands of people every year. As well as Dove Cottage and its neighbouring historic buildings, we look after an important collection of works by Wordsworth and the other writers and artists of the period. At the heart of this collection are the manuscripts that Wordsworth’s descendants gave to the Wordsworth Trust in 1935 so that they could remain at Dove Cottage.
Knowsley Galleries and Prescot Museum
Knowsley has two contemporary art galleries which are housed within libraries in Huyton and Kirkby, in addition to Prescot Museum which focuses on the local history of the area including the important clock and watch making industry.
The Atkinson Arts Centre
The Atkinson is Southport’s beautiful new home for music, theatre, art, poetry, literature and history, right in the middle of Lord Street in Southport and just 3 minutes’ walk from Southport train station. It offers an exciting and varied destination for families, cultural tourists and arts enthusiasts alike, with a full day and night time offer.
Lancashire Infantry Museum
The Lancashire Infantry Museum is the largest Regimental archive and the premier centre for military historical research in the North of England. Housed in the heart of Lancashire, in the traditional home of the old county infantry regiments in Fulwood Barracks in Preston. The museum preserves for posterity the achievements, records and artefacts of those historic infantry regiments of Lancashire which now form part of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, created in 2006 by the amalgamation of The Kings Own Royal Border, Kings and Queen’s Lancashire Regiments.
Ribchester Roman Museum
The idea of a museum in Ribchester was conceived by Margaret Greenall, originally from Warrington and a member of the famous brewing family, in the early years of the twentieth century. Her objective was to stem the flow of artefacts out of the village that had occurred ever since Ribchester was first recognised as a site of special historic interest. Ribchester Museum of Roman Antiquities was thus opened under Miss Greenall’s direction in 1915
Greater Manchester Police Museum
The Museum was founded in 1981. Funded by Greater Manchester Police, it not only collects and preserves archive material and objects relating to the history of policing in the Greater Manchester area, but acts as an important resource for community engagement, where visitors can talk to staff and volunteers about policing.
Manchester Museum and Art Galleries
Together, Manchester Art Gallery and the Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, along with their conservation studios at Queens Park, make up Manchester City Galleries and we are part of Manchester City Council.
The Manchester galleries group are also part of an innovative and uniquely Mancunian partnership with Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum, both part of the University of Manchester, sharing funding, staff and expertise and collaborate to make something greater than its individual parts – a brilliant gallery and museum service for our city.
Salford Museums and Galleries
Salford has a proud cultural and creative heritage. The city’s range of museums and galleries combine the old with the new to provide opportunities for visitors, local people and families to take part.
Towneley Hall
From the Priest’s Hole to the attic Towneley Hall is fascinating with period rooms covering several centuries of life at the hall. The hall was the family home of the Towneley’s for nearly five centuries, today their stories are brought to life by our company of re-enactors who uncover their dramas, triumphs and tragedies.
Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Chorley
Astley Hall is a museum and art gallery housed within a Grade I listed historic house. The Hall is set within the beautiful surroundings of Astley Park which include historic woodland, a lake, a fully renovated Victorian walled garden alongside clean and modern facilities for visitors to enjoy.
Bolton Museums
Ranging from Egyptian mummies to local history and wildlife, Bolton’s collection has something for everyone. The Bolton Museum group represents the Central Library and all branch libraries, Bolton Museum and Archives, the Aquarium, Smithills Hall and the Hall i’ th’ Wood Museum.
People’s History Museum
The People’s History Museum in Manchester is the national museum of democracy. We aim to engage, inspire and inform diverse audiences by showing ‘There have always been ideas worth fighting for’.
Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry is devoted to inspiring our visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today and beyond.
Manx National Heritage
Manx National Heritage is the Island’s statutory heritage agency. It manages a significant proportion of the island’s physical heritage including 3000 acres of coastline and landscape. It holds property, archives, artwork, library and museum collections in trust for the nation.
Imperial War Museum North
IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. We seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘wartime experience’.