For most of us, our first museum experience will be in our local museum. Civic museums are a critical part of England’s cultural, creative and social fabric. They provide a unique perspective and cultural offer for local audiences and communities who are not served by other parts of the museum sector.
Civic museums are predominantly located in towns and cities outside of key tourist locations and play a key role in placemaking, forming and celebrating local identity and in regeneration.
A list of current members
- Barnsley Council
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- BCP Council (Bournemouth. Christchurch and Poole Council)
- Birmingham Museums Trust
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
- Blackpool Heritage and Museum Trust
- Bolton Council
- Bradford City Council
- Brent Council
- Brighton & Hove Museums
- Bristol City Council
- Bury Art Museum
- Canterbury City Council
- Chelmsford City Museum
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Colchester Borough Council
- Culture Coventry
- Derby Museums
- Doncaster Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Falmouth Town Council
- Gloucester City Council
- Hampshire Cultural Trust
- Harrogate Borough Council
- Hull Culture & Leisure Ltd
- Kirklees Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Lancaster City Council
- Leeds Museums & Galleries, Leeds City Council
- Leicester City Council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
- Museum Of Oxford
- Museums Northumberland
- Norfolk County Council
- Norfolk Museums Service
- North Lincolnshire Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Oldham Council
- Peterborough Limited
- Portsmouth City Council
- Preston City Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Rotherham Council
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
- Sheffield Museums Trust
- Shropshire Museums & Archives
- South West Heritage Trust
- Southampton City Council
- St Albans Museum + Gallery
- Sunderland City Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- The Amelia, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- The Bowes Museum
- The Box, Plymouth
- The Cheltenham Trust
- The Culture Trust, Luton
- Touchstones
- Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust
- Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
- Warwickshire County Council
- West Northamptonshire Council
- Whitworth and Manchester Art Gallery
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery
- Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council
- York Museums Trust
Meet our steering group
A selection of our current steering group. All members are volunteers and work with museums small and large across England.
Jon Finch
Chair
Barnsley Council
Rowan Brown
Steering group member
Museums Northumberland
Tony Butler
Steering group member
Derby Museums
Carolyn Dalton
Steering group member
Lancaster City Council
Deborah Marsland
Steering group member
Kirklees Council
Zak Mensah
Steering group member
Birmingham Museums Trust
Paul Sapwell
Steering group member
Hampshire Culture Trust
Kim Streets
Steering group member
Sheffield Museums Trust
Sara Wajid
Steering group member
Birmingham Museums Trust
Philip Walker
Steering group member
Bristol City Council
FAQs
How can I join as a member?
Please contact Jon Finch in the first instance until we have a sign-up form.
Who is behind ECMN?
ECMN are a bunch of senior museum professionals who volunteer their time. The Steering group meet weekly and the wider network is invited to a monthly online call.
I’d like to get to meet fellow professionals, how can I do that?
Get in touch with any of us via email or Linkedin.