The Power of Place: Midlands Museum Awards aims to celebrate the creativity, dedication, and impact of teams, and museums making a difference in the Midlands. Whether you’re championing community engagement, driving innovation, or delivering outstanding visitor experiences, these awards are your chance to shine.
There are five award categories, and you are welcome to apply for any or all of them—on behalf a team, or your whole museum. We’re looking for inspiring stories, big or small, that show how museums of all sizes are making a real difference.
If you would like to discuss a possible award application, please contact enquiries@mdmidlands.org.uk and one of our team will be happy to talk it through with you.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be a museum with a publicly accessible collection
- Must be publicly funded, charitable or not for profit
- Must be located within the Midlands
- The project or work being submitted must fall within the period – 1 April 24 to 30 September 2025
- The submission can be for a complete project or an ongoing initiative
- National funded museums or National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) are eligible to apply for the awards
- While applicant museums do not have to be formally part of the Arts Council England (ACE) Accreditation Scheme, in cases where eligibility is unclear we will refer to ACE’s accreditation guidance to help determine what constitutes a museum. If you are unsure whether your organisation meets the eligibility criteria, please contact us at enquiries@midlands.org.uk and we will be pleased to help.
Important Eligibility Note:
To be eligible, applicants must be Midlands-based museums with publicly accessible collections that are publicly funded, charitable, or not-for-profit. Projects submitted must take place between 1 April 2024 and 30 September 2025, and be either completed or ongoing.
Please confirm this when submitting your application or if in doubt, please contact a member of the MDM team at enquiries@mdmidlands.org.uk
To support your application, you may provide additional evidence such as testimonials, pictures, or other relevant documentation that showcases the impact of the nomination.
Please remember that each application answer must be no more than 200 words to ensure a fair and consistent process.