UMG supports and advocates for the university museum sector in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. University museums in Scotland have their own organisation, UMIS which works closely with UMG.
There are around a 100 university museums in the UK regularly accessible to the public, with a further 300 or more that are used mainly for academic research and teaching.
University museums in England comprise 4% of the UK museum sector, yet they are custodians of 30% of all the collections ‘Designated’ by DCMS as being of national or international importance.
Who are we for?
UMG is a membership organisation, open to HE institutions with responsibility for museums, galleries or collections and individuals interested in furthering the work of UMG.
What do we do?
UMG provides a forum for communication and the dissemination of good practice. In advocating for the university museum sector, UMG promotes the role of university museums, galleries and collections in research and HE teaching and the importance of their contribution to widening participation and public engagement.
UMG aims to provide members with briefing, news and information on a wide range of topics. As well regular e-communication, UMG organises conferences and events, including an annual meeting linked to the AGM that supports networking, staff development and the sharing of knowledge about current developments and opportunities for the sector.
Committee 2012
Chair
Nick Merriman
Director: The Manchester Museum
nick.merriman@manchester.ac.uk
Secretary
Kate Carreno
Assistant Director: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
kc376@cam.ac.uk
Treasurer
vacant
Other members
Jo Elsworth
Director: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
jo.elsworth@bristol.ac.uk
Rachel Grocke
Deputy Director: Durham University Museums
rachel.grocke@durham.ac.uk
Zoe Hendon
Director: Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University
z.hendon@mdx.ac.uk
Neil Curtis
Head of Museums: University of Aberdeen
neil.curtis@abdn.ac.uk
Michael O’Hanlon
Director, The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University
michael.ohanlon@prm.ox.ac.uk
Tonya Nelson
Manager, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL
tonya.nelson@ucl.ac.uk
Nick Thomas
Director, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
njt35@cam.ac.uk
Committee Meetings
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