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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£324.0K
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Spending
£332.7K
Public benefits
As set out in its Articles, NIMC’s charitable purpose is to promote and advance education by supporting and assisting museums and galleries and to encourage the use and enjoyment by the public of museums and galleries in Northern Ireland, and thus it advances the arts, culture, heritage or science. The Council supports local museums by: ensuring
they maintain recognised standards; assisting them to improve their public facilities; providing training; advising on the learning and education programmes; enhancing public awareness of the events at museums; undertaking evaluations and research; delivering strategic, sector-wide programmes; and, providing advice, guidance and information in response to queries from the sector and the general public. NIMC demonstrates what it does to achieve these ends, and reports on its effectiveness, through various means, including: quarterly reports to the NIMC Board, the minutes of which are publically available; an annual report to our membership, also publically available; various published reports, placed on our web site; project evaluations; and ensuring that our services are pertinent and effective by maintaining close contact with the principle beneficiaries of our services. There are two main groups of beneficiaries from NIMC’s work: people associated with operating museums, which includes paid staff, volunteers, members of ‘Friends’ organisations, and those who serve on the governing bodies of our museums; and the general public, comprising people who use our services directly and those individuals, groups and organisations that use the museums. In view of this, the direct benefits of NIMC’s work include: • Museums are perceived to be trustworthy, publically orientated and delivering services to a high standard. This is demonstrated through museums continuing to meet the sector standard. • Those working in our museums have the necessary skills, demonstrated through the continuing demand for the training NIMC provides. • Significant aspects of the common heritage are preserved and made accessible to the public, as a consequence of the financial support NIMC provides to museums for the conservation and acquisition of artefacts. • The public has access to a broad range of education and learning activities at our museums; NIMC provides direct assistance to museums in devising and delivering such programmes. • The public has comprehensive and up-to-date information on the events and activities at museums. This is demonstrated through the level of use of that section of our web site which carries that information and the demand for the associated newsletters. • People participating in the training programmes that NIMC organises have enhanced employment prospects. This is demonstrated through 22 of the 24 trainees supported over the last two years now being employed in the wider sector. • Members of the public have access to expert advice on the identification and care of objects, as demonstrated by the continuing demand for information from individuals. The indirect benefits accruing from NIMC’s work include: contributing to public well-being, as demonstrated within a growing body of academic research that shows a direct correlation between cultural attendance and people’s mental and physical well-being; contributing to the collection and preservation of significant aspects of our material heritage, thus ensuring that future generations will benefit from the cultural, educational and economic advantages provided by museums; and, strengthening the cultural capital of Northern Ireland, for both residents and foreign visitors, as demonstrated by the continuing rise of attendances at local museums. NIMC does not perceive that its work is ‘harmful’, given that it operates in accordance with the Museums Code of Ethics, which is accessible at http://www.museumsassociation.org/ethics/code-of-ethics
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
NIMC was established to support the local museums of Northern Ireland through: 1) Managing the Museum Accreditation Scheme, which is the sector standard for museums in the UK. 2) Providing grant assistance to accredited museums. 3) Strengthening the skills and knowledge of people working and volunteering in museums through a training programme
and peer learning opportunities. 4) Promoting museums and their collections as sources of inspiration, learning and enjoyment. 5) Advocating for and demonstrating the benefits and impacts of museums. 6) Undertaking research and publications to support the development of local museums. 7) Providing guidance and information to the sector and the general public. 8) Building strategic partnerships to support the best possible use of our museums and heritage. The NIMC Board, which is widely representative, publishes a Business Plan annually (see http://www.nimc.co.uk/what-we-do/). Each year it publishes an Annual Report and Financial Statements (see http://www.nimc.co.uk/about-us/governance/)
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- General public
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Heritage/historical
