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MGM is now finished but you can still access museum and gallery events and resources on Culture24 - for full listings go to What's On

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Access the Cab of the Chinese Locomotive
National Railway Museum
Photography Exhibition "Wild Britain" by Barry Payling
RAF Millom Museum


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Welcome to the MGM website

Museums and Galleries Month was the UK-wide celebration of museums and galleries in May. MGM2008 has now come to an end - details of future plans and the exciting things happening for Museums at Night 2009 appear below.

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MUSEUMS AT NIGHT 2009 - BE PART OF IT

Funding is now confirmed for Museums at Night 2009 for the weekend of May 15 - 17.

The event is linked to Nuit des Musees which takes place on Saturday 16th May 2009 and is supported by the Council of Europe.

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About MGM

Museums and Galleries Month was organised by The Campaign for Museums, a registered charity, with support from Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) through its Renaissance programme and Arts Council England.

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News

In 2008 three MGM Commendations went to Keats House and the London Metropolitan Archives; the Sainsbury Centre, UEA and Weston Park, Sheffield Museums and Galleries - Mansfield Museum were runners up.

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For Organisers

2008 was an absolutely brilliant year for everybody who took part in MGM with record media coverage across the UK. Click here to access the MGM 2008 Report (from 31 July 2008)

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What's On

Even though Museums and Galleries Month is no more you can find out what's going on in a museum or gallery and find out more about Museums at Night on the Culture24 website, Read more>

MUSEUMS AT NIGHT - IT'S ALL THE RAGE!

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Museums at Night returns again this year with hundreds of events across the UK during the weekend of May 16,17 and 18. To get you in the mood you can read about some of the successes of 2008 here!

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IDEAS AND INNOVATION IN ART

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The MGM arts programme supported by Arts Council England was launched in the autumn of 2007 with three MGM Working with Artists seminars

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