Museums are showing up for their communities every day
Museums can increase our sense of wellbeing, help us feel proud of where we come from, and inspire, challenge and stimulate us. Our Museums Change Lives campaign shows how museums of all sizes are impacting people and communities, and makes the case for further development and support for this work.
Enhancing health and wellbeing
Museums improve our quality of life and our mental and physical health
Creating better places to live and work
Museums contribute to our communities and the environment
Inspiring engagement, debate and reflection
Museums promote learning and contemporary thought
Museums Change Lives in the nations
The powerful impact of museums in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Partnerships with Purpose
A pilot project that aims to deepen links between museums and community organisations
Power to the People
Museums and communities working together as equal partners.
What do we mean by social impact?
Influencing positive changes and fostering rich and meaningful relationships
Getting started
Setting outcomes and outputs, ethical considerations and logic models
Methods for measuring social impact
Building a robust approach that is tailored to your particular project