1. Museums in Leicestershire summary 2015-16
26 museums in the Accreditation scheme – the National Standard for museums.
670,231 visits to museums in
Visits up 17% on
Visits to museums helped contribute £11.4M to the Leicestershire economy.
Inspiring learning – 25,543 participants in formal learning and outreach sessions in
Community engagement – 68,934 people engaged through informal activities and events.
Volunteering – 960 volunteers gave time in that contributed 46,848 hours worth over £333,000.
Jobs – at least 137 people employed by museums in
Figures based on data from 77% of museums in the Accreditation scheme and five non-Accredited museums. Data collected from the MDEM Annual Survey of Museums For more information visit