1. Museums in Leicestershire 2016-17
Summary:
23 Leicestershire museums in the Accreditation scheme in 2016/17
21 Accredited museums responded to the MDEM survey
2 non-Accredited museums responded to the MDEM survey
626,360 visits to Leicestershire museums in 2016/17
Visits helped contribute an estimated £6,561,034 to the Leicestershire economy
31,425 participants were engaged by museums through formal learning and outreach
72,585 participants were engaged by museums through informal activities and events
1,109 volunteers contributed 124,919 hours to museums, which was worth almost £900,000
224 people were in paid employment in museums in Leicestershire in 2016/17
Image: Melton Carnegie Museum, Leicestershire
Figures based on data from 91% (21) of museums within the Accreditation scheme and 2 non-Accredited museums. Data collected from the MDEM Annual Survey of Museums For more information visit