1. Museums in Northamptonshire 2015-16
13 museums in the Accreditation scheme – the National Standard for museums.
174,890 visits to museums in
Visits down -0.9% on
Visits to museums helped contribute £3M to the Northamptonshire economy.
Inspiring learning – 15,290 participants in formal and informal learning activities and events run by museums
Volunteering – 722 volunteers gave time in that contributed 104,600 hours worth over £747,000.
Jobs – at least 97 people employed by museums in
Figures based on data from 69% of museums in the Accreditation scheme and four non-Accredited museums. Data collected from the MDEM Annual Survey of Museums For more information visit