Consultancy and mentoring

Wild Museum delivers a range of consultancy, mentoring, and skills development services predominantly for arts, heritage, environmental, education and health sectors.

Typically delivered by Wild Museum Director John Coburn, often with Associates, our specialisms include

creative production; project management; inclusive public programming; arts-led wellbeing and nature programming; business planning; strategic planning; funding bids; digital heritage; community engagement; audience development; organisational change; rural and post-industrial cultural renewal.


Clients since 2021 include :

  • National Lottery Heritage Fund (Register of Support Services)

  • NHS Charities England

  • Durham County Council

  • Gateshead Council

  • Arts Council England

  • Canal and River Trust

  • North Pennines National Landscape

  • Raise: Cumbria Community Forest

  • BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

  • Tyneside Cinema

  • Museum of London Archaeology

  • Penrith Town Council

  • Newcastle University

  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Wild Museum also shares its practice nationally and internationally through talks and workshops.