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Recovery Grant Case Study: Eyam museum
“This project by Eyam Museum to develop their digital presence was funded by an MDEM and Art Fund Recovery Grant in 2020. This grant fund was made available in response to the pandemic. Read below to find out how the project went. Project”
21st Century Visitor Attractions
“The 21st Century Visitor Attraction programme was created in partnership with the Arts Marketing Association to help organisations become more audience-focused, resilient and successful. Working with experienced trainers, two cohort of m”
Market Town Museums Network
“In 2016, Leicestershire County Council (LCC), in partnership with Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM), successfully secured an Arts Council Resilience Fund grant of £87,300 to establish the Market Town Museums’ Network. Initially com”
Greener Museums
“Becoming a greener museum walks hand in hand with delivery of a museum’s core objectives and increasing resilience. The Greener Museum programme of support can help to accelerate achievement of goals such as enhancing visitor experience, ”
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Leicester Hebrew Congregation: Heritage Centre Manager
LEICESTER HEBREW CONGREGATION SHARING JEWISH HERITAGE APPOINTMENT OF HERITAGE CENTRE MANAGER (FULL-TIME: PERMANENT POST) Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday, 27th August 2021 Click here for full details Sharing Jewish Heritage in Leicester – Project...
Digitally literate leadership consultancies for museums
Are you a leader looking to build your digital capacity and embrace digital change? Culture24 is offering 12 fully funded and individually tailored digitally literate leadership consultancies for senior leaders in museums. This free strategic advice for directors and...
Vacancy – Museum Manager at Bakewell Old House Museum
Vacancy - Museum Manager at Bakewell Old House Museum £18,432 part time (30 hours per week over 4 days – flexible hours) Set in the heart of the Peak District, the Old House Museum dates from the Tudor period. Rescued from demolition after 500 years of continuous...
Leicester Hebrew Congregation: Heritage Centre Manager
LEICESTER HEBREW CONGREGATION SHARING JEWISH HERITAGE APPOINTMENT OF HERITAGE CENTRE MANAGER (FULL-TIME: PERMANENT POST) Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday, 27th August 2021 Click here for full details Sharing Jewish Heritage in Leicester – Project...
Digitally literate leadership consultancies for museums
Are you a leader looking to build your digital capacity and embrace digital change? Culture24 is offering 12 fully funded and individually tailored digitally literate leadership consultancies for senior leaders in museums. This free strategic advice for directors and...
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Are you a leader looking to build your digital capacity and embrace digital change? @Culture24 is offering 12 fully funded and individually tailored ... digitally literate leadership consultancies for senior leaders in museums https://mdem.org.uk/digitally-literate-leadership-consultancies-for-museums/
Have a tricky collections management or #MuseumDocumentation scenario you'd like to troubleshoot with colleagues? The topic of our next #Spectrum ... discussion on 12 August is Object Entry/Acquisition and Accessioning. Sign up and submit your scenario here https://buff.ly/3BXdCmU
Change studentship – MA course bursary for ethnic minority applicant ... https://museumdevelopmentnorthwest.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/change-studentship-ma-course-bursary-for-ethnic-minority-applicant/