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Collections Access Grant Case Studies
“MDEM offered Collections Access Grants to help museums in the East Midlands to support museums to increase access to collections projects such as improving documentation, storage and care of collections. The grants were from £250-£1,000. ”
Small Grant Case Studies
“MDEM offered Small Grants to help museums in the East Midlands to support small-scale projects from £250-£1,500 where funding had been difficult to source, and prioritising urgent needs related to the Covid-19 crisis. These case studies a”
Reboot & Recovery Grant Case Studies
“Thanks to Art Fund partnership funding, MDEM offered Reboot & Recovery Grants to help museums in the East Midlands re-build their offer to audiences and strengthen organisationally in response to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Th”
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”
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Equity and Inclusion for Museums: introductory resources
Diversity and Inclusion are central to a fair society and to the success of institutions in being relevant to communities. Isilda Almeida and Maurice Davies have been working with Museum Development UK (MDUK), with support from the Association of Independent Museums...
Job Vacancies – Epworth Old Rectory
Epworth Old Rectory is the former home of the Wesley family, the founders of the worldwide Methodist movement. It offers inspiration and learning for all people, with particular significance for Christians as a place of pilgrimage. As an Accredited museum, it tells...
Museum Accreditation Scheme update November 2021
Arts Council England (ACE) has updated the series of FAQs regarding the roll out of the Accreditation returns schedule, detailed information is here...
Equity and Inclusion for Museums: introductory resources
Diversity and Inclusion are central to a fair society and to the success of institutions in being relevant to communities. Isilda Almeida and Maurice Davies have been working with Museum Development UK (MDUK), with support from the Association of Independent Museums...
Job Vacancies – Epworth Old Rectory
Epworth Old Rectory is the former home of the Wesley family, the founders of the worldwide Methodist movement. It offers inspiration and learning for all people, with particular significance for Christians as a place of pilgrimage. As an Accredited museum, it tells...
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The 'roots' have been laid, now it's time for #museums to bring the 'branches' to life!
Join us and @MuseumDevNW next Monday (24 Jan) for the ... launch of the brand new #CarbonLiteracy for Museums Toolkit.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-literacy-for-museums-toolkit-launch-tickets-240903146797
#CLMuseumsTakesRoot
We're #recruiting! We are looking for:
Marketing Exec (22.5hrs)
Events & Volunteers Officer (30hrs)
Development Manager (22.5hrs)
All hybrid, ... flexible hrs, based at Creswell Crags.
Please see our jobs page for further info including how to apply:
👉https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/jobs/
#jobs
Did you know that you can catch up on a lot of our recorded training content on our Youtube channel?
Our most popular videos in December were #EDI ... inclusive language, #grant writing and #collectionscare policies & plans. Check out our channel here 👇
https://southeastmuseums.org/resource-category/recorded/