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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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Roots & Branches: Seeds for Action Survey
What do you need to continue to grow carbon initiatives and climate action in your museum? As part of the Roots & Branches project, funded by an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant, Museum Development England are seeking your opinion on what...
MDUK Volunteer Development Programme 2022
Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM) and Museum Development UK (MDUK) are thrilled to be working in collaboration with volunteer sector specialist 10GM again to offer an intensive Volunteer Development Programme for up to 20 museums from across participating areas...
Museums Collections-focused training sessions
Museum Development East Midlands is providing a number of online sessions with a focus on Collections for museums. These online sessions are open to all museums across the region, with priority given to accredited museums / those working towards accreditation. Click...
Roots & Branches: Seeds for Action Survey
What do you need to continue to grow carbon initiatives and climate action in your museum? As part of the Roots & Branches project, funded by an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant, Museum Development England are seeking your opinion on what...
MDUK Volunteer Development Programme 2022
Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM) and Museum Development UK (MDUK) are thrilled to be working in collaboration with volunteer sector specialist 10GM again to offer an intensive Volunteer Development Programme for up to 20 museums from across participating areas...
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Our latest e-newsletter is out now! 📰
Featuring info on our latest programme updates, funding news, training events, and more!
... https://mailchi.mp/leics/april-2021-museum-development-east-midlands-news-updates-15690829
You can now sign up to the next two free online seminars in our @HeritageFundUK funded #LTS2022 Digital leadership series 👇
🗓️ 18 July, 10am:... Inclusion, equity and digital
https://bit.ly/LTSInclusion
🗓️ 25 July, 4pm: Digital enterprise in heritage
https://bit.ly/LTSEnterprise
📅 The #EmergencyRiskNetwork will meet at
@LincsLifeMuseum on 19 July to tour the County Heritage Service @LincolnshireCC to see what risks & ... problems they face, plus a demonstration of the museum’s disaster kits & visit the on-site REDS store
Join us!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-risk-network-meeting-tickets-379012686147