Funded by Arts Council England, Museum Development North enables strong, agile museums to contribute to the distinctive life, culture and identity of the North of England. Museum Development North is a partnership between York Museums Trust, the Manchester Museums Partnership, Cumbria Museum Consortium and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and builds on strong foundations of delivering regional museum development since 2012. Our team of experts provide advice, give support and create opportunities for museums to connect, collaborate and grow.
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Priority on this workshop will be given to museums in the north of England who have been invited to submit a return between summer 2024 and March 2025, museums with provisional status, museums which last submitted a return in 2015 and have not yet received an invitation letter, and museums which are Working Towards Accreditation […]
Brew Up! brings together people who work with industrial collections in the North of England, from mill engines to computers, from agricultural to glass; a chance to learn and share. Join us to connect with colleagues across the region, discuss issues unique to industrial collections and find key advice and insight from experienced professionals. This […]
The Neurodiverse Museum aims to effect whole sector change. With a focus on three pillars – representation of neurodivergent people within museum collections, spaces and exhibitions; access to museums for neurodivergent people; and the representation of neurodivergent people in a fit for purpose workforce – The Neurodiverse Museum has created The Principles for Museums and […]
This role is for a confident museum professional with experience of working in a museum service at officer or manager level who is a great advocate of museums, and who enjoys supporting museums to improve to be the best they can be. You will provide a general advice service for the many and varied museums […]
Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work. Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) are looking for up to 4 micro, small or medium sized non-national cultural or heritage organisations that manage, use or occupy a listed building. Selected organisations will be participating in a project (November 2024 – March 2025) […]
We have updated our list of funding sources from different funders on our website, but we have also pulled out the ones with deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. Museum Development North · Open Grants – grants of up to £5,000 for a single museum or up to £7,500 for a museum service […]