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 North East Museums (formerly 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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This online session delivered by the Collections Trust will offer a basic overview of the Spectrum Inventory procedure. It will cover: How the procedure relates to Accreditation and policy. The procedure’s definition and scope, explaining key concepts and terms. The Spectrum minimum requirements, with brief examples of how to meet them. Where to find the Spectrum suggested procedure […]
Are your in-house instructions in a clear and useable format? Have you recorded key information about historic cataloguing systems, old numbering systems and policies? This online session delivered in partnership with the Collections Trust will firstly explore how to develop or review your procedures manual. We will also look at how to gather and record information […]
This session is for you if you are interested in: *Finding out about simple tools to budget, track and report carbon impact from your activity in a smaller museum, *Seeing how others are tackling this in their organisations. When time and money are tight, gathering the right data is critical for making good decisions. The […]
The Judges Lodgings team in Lancaster are delighted to announce that the museum has been awarded £88,969 from the National Lottery for ‘Judges Lodgings 400 – Voices from our community’. This project will celebrate 400 years of the landmark building in Lancaster and 50 years of its use as a museum. This project is supported […]
Catalyst is seeking an Education Assistant. In this role you will research, develop and deliver, with the support of the Education Manager, all educational programmes for school visits, uniformed groups and members of the public. You will work with audiences across all age groups, from Early Years to secondary school pupils. You will lead from […]
The Future Preparedness programme is for museums in the north of England to help them to respond to and prepare for current and future climate disruptions through training, events, advice, peer support and grants. We are looking for Freelance Evaluator/s with: Knowledge of accessible, creative and adaptable evaluation methods which can be used to gather […]