Category: Support

Arts Council England updates Accreditation guidance

Arts Council England (ACE) has published updated guidance documents for meeting the Accreditation Standard. These have been reviewed and updated to better serve museums and galleries that wish to go through the Accreditation process – making the content easier to follow and more accessible. The Accreditation Standard and its requirements have not changed since the 2018 version – […]

16 December 2024

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Challenges to Museums of Digital Preservation

Archives Consultant Simon Wilson undertook some work to support colleagues at the City of Doncaster Archives – the work was funded through The National Archives Resilience Grants programme. A key component of which was to engage with museum colleagues about the challenges of digital preservation. What is Digital Preservation? Digital Preservation is a series of […]

17 October 2024

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Advice And Guidance Following Recent Riots

Security As a response to recent events some museums contacted us seeking advice on the security of historic buildings. All of Arts Council England’s security resources are available on Collections Trust’s website – Security advice – Collections Trust. These include the Museum Security Toolkit and Security Audit to help venues review their security and identify […]

8 August 2024

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Local Government Association – Culture Peer Challenges for Local Authorities

The Local Government Association and Arts Council England are offering fully-funded culture peer challenges for councils to help inform strategic activity tailored to their local place and communities. Peer challenges are carried out to your specification aimed at improving, not judging, your council. The peer challenges take place across two days (your council will choose […]

31 May 2024

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Survey Results – Programming for Non-School and Home Educated Children

The results of a previously circulated survey looking at programming for non-school & Home Educated children are now live. This is part of a wider project around provision for children not at school funded by Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant. Find the results here

30 April 2024

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