Category: Elevenses with MD North
Elevenses, Tuesday 2 June, Beginners Guide to Bloomberg Connects Digital Guides
Bloomberg Connects provide digital guides to cultural organisations around the world. They are free to create and free to use. Museums of all shapes and sizes have developed their own guides, but this short introduction is from the perspective of a voluntary run organisation with no digital lead. Sue Hughes, Chair of Trustees at Cruck […]
Elevenses, Tuesday 16 June, Hazards in Museum Collections, online
Join Dawn Stoker, Preventive Conservation Officer for North East Museums, to take a look at the hazards you may find in your museum collection. Dawn will highlight some of the main hazards that we work with, from across science and engineering collections, through to natural sciences, with some discussion about how we can best manage […]
Elevenses, Wednesday 1 July, How To Be A Craftivist in the art of gentle protest
If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, can we also make our activism more beautiful, kind and fair? Join Sarah P Corbett who will explore how handicrafts can be a powerful and successful tool for museums to engage diverse audiences in social change without polarising or oversimplifying complex and sensitive […]
Elevenses, Friday 3 July, Introducing a Costumed Interpretation Programme at your Museum
The Association for Heritage Interpretation is the professional organisation for heritage interpretation and promotes excellence and best practice. It supports and inspires its members through professional training resources, networking opportunities, and the sharing of specialist expertise across the heritage sector. Bringing together a diverse and collaborative community, the organisation encourages interpreters to connect with one […]
Elevenses, Wednesday 22 July, Introduction to the new Find an Object website
Join Collections Trust to hear about the new Find an Object website for advertising objects for disposal or re-use. A tour of the site will demonstrate a range of new user-friendly features, including subject specialist categories, location maps and easy download from the Museum Data Service. We will be joined by David Gelsthorpe, Chief Executive, […]
Elevenses, Friday 24 July, Applying to the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund
The Purchase Grant Fund supports organisations in England and Wales to add significant material to their permanent collections. With a total annual budget in 2026/27 of £745,000 and individual grants ranging from £500 to £50,000, the Purchase Grant Fund has given hundreds of galleries, museums and institutions the opportunity to expand their collections, bringing new […]