Category: Online Training
Elevenses, Monday 13 October, Rewriting the House Rules: A Toolkit for Queer Stories in Unexpected Places
Join us for this Elevenses where Indigo Dunphy-Smith will introduce us to How to Queer Your Historic House, a recently launched toolkit that empowers heritage professionals to imaginatively share LGBTQ+ histories through their heritage collections. Focusing on everyday objects, gaps in the record, and social context we’ll explore how to tell queer stories where they’re […]
Seeds for Action: In Focus – Engaging audiences with climate issues
This session is for you if you are interested in: Using collections to engage people with climate change and action, Taking a creative approach to starting climate conversations. Find out how the Discovery Museum has been engaging all ages with the climate crisis through Steam to Green: A North East Energy Revolution. This exhibition and […]
Transforming Collections: Digital Engagement with Collections, 15 October 2025, online via zoom
Transforming Collections is a series of online sessions designed to help museums to think about how they can explore, question, and review collections and collections information collaboratively to build more inclusive collections development practices. This session will explore how museums can create meaningful accessible and digital content for engaging audiences with collections. Agenda: 10.00: Welcome […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Tuesday 4 November Part 2: Tuesday 11 November: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Wednesday 12 November: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums About this event: Background Information Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an online Museums’ Carbon […]
Find your Oomph: Building your personal resilience, Online Zoom
What does resilience mean to you? How resilient do you feel right now? Are you ready to find your oomph? This 2.5 hour workshop will provide you with a better understanding of what resilience means, and what influences and impacts it. You will develop your awareness of your own resilience factors, and discover simple tools […]
Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 26 November 2025
As part of Roots & Branches, the Seeds for Action programme aims to connect Carbon Literate Certified museum people, and the organisations they represent, across England to develop and build on their carbon reduction strategies and approaches to taking climate action. This online programme, using Museum Development programme funding from Arts Council England, is a […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Tuesday 6 January 2026 Part 2: Tuesday 13 January 2026: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Thursday 15 January 2026: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums About this event: Background Information Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an […]
Elevenses, Monday 19 January, Curating Retail
MD North has just completed its retail training programme, with a full days training at Bowes Museum and follow up mentoring sessions. The programme has supported many different museums to curate and develop their retail offerings. One of the trainers, Anya Kirkby (Freelancer/Consultant), will join us for an Elevenses to share practical advice for the […]
Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 20 January 2026
As part of Roots & Branches, the Seeds for Action programme aims to connect Carbon Literate Certified museum people, and the organisations they represent, across England to develop and build on their carbon reduction strategies and approaches to taking climate action. This online programme, using Museum Development programme funding from Arts Council England, is a […]