Book Events

Elevenses, Thursday 3 October, Taking stock of your current digital preservation capability to inform next steps

Archives Consultant Simon Wilson is leading Danum Digital: Getting Doncaster’s digital records on track a project funded by The National Archives Resilience Grant. As well as supporting colleagues in Doncaster a key element of the project is to engage with museum colleagues across the North. The session will introduce the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Rapid Assessment […]

3 October 2024

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MD North Forum: Beningbrough Hall, York, Tuesday 22 October 2024

Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]

22 October 2024 · Beningbrough Hall

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Accreditation Mentor Forum

This session is our annual catch up and networking event for Museum Accreditation Mentors. It’s an opportunity to discuss current developments and updates to the Accreditation Scheme, focus on specific mentor issues and feel supported by the region wide network of Accreditation Mentors. If you are a new or potential Accreditation Mentor, please come along […]

29 October 2024

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MD North Forum: Hatworks, Stockport, Wednesday 9 October 2024

Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums start with […]

9 October 2024 · Hat Works Museum

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MD North Forum: Danum Library, Gallery and Museum, Doncaster, Thursday 17 October 2024

Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]

17 October 2024 · Danum Library, Gallery and Museum

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Elevenses, Wednesday 16 October, Making the Most of an Organisational Health Check

The Museums’ Organisational Health Check (OHC) is a tool for museums that is used across all the English Regions by Museum Development England. It is designed as an indicator to help you highlight your museum’s strengths, understand where your museum has areas of development and feed into your forward planning.  This will enable you to prioritise and […]

16 October 2024

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Getting Your House In Order – Loans In & Out

This session will explore the Spectrum 5.1 procedures for borrowing and lending objects: Loans in and Loans out. We will review the policy considerations, requirements and guidance for both procedures, discussing how this is approached by attendees. Loans in – managing objects you borrow for a fixed period of time and for a specific purpose. Loans out – assessing requests […]

15 October 2024

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Seeds for Action: In Focus – Integrating climate action across your organisation

Seeds for Action: In Focus is a series of thematic workshops focusing on how we can build connections to support our climate work. This session is for you if you are interested in: Embedding climate action within your organisation’s working practice, aims and values Rolling out Carbon Literacy training across your workforce There will be a […]

10 October 2024

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Elevenses, Wednesday 23 October, Bloomberg Connects

Bloomberg Connects is a free, user-friendly digital tool designed by Bloomberg Philanthropies specifically for cultural institutions to enhance visitor engagement and support audience development goals. With 3.5 million users worldwide and over 550 organizations sharing their exhibitions, collections, and experiences, Bloomberg Connects enables museums, galleries, botanical gardens, historic sites, and performing arts organisations to explore […]

23 October 2024

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