Book Events
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 […]
Getting the Word Out: An Introduction to Marketing for Museums
Competing with other attractions and cultural organisations for the attention of visitors is a challenge, especially when you have limited resources and budgets. This interactive training day will support you to develop your own marketing plans, share best practice with others and learn more about the trends and tricks dominating cultural marketing right now. Join […]
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 […]
Emergency Planning Part 1 & 2, 1 & 5 June, online
The Emergency Planning Online Course, delivered by Harwell Document Restoration Services over two half-day sessions, is designed to support your museum to develop an effective emergency plan. Session 1: Monday 1 June, 1-3.30pm The first session will focus on: Effective incident response for water damage incidents, including risk assessment and containment Dealing with fire situations, […]
Arts Council England Local Government Reorganisation Support workshop for museums
In response to current Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in areas of England, Arts Council has developed a readiness checklist to support museums in planning and preparing for this change. This online session (via Zoom) will discuss LGR, its challenges and opportunities, introduce museums to the readiness checklist and provide opportunity for questions and sharing from […]
Brew Up! Industrial and Social Heritage Collections Network
Brew Up! brings together people who work with industrial and social history collections in the North of England to explore a range of issues when caring for, and working with, these diverse collections. Throughout the day colleagues across the region will share their learning and there will be plenty of opportunities to network. Volunteers are the backbone […]
Brief Introduction to Location and Movement Control
This session will offer a basic overview of the Spectrum Location and movement control 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 […]
Brief Introduction to Inventory
This session 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 and briefly how […]
Getting to Grips with the Accreditation Mentor Handbook
In 2025, Arts Council England published an updated Accreditation Mentor Handbook. This online session will help Accreditation Mentors to navigate the new guidance and discover how it can support them in providing advice to their mentee museums. The workshop is also open to those considering becoming an Accreditation Mentor as we’ll be covering the process […]
Accreditation Mentor Monthly Meet Up
Join Museum Development North for an Accreditation Mentor support session. These online monthly meet-ups are designed to offer support for existing Accreditation Mentors, whether you’re new to mentoring or have years of experience. They will be a laid-back and informal opportunity to meet other mentors working across the north of England to share experiences, knowledge, […]