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Getting Your House In Order – Audit
Do you have the collections and information you think you have? This session will explore the Spectrum 5.1 Audit procedure – systematically checking the accuracy and completeness of the information you have about your collections. At the most basic level, the procedure confirms that your records match the physical reality: you have all the objects you should […]
Accreditation Refresher: Risk Assessment
The refresher session will provide you with: An overview of Risk Assessments – Security Top tips for meeting this area of the Accreditation standard Opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues Signposting and links to helpful resources Networking and sharing with museums from across all regions Our aim is for participants to leave the session […]
Elevenses, Wednesday 11 December, Key Findings and Recommendations relating to Emergency Preparedness
We have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence in the last few years that our museums are increasingly experiencing emergencies – many of them weather related – that pose a threat to their collections. In 2023 we commissioned Ste Lingard, an independent researcher to find out about your experience of emergencies in recent years, your […]
Elevenses, Tuesday 17 December, BioBlitz Events – Making the Most of Your Green Spaces
Have you ever taken part in a ‘BioBlitz’? ‘Bio’ means ‘life’ and ‘Blitz’ means ‘to do something quickly and intensively’. Together they make ‘BioBlitz’, a collaborative race against the clock to discover as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible, within a set location, over a defined time period (usually 24 hours). Join our […]
Making the Most of the Open Grants Process
The next round of MD North Open Grants launches in January 2025. It’s a very competitive process and this session is designed to help you get the best out of your application. In this session we will take you through the application process, assessment criteria and how decisions are made. We will also explore how […]
Carbon Literacy Trainer Support Session
Summary: This free session is designed to support people who have already undertaken Carbon Literacy to roll out training in their museums. Who is the course aimed at? This course is for people who work in, with, or for museums in England who are interested in delivering Carbon Literacy training. We advise that, where possible, two people […]
Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 15 January 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 […]
Transforming Collections: Re-thinking Cataloguing, Online
Are you looking to develop the collections at your museum to ensure they are relevant for today and in the future? The Transforming Collections programme is a series of sessions designed to help us to think about how we can explore, question, and review collections and collections information collaboratively to build more inclusive collections development […]
Transforming Collections: Collections Review, Online
Are you looking to develop the collections at your museum to ensure they are relevant for today and in the future? The Transforming Collections programme is a series of sessions designed to help us to think about how we can explore, question, and review collections and collections information collaboratively to build more inclusive collections development […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Wednesday 5 February Part 2: Wednesday 12 February: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Thursday 13 February: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums Who is the course aimed at? This course is for volunteers and paid staff who work across all service areas from Accredited Museums or […]