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Accreditation Mentor Meet Up

Join Museum Development North for an Accreditation Mentor support session. These online 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, challenges […]

2 September 2026

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Cyber Security: How to protect your organisation and stay secure online, Thursday 3 September

Join PC 805 Courtney Irons, the Cyber Protect & Prevent Officer from North Yorkshire Police Cyber Crime Unit to find out more about how to protect your museum and stay secure online.  The session will cover: The importance of personal cyber security, such as: Use of strong passwords Use of two factor authentication Updating your devices How […]

3 September 2026

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Inventory, Online via Zoom

Inventory will be a key feature of the revised Accreditation Standard, due to be published later in 2026. The inventory procedure supports making sure you have the basic information to be accountable for the objects in the museum’s care, and tackling the backlog if not. This session will explore the potential steps and considerations involved […]

9 September 2026

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Introduction to Policies, Procedure and Plans

The UK museum Accreditation standard requires museums to have policy, procedure and plan documents. But what goes into a policy, a procedure, or a plan?  This session will give a brief overview of the policies, procedures and plans relevant to sections 4 and 5 of the Accreditation standard and signpost attendees to further guidance. It will […]

15 September 2026

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Managers are neurodivergent too! Training for neurodivergent managers

This training session is specifically for neurodivergent managers working in the museum sector (a formal diagnosis is not necessary). In this pilot session, we explore the needs of neurodivergent managers and offer practical techniques, ideas, and solutions to support them in their day-to-day work, as well as discussing effective tools to help them change practice […]

15 September 2026

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Capital Development Network, Monday 21 September, Museum of North Craven Life, Settle

The MDN Capital Development Network meetings are an opportunity for the museum sector in the North of England to share learning, get peer support, and hear from a variety of speakers across a range of topics around planning and delivering capital development projects. Each session will be held at a venue that has undergone capital development projects and focus […]

21 September 2026 · The Folly

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“How to Get Support for Your Capital Development Project” – Persuasive Communication: Pitching and Messaging, online Zoom

Need to make the case for a Capital Development Project? This workshop could help! Using the techniques of persuasive communication, participants will learn how to build support from internal stakeholders, governing bodies, communities, and wider external stakeholders, as well as how to write a compelling funding application. This 2-hour online session will help participants zero in […]

23 September 2026

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Income Generation: Audience Insight and Income-Focused Messaging

This practical online session is part of Museum Development North’s Income Generation programme. Each session links together, but you can also book this as a stand-alone session. This session will explore how audience insight can support stronger fundraising and income generation. We will look at how museums can better understand who they are trying to […]

14 October 2026

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