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Accreditation Clinic
Museum Development North is now offering online Accreditation Clinics to support Accredited museums or those seeking to join the Accreditation Scheme. Whether your museum is in the process of preparing an Accreditation Return, working towards securing Accredited status or considering joining the scheme, the Accreditation Clinics are open for you to attend. The clinics are […]
A brief introduction to object entry
This session will offer a basic introduction to the Spectrum Object entry procedure. It will cover: How the procedure relates to Accreditation and policy. The procedure’s definition and scope, including key concepts and terms. The minimum requirements, with examples of how to meet them. Where to find the suggested procedure and briefly what it can […]
Celebrating Museums 2026, Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, 12 March 2026
We invite people working and volunteering in museums across the North to join us for Celebrating Museums 2026 on Thursday 12 March at Cloth Hall Court, Leeds. We will hear museums’ stories of challenge, progress and achievement, and reflect on ways that we are moving forwards together across the North. The event will be popular […]
Capital Development Network, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, 16 March 2026
As part of MDN’s Future Preparedness programme, the Capital Development Network brings together museum people who are undertaking or planning capital development projects. These in-person events 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 […]
Transforming Collections Programme: Commissioning New Work for Collections, 18 March 2026, 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 work with artists and communities to commission and co-commission new work. Agenda 10.00: Welcome […]
Collections at the Heart – policy, procedure or plan?
The UK museum Accreditation standard requires museums to have various policy, procedure and plan documents. But what goes into a policy, a procedure, or a plan? This two hour interactive session will look at the role of policies, procedures and plans in collections management and where to find guidance to support the review and development of these documents. It will […]
Carbon Literacy Course
About this event: Background Information Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an online Museums’ Carbon Literacy Toolkit that will be free to access by all museums and rolled out by Museum Development teams across England, with the support of the Museum Carbon Literacy Officer. The Toolkit […]
Collections at the Heart – Security of collections information
The information a museum holds about its collection is fundamental to managing and using it. Some of today’s current documentation issues have arisen from losses of collections information in the past, from one-off events such as an electronic transfer to a new collections management system that didn’t go smoothly, to day-to-day procedures that haven’t kept […]
Safe & Secure: future-proofing our museums for Accreditation
Effective planning and implementation of security measures are central to protecting our collections, people and buildings, and safeguarding our museums for the future. Several recent high-profile museum thefts have highlighted just how important it is for us to be aware of potential threats to our security, put measures in place and plan effectively for the worst-case […]