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Kiplin Hall and Gardens – Art Commission
Kiplin Hall and Gardens is looking to select an artist who they can work with to develop a proposal for a new artwork which fits in with their historical connections to Maryland, USA, through the Calvert family, builders of Kiplin Hall. Closing date – 21 August Find all information here
New Filmed Case Studies – Available to watch now
We recently commissioned two filmed case studies to showcase the work being undertaken in museums in our region through our Open Grant programme. Towneley Hall in Burnley applied for an MD North Open Grant to re-vision a corridor space into an area that is more welcoming to visitors and reflects the story of the hall. […]
Becoming an Accreditation Mentor – Webinar Available Now
Accreditation Mentors are museums heroes – could you join the team? Recently, Arts Council England and the UK Accreditation Partners hosted a webinar on ‘Becoming an Accreditation Mentor’. Accreditation Mentors make a difference up and down the UK every day, supporting museums of all shapes and sizes navigate the Museums Accreditation process. Watch the webinar […]
Counter-terrorism security and the heritage sector: An introduction to Martyn’s Law and the terrorist threat
Date & time: Wednesday 10 June at 13:00 Register here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams Join Historic England for the first in a webinar series looking at the application of counter-terrorism security at heritage sites. This first webinar will introduce The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – GOV.UK, also known as Martyn’s Law, and how it applies to the heritage sector. […]
Access Cohort 2026 – Expressions of Interest Now Open
Open to All – Improving your offer for Disabled Visitors Do you want to improve what you offer for disabled people? Perhaps you have already made some improvements but realise that there is a lot more to do and would value some expert help and advice? Do you have a limited budget but are keen […]
RICHeS appoints Icon to deliver its first UK-wide Heritage Science Workforce Survey
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS), on behalf of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), is delighted to announce that Icon, the Institute of Conservation has been appointed to deliver a new comprehensive labour survey of the heritage and conservation science workforce. This landmark initiative will establish a robust, UK-wide evidence […]
Hidden Textile Treasure Unearthed: Sunny Bank Mills is Awarded £243,449 to Reveal Lost Secrets of Industrial Dyeing
The historic Sunny Bank Mills Museum & Archive in Farsley, West Yorkshire has been awarded £243,449 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver Dyevolution, an ambitious three-year project that will uncover, preserve and share a remarkable and little-known chapter of Britain’s textile history. At the heart of the project are six dye ledgers dating […]
Accreditation Mentor Call Out – Filey Museum
Filey Museum on the North Yorkshire coast is seeking an Accreditation Mentor to support the board of trustees in rejoining the Accreditation Scheme after several years’ absence and a period of significant refurbishment to their premises. The museum would welcome a mentor with a strong background in collections management and preferably, with experience of business […]
North East Regional Collections Network In Person Meet Up
Wednesday, April 15 at The Bowes Museum. Open to staff and volunteers caring for collections in a museum, gallery, heritage site, or similar organisation in the Northeast of England. Timings for the day: 10:00 – Arrival and coffee 10:20 – Welcome 10:30 – Main session: Sharing each organisation’s key collections development aims for the coming […]
It’s already here so we’ll keep it – Improving object entry procedures
New MD North and Collections Trust programme now open for applications May – July 2026 4 online workshops Deadline for applications – 10.00 Tuesday 7 April 2026 Do your written object entry procedures, and how they’re carried out, match up to the day-to-day reality of how objects come into your museum? Museums can have clear Spectrum-compliant procedures for donations that are […]