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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 […]
Money & Medals Network – Engaging diverse audiences with numismatic collections
11.00-16.00, Thursday 19 February Hybrid – University of Warwick and online Travel bursaries available on a first come first served basis. How do we take tiny pieces of metal and turn them into big stories, memorable learning experiences, and moments of real connection? This workshop dives into exactly that, showcasing bold, imaginative, and practical approaches to engaging audiences of […]
Accreditation Mentor Call Out – Ted Lewis Centre
The Ted Lewis Centre in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire is seeking a new Accreditation Mentor. The Centre has recently been awarded Accreditation but would welcome guidance from a museum professional with audience development expertise. If you’re already registered with Arts Council England as an Accreditation Mentor, or would like to sign up, and think you have the necessary […]
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Museum Collections, Storage, Access and Resilience Research
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is working with Heather Lomas and Emma Chaplin to research the current landscape for UK museum collections, with a focus on how they are stored, acquired and rationalised, and the extent to which stored collections are accessible to the public. This research will directly inform the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s […]
Empower and Engage 2026 Training Programme
Heritage Volunteering Group North West (HVG NW) is thrilled to launch an inspiring new programme of four specialist training days, made possible through funding from Museum Development North. Designed to empower leaders of volunteers working across the North of England, this programme brings together cutting-edge ideas, sector best practice, and future-focused approaches to volunteer engagement. […]