Training and events

South Yorkshire Museums Forum

The theme of the Spring South Yorkshire Museums Forum is ‘Regeneration and Community Engagement’. The day will include presentations from: Barnsley Council on their 12 month engagement project at Elsecar Doncaster Cultural Services on their History, Health & Happiness Project Sheffield Museums on their recent community projects Wentworth Woodhouse The National Emergency Services Museum There […]

20 March 2024 · Cooper Gallery

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Elevenses, Thursday 21 March, Commemorating the Miners’ Strike

2024 marks 40 years since the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike with many museums commemorating the anniversary.  Join us for an online Elevenses with presentations about some of the exhibitions and events taking place and the opportunity to share your own plans.  The session will provide the opportunity for museums to signpost and promote what is happening […]

21 March 2024

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Elevenses, Thursday 18 April, Introduction to Digital Preservation

This online session is aimed at colleagues who have born-digital assets in their collections but are unsure of what steps to take or where to start. In introducing digital preservation we will focus on what it is, why it matters and how to talk about it with your peers and your managers.  It is led […]

18 April 2024

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Meet the MD North Team online

Museum Development North (MD North) is a new partnership between York Museums Trust, the Manchester Partnership, Cumbria Museum Consortium and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. The partnership builds on strong foundations of delivering regional Museum Development programmes from 2012 to 2024 with a track record of collaborative programme delivery across the North and nationally. […]

18 April 2024

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Elevenses, Wednesday 24 April, Unconscious Bias

We all have biases, and these might creep into the decisions that we make. In this session Inclusive Boards will provide you with advice for recognising and managing unconscious bias. We’ll share examples, tips and tools as well as discussing how unconscious bias can impact on inclusion. Inclusive Boards (IB) is an award winning executive search, […]

24 April 2024

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Elevenses, Thursday 30 May, Practical First Steps with Digital Preservation

This online session explores some practical first steps to take with digital preservation – namely the creation of a digital asset register to form the basis for future activities and planning.  It is led by Archives Consultant Simon Wilson. Simon is leading Danum Digital: Getting Doncaster’s digital records on track  a project funded by The […]

30 May 2024

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