Programme
We work with museums across Yorkshire and the Humber to support change, development and improvement and to create excellent museums. Our general support work covers the following:
Information gathering and sharing
- E-bulletin sign up here
- Social media – @MusDevYorks
- Museum forums – please see our Eventbrite
- Direct contact with Museum Development officers
- Data gathering including the Museums in Yorkshire Survey
Development focussed support for individual museums:
- Improving or changing how your museum runs (Organisational Health)
- Supporting your museum to manage and make best use of its collection (Collections)
- How your museum engages with and develops its audiences (Visitors, users and their experiences)
There is an opportunity for your museum to take advantage of:
- Museum Essentials training – an annual programme, focussed on the development needs of organisations
- Learning cohorts or small groups of museums developing work in the following areas:
- Collections management and digital working
- Business networking and relationship fundraising
- Supporting front of house skills
- Health and Wellbeing
- Involving young people in your museum
- ‘At the end of the phone’ responsive information, advice and guidance
- Visitor Experience Consortium
- Northern Museums Volunteer Pass
- Museum Accreditation Support including Q&As, on-site advice and surgeries
- Small grant scheme to facilitate incremental change – please find our guidance notes here