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Accreditation Update: COVID-19 Response
Arts Council England recognise that many museums are closing their sites due to the impact of Covid-19 and in response to Government advice. In order to support the sector during these unprecedented times all Accredited museums in the UK will have their current award status extended for an additional 12 months. All future Accreditation Panel meetings, including the […]
ACE Covid-19 Emergency Support
The Arts Council are making £160 million of emergency funding available for organisations and individuals who need it during this crisis. The funding streams will be open to applications very soon! You can find out more here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19 Organisations outside of the National Portfolio – £50 million has been made available. Find out more […]
Coronavirus Update
MDY is working to ensure that we offer the best service to regional museums so that our sector remains vibrant and strong after this crisis. The Museum Development Yorkshire team are well set up to work remotely and can offer alternatives to face-to-face meetings. Throughout the crisis, we will support museums to preserve culture for […]
Developing Digital Capability
Working in partnership with Culture24, we are offering FREE workshops during 2020 to support development of your museum’s digital capability. These events are aimed at small to medium-sized museums, and will provide an opportunity to help you step up your knowledge and skills in using digital technologies. Your museum can access workshops individually, or in […]
Booking Now Open for Sporting Heritage & the Armed Forces Showcase
BOOKING NOW OPEN! Sporting Heritage & the Armed Forces Showcase Thursday 2 April, 10am – 4pm at Heritage Quay, Huddersfield Are you looking for new ways to use your military or sporting collections? Come and join us for our packed end of project showcase. Through the Sporting Heritage & Armed Forces project, Army Museums Ogilby Trust and Sporting Heritage have built on […]
MDY Learning Cohorts – Open to ALL Museums in the Region
During 2020-21 Museum Development Yorkshire (MDY) will continue to run its successful programme of themed learning groups know as Cohorts. In 2019-20 MDY ran the following cohorts: Collections Health and Wellbeing Front of House Audience Champions Fundraising Income Generation The cohorts generally comprise of between 2 and 4 workshops through the year which will be […]
Now Open: Museum Development Yorkshire Job Applications
Museum Development Yorkshire Intern (Arts Council Funded) Contract: Fixed-term contract until March 31st 2021, 22.2 hours per week worked flexibly. Salary: £17,364 – £17,673 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £10,418 – £10,603). YMT Scale 2, SCP 12 – 13 Museum Development Yorkshire are offering part-time internship until the end of March 2021 to enable […]
Don’t Forget: Apply for Museum Development Yorkshire Support 2020-21
Museum Development Yorkshire has launched its Support Opportunities for 2020-2021. We have released the programme earlier this year to support your planning for the next financial year. The guidance notes and links to the application form are available at: https://www.museumdevelopmentyorkshire.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MDY_Guidance_Document-2020-Issue.pdf For Support Opportunities in 2020-21, the final application deadline is on 2 February 2020 We […]
MDNW Age-friendly accessibility audit and checklist
Looking to improve your work with older people? Museum Development North West have produced an age-friendly accessibility audit and checklist, which would be useful to any museum seeking to improve its work with older people. Fully aligned with Accreditation requirements, the document is available here: https://museumdevelopmentnorthwest.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/new-mdnw-age-friendly-museums-publication/
Army Museums Ogilby Trust launch their 2020 Project Grants Programme
Dates Applications can be submitted from Monday 6th January until midday on Friday 14th February 2020. Trustees will consider all applications towards the end of February, and applicants will be informed of the outcome throughout March. Funds will be released in April. Guidance Please click here for full guidance on the 2020 Project Grants. This guidance […]