Book Events

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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Getting Your House in Order Workshop 1: Introduction to Spectrum 5.1

The Getting Your House in Order programme uses the framework of Spectrum 5.1 and its procedures to focus on the planning and work required for museums to get their collections documentation in order. There are six workshops in the programme led by staff at the Collections Trust.  For more information visit here. This session will […]

30 April 2024

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Elevenses, Wednesday 1 May, Developing Digital Engagement for Curiosity and Critical Thinking

In this session Rosie Barrett will discuss the development of two new digital learning platforms, ‘Museum of the Highlands’ (from the Highlands of Scotland) and ‘Out of the Box’ (from North Yorkshire). Both have been designed to increase assess to collections within the community, drawing on extensive user consultation with community groups and schools in […]

1 May 2024

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Brew Up! Industrial Collections Network

The theme for this first online session of Brew Up! is ‘Networks, Forums, Sharing Information and Best Practice’.  It is open to anyone in the North region who cares for industrial collections, big or small. In the rapidly changing context that industrial heritage attractions and museums are operating in, how we communicate, connect with one […]

15 May 2024

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South Yorkshire Museum Forum

Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]

16 May 2024 · Weston Park Museum

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West Yorkshire Museum Forum

Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]

22 May 2024 · Calderdale Industrial Museum

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Getting Your House in Order Workshop 2: Ownership of Collections

The Getting Your House in Order programme uses the framework of Spectrum 5.1 and its procedures to focus on the planning and work required for museums to get their collections documentation in order.  There are six workshops in the programme led by staff at the Collections Trust.  For more information visit here. In this session […]

23 May 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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