Training and events

Julies Bicycle: Creating policies and action plans

This webinar from Julie’s Bicycle will tackle environmental policies and action plans, what they are and how to develop them. They will help you formulate and manage your policy and plan so that they are specific to your activities and impacts, including identifying what data you will need to monitor positive change! They will also […]

2 July 2020

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Julies Bicycle: Communicating sustainability

In this webinar by Julie’s Bicycle, we’ll look at different ways of communicating your environmental projects and initiatives: from explaining why you’re ‘going green’  – and how your communities can play a part – to transparently and creatively speaking about your environmental impacts and celebrating your achievements. They will also include practical tips on using […]

9 July 2020

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Julies Bicycle Webinar Series: Green Deal For Culture

The first of this webinar series “Sustainable Cultural Mobility” will start on 23rd July. In it you will consider where we are now in terms of our movement and the associated emissions, where we need to get to and how to transition to a low carbon future for touring, exhibiting and performing.

23 July 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 2nd July

Join Liz and Alan for Elevenses on Thursday 2nd July at 11am, to catch up with the MDY team and colleagues from other museums. You will have to bring your own drink and (quiet!) snack. This will be an informal get together, to share experiences and thinking, and enjoy some different company! There’s no agenda, […]

2 July 2020

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Beyond Statements: Taking Action

The Association of Art Museum Curators Foundation and Art Fund are working in partnership to provide a platform to advance the conversation on structural racism by joining together voices in the US and UK to explore how museums can follow up on recent statements of support with tangible actions to address racial diversity, equity, and inclusive environments.

1 July 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 9th July

Join us for Elevenses on Thursday 9th July at 11am, to catch up with the MDY team and colleagues from other museums. You will have to bring your own drink and (quiet!) snack. We are going to focus on the topic of Users and Their Experiences, but we won’t have an agenda. This will be […]

9 July 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 16th July

Join Alan and Michael for Elevenses on Thursday 16th July at 11am, to catch up with the MDY team and colleagues from other museums. You will have to bring your own drink and (quiet!) snack. We are going to focus on the topic of Organisational Health, but we won’t have an agenda. This will be […]

16 July 2020

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Elevenses – Monday 20th July

Join Liz and Dieter for Elevenses on Monday 20th July at 11am, to catch up with the MDY team and colleagues from other museums. You will have to bring your own drink and (quiet!) snack. We are going to focus on the topic of Managing Collections, but we won’t have an agenda. This will be […]

20 July 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 30th July

Join us for the last Elevenses before we pause for the summer on Thursday 30th July at 11am, to catch up with the MDY team and colleagues from other museums. You will have to bring your own drink and (quiet!) snack. We will have a focus on funding – looking at two recently launched grant […]

30 July 2020

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ONLINE – West Yorkshire Museums Forum

Join us online for your regional forum meetings! Starting at 3.00pm, online forum meetings* will offer a couple of hours to: connect with your colleagues around the region hear brief presentations from a couple of speakers and ask them questions hear news and updates from your MDO share your own updates Our theme, Developing Digital Capability, will […]

8 July 2020

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