Training and events

Gifted Philanthropy: Winter Webinar 1 – Recovery and Resilience

Advice on how to keep your fundraising on track and make sure that you’re equipped to thrive amidst continuing uncertainty. Understand the benefits of undertaking a short, sharp Recovery Audit and when appropriate, investing in a more comprehensive Fundraising Strategy Review. The aim is to give you the confidence and capacity to face the next set of development challenges with the tools you need to succeed.

17 November 2020

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Digital Culture Network: Print on Demand Webinar

Join the Digital Culture Network’s Tech Champion for eCommerce, Emma Roberts, along with leading experts for a free 1 hour webinar as they discuss their top tips and best practice for implementing a successful and profitable Print on Demand solution.

18 November 2020

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Immerse UK and Musemio: Culture Reimagined Virtual Summit

Join the UK’s newest summit, Culture Reimagined, for forward-thinking museums and cultural institutions. This event celebrates innovation in the cultural sector with interactive panels, fireside chats, and technology demonstrations from cultural leaders and innovation professionals.

24 November 2020

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Understanding British Portraits: From De-colonial to Anti-colonial – What’s Next for Museum Interpretation?

This free online event from Understanding British Portraits explores the possibilities of decolonial action in the interpretation of museum objects, in particular the challenges of portraiture as a genre. By sharing ideas, strategies and activism, delegates are invited to take part in a day of conversation aimed at inspiring and empowering them to action within their institutions.

26 November 2020

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YFED: Value-Led Experience Design

This introductory online workshop will introduce participants to the practice of value-led heritage experience design. Using participant’s own examples of existing or previous visitor experience – digital, analogue or mixed – value-led design cards will be used to promote critical reflection of the underlying, often unconscious, design decisions made. Participants will be invited to then […]

10 November 2020

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NEMO European Museums Conference 2020

The Network of European Museum Organisations’ invites you to a free four day conference to discuss how museums can help visitors make sense of complicated matters – be it climate change or migration processes or economic relations. Through storytelling methods, museums can help us understand complex interrelations. This exciting event is a great opportunity to […]

16 November 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 5th November

Environmental Sustainability: Climate Actions.

Fiona Rosher, from the Dales Countryside Museum, joins us to talk about environmental sustainability initiatives implemented at their site. Join us for ideas, questions and discussion about how helping the planet could also help your museum.

5 November 2020

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Elevenses – Monday 9th November

DIY Digital: Spinning Stories on the Web.

Richard Moss, from Museum Crush and Culture24, joins us to talk about how to develop digital stories and content from your museum collections, and why the internet is the place to share your unique museum stories. Questions, discussion and ideas about how to develop your museum’s stories online.

9 November 2020

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Elevenses – Thursday 19th November

Diversifying volunteering

Ben Marsh, from Barnsley Museums, joins us to talk about how they have diversified their range of volunteering activities. Come along for inspiration, ideas and answers on how you might engage with different volunteers and how it might move your museum forwards.

19 November 2020

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Elevenses – Monday 23rd November

Museums go Outdoors!

Sarah Thomas, from Ilkley Manor House Museum, Philippa Wood from Burton Constable Hall, and Health & Wellbeing expert Jo Ward, join us to talk about how Covid risks have prompted them to re-think use of their outdoor spaces. Join us to hear how some museums are taking their offer outside and think about your own opportunities.

23 November 2020

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