What are the Panels and Committee? Making sure that our public collections – held in organisations of many types and sizes across the nation – read more about Become a Panel or Committee Member, Arts Council

We are collecting images that represent the wide range of fantastic museums and heritage sites in the south east region.  The images we collect will help read more about Image Callout – Can You Help?

Covid19 Recovery Grants: MDUK Report  In response to the pandemic, Museum Development UK and Art Fund worked in partnership to distribute recovery funding to museums across the UK in read more about Recovery Grants: MDUK Report

Extension to Accreditation Scheme Arts Council England have confirmed that they will be extending all current Accreditation Awards for a further 12 months, until April read more about Extension to Accreditation Scheme

On 23 February, the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, held a meeting with representatives from leading heritage organisations to discuss issues relating to contested heritage, which read more about Contested Heritage

ACE Project Grants: Turnaround for Decisions Arts Council England have announced changes to the turnaround times for Project Grants as it is taking longer than usual read more about Extended Turnaround for Project Grant Decisions

Roadmap out of Lockdown The government set out a 4 step 'roadmap' out of the Lockdown on 22 February. Read the government guidance on reopening businesses read more about Roadmap of Lockdown

The Collections Trust have launched their new 'Making it FAIR' Project, offering free training, mentoring and technical support to develop digital collections-focussed content, helping museums read more about Making it FAIR Project Launch

The National Lottery Grants for Heritage launched today! Applications have reopened for their popular project grants from £3,000 to £5million, after nearly a year of read more about National Lottery Grants for Heritage now OPEN

Kids in Museums have put together some top tips on supporting your staff and volunteers to give a friendly welcome to family visitors. The resources were read more about NEW Kids in Museums Resource: Welcoming families to your Venue

Virtual tours are a great way of helping attract people to your site and/or plan their visit. During the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions virtual tours can read more about Virtual Tours – Security Advice

Both the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Arts Council England have announced that they will be awarding the second round of the Culture Recovery read more about Recovery Grant Funding 2.0

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that in the UK, and across the world, coronavirus cases are rising once more. "No one wants tougher read more about Large Areas of the South East to enter Tier 3 Measures

We are in the process of updating our Business Plan for 2021-23, and we need your help to identify and prioritise the themes that could read more about How Can We Help You?

We now know that we have a range of Tier 1, 2 & 3 restrictions across the South East region from 2 Dec. As we read more about Tier Restrictions Announced for the South East

The government's advice on volunteering during Lockdown 2.0 has been updated. Volunteers should not be attending the workplace if the venue has been forced to read more about Volunteering during Lockdown 2.0: Update 24/11/20

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is extending its support of the sector by consolidating its recovery in the medium term. From 25 November 2020 read more about NLHF Grants for Heritage Reopen 25 November

As part of the national Kickstart programme, Artswork will be employing up to 30 young people as Youth Consultants across South East England. Youth Consultants will work both within Artswork and with read more about Kickstart Youth Consultant Programme: Call out for Partner Organisations

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has issued an announcement  on 15 October 2020 that more areas are to move into Tier 2,  classed as 'high', from read more about Government issue updates on local COVID alert levels

Since April 2020, we have awarded over £158k through 4 small grants schemes to help south east museums respond to the challenges presented by the read more about Helping South East Museums

Wanting to discover your local area, explore your heritage, and search the records but not sure where to start?   The Amelia will be hosting a read more about The Amelia – Research Surgeries

New regulations for hospitality businesses and venues to enforce the rule of 6, NHS QR code posters and contact logs. The Government has announced that read more about QR Codes launched for Track & Trace

From 1 October, most of our team will have new email addresses and telephone numbers. Why is this change happening?  The South East Museum Development read more about Our Contact Details are Changing

From Monday 14 September, group meetings of over 6 people are prohibited in England. This will apply indoors and outdoors, including in private homes.  COVID-19 read more about New Covid-19 restrictions from 14 September

Hedley Swain will join the new charitable trust in October 2020 when the organisation leaves Brighton & Hove City Council. He joins RPMT from Arts Council read more about First Chief Executive appointed to Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust

As head of a museum service which includes a Royal palace and an Edwardian house said to be the most haunted in Brighton, Janita Bagshawe read more about Learning from the past to make a better future – Janita Bagshawe leaving Royal Pavilion & Museums

In this introductory video provided by Museum Development East Midlands, Accreditation Advisor Heather Lomas provides an overview of the Museum Accreditation Scheme in the UK. read more about Museum Development East Midlands – An Introduction to Museum Accreditation

You can now apply for a free UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to reassure your customers that your business adheres to Government and public read more about New ‘Kite Mark’ Scheme Launched for Tourist Attractions

On Tuesday 23 June the Prime Minister announced that museums, galleries and historic sites can open to the public from 4 July 2020. As a read more about BREAKING: Reopening Guidance for Museums in England

GEM held an LGBTQ Education Skills Share session in late June on twitter with Jack Shoulder talking about finding, sharing and engaging people with LGBTQ+ read more about LGBTQ Resources from GEM

On 12 June, the Government updated the Health Protection regulations* on preventing the spread of Covid-19 to further ease some of the lockdown restrictions. The read more about Can Museum Cafes and Shops Reopen?

25 June 2020 Format:  online forum (Zoom) Join arts marketing communications consultant, Jo Finn, for a 60-minute online forum to unpick the communications challenges we read more about Online Forum: Communications considerations for reopening your museum following lockdown

Free marketing surgeries to help reopen your museum We are offering free, one-hour marketing surgeries to help museums create or revise their marketing communications strategy read more about Free Marketing Surgeries

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is offering funding to help those working or volunteering in the sector to study for their Masters part-time read more about West Dean College of Arts and Conservation Offering funding

"With the 2020 Museums + Heritage Show postponed we are putting the content from the Show online to share expertise and knowledge with the sector. read more about Museum and Heritage Show 2020 Talks: What happens when a parent/activist meets an institution to talk disability /FT SEMD MDO Samantha Bowen

We are starting a fortnightly series of conversations for museums in Hampshire, Berkshire and Isle of Wight to share some of the challenges we are read more about SEMD Coffee Chats – Hampshire, Berkshire and Isle of Wight

Posted 5 May 2020 The Society for Museum Archaeology is pleased to announce the publication of: Standards and Guidance in the Care of Archaeological Collections read more about SMA delivers ‘SMART’ New Standards

Posted 4th May https://www.gov.uk/government/news/top-up-to-local-business-grant-funds-scheme The Gov’t has increased the support fund for Small Business Grants and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants for small businesses. This read more about Gov’t top up local business grant funds scheme

South East Museum Development have launched two small emergency grants to help museums care for their collections and buildings during the Covid-19 crisis. Our Collections read more about SEMD’s Small Emergency Grants for Collections Care

Arts Council England has recently launched a Covid-19 survey to better understand the position cultural organisations (including museums) are currently in, and might be facing, read more about ACE’s Covid-19 Survey

The National Lottery Heritage Fund are working to develop digital capabilities across the heritage sector.  Their initiative aims to promote digital skills and leadership, and directly support digital skills read more about NLHF’s Digital Skills for Heritage – Survey

Updated 09 April 2020 NLHF:  Heritage Emergency Fund  For the full guidance notes on NLHF website Grant amounts: £3,000 to £50,000. Application form will be read more about NHLF Launches new £50m Emergency Fund

Posted 8th April 2020 Digital Surgeries:  The Digital Culture Network team has been busy supporting the sector to work more digitally.  They are able to provide 1-2-1 read more about Digital Surgeries and ‘How to’ resources from DCN

Posted 8th April 2020 https://www.aim-museums.co.uk/coronavirus-resources-hr/ TheHRDept are offering AIM members free HR advice to assist on issues around Coronavirus. Support might cover: Questions about the read more about AIM’s Free HR Helpline for members

Posted 7th April 2020 Working with the pool of consultants, AIM are offering an online support service for museums. Support will cover: Finance: Cashflow Leadership: read more about AIM’s Free Online Advice Surgeries for members

To help museums respond quickly with applications to the emergency funding schemes from Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Historic England we are offering free, read more about Free Emergency Funding Bid-Writing Surgeries for South East Museums

Free Coronavirus HR Helpline for AIM members Association of Independent Museums (AIM) TheHRDept are offering AIM members free HR advice to assist on issues around read more about FREE Coronavirus HR Helpline launched for AIM Members

Arts Council’s £50 million Emergency Response Fund for arts organisations (non-NPOS) Who can apply?  Fully and provisionally accredited museums with a track record of delivering read more about Arts Council’s £50 million Emergency Response Fund for arts organisations (non-NPOS)

ACE’s £160 million Emergency Funding Relief Scheme If you want to apply to the Art Council’s Emergency Funding Relief Scheme, you must set up an read more about ACE’s £160 million Emergency Funding Relief Scheme

Please find our new dedicated Coronavirus (Covid-19) page here: https://southeastmuseums.org/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance/

Training The Accidental Fundraiser - Tonbridge - 13th February 10-1 This is an introduction to fundraising, covering an overview of all main income streams available read more about Stronger Kent Communities: Training Opportunities Feb/March 2020

Museum Development Evaluation – Opportunity to Contribute Arts Council England has commissioned DC Research Ltd (in partnership with Durnin Research and Pomegranate) to carry out read more about Museum Development Evaluation Survey: Deadline 14th February 2020

The line-up for the Hampshire, Berkshire and Isle of Wight Museum Development Forum on 4th February has now been confirmed. The day starts with a read more about Director of AIM confirmed as keynote speaker for the Museum Development Forum 2020

This is a free afternoon session for artists working in any discipline based in Eastbourne and the surrounding area. Come along if: You would like read more about Arts Council England – Funding Presentation and Advice Surgeries

Unlocking Our Sound Heritage is a national project to preserve and make accessible sound collections across the UK. The South East Hub for the project read more about Unlocking Our Sound Heritage

  Meeting Point is a facilitated, 2-year project to help guide museums or heritage sites through the process of commissioning and working with a contemporary read more about Meeting Point Project Launch

There is an opportunity for museums to involved in the DAN consortium which is looking to build its members across the arts. Two development meetings read more about Diversity Arts Network – consortium looking for partners

Arts Council are seeking candidates for the role of Chair of the Accreditation Committee. They are also looking to appoint up to eight new members read more about Museum Accreditation Committee vacancies, Arts Council

Museum of London What will be covered? Is your museum leadership team confident when it comes to digital? Are they as digitally literate as our read more about Leading a Digitally Literate Museum

THIS SURVEY IS NOW COMPLETE South East Museum Development is conducting its Annual Data Survey of museums. The purpose of the survey is to gather read more about South East Museum Development Annual Data Survey of Museums

The calligraphy support scheme aims to provide regional museums with specialist and practical support to help them unlock the potential of their collections of Islamic read more about Subject Specialist Network For Islamic Art And Material Culture Calligraphy Support Scheme 2019/20

Hugh Bonneville urges members of the public to vote for the Mary Rose Museum in the 25th National Lottery Awards. The Mary Rose in Portsmouth read more about Vote for The Mary Rose Museum!

When: 17th October and 28th November 2019 Where: The Weald and Downland Living Museum and Chiltern Open Air Museum (or 8 other venues nationwide until read more about Reap the Rewards: Benefiting from Rural Networks – South East and London

SEMD have partnered up with Culture24 to roll out a learning module which explores digital storytelling with museum collections. This opportunity offers ten museum places read more about Storytelling With Digital Collections [Learning module opportunity]

Hampshire Cultural Trust are looking to borrow some mannequins for a special exhibition in Winchester, starting in October and ending in January.  They need mannequins read more about Hampshire Cultural Trust needs mannequins!

The Marsh Trust Award for Volunteers in Museum Learning is now accepting nominations. Closing date is Friday, 5 July 2019. This award celebrates the contribution of read more about Marsh Trust Award for Volunteers in Museum Learning is now accepting nominations – deadline 5th July

Amberley Museum is a 36 acre site located in the heart of the South Downs National Park, dedicated to showcasing and preserving the working past read more about Amberley Museum – Seeking New Board Members

Pallant House Gallery is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of £92,910 from The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. This grant will read more about Pallant House Gallery receives National Lottery Grant for outreach work in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery currently have 16 wooden display cases that they are offering to those who can give them a new home. read more about Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery – 16 Wooden Display Cases That Need New Homes

Arts Council England are pleased to be partnering once again this year with Whitechapel Gallery to offer a series of professional development courses for curators read more about Apply for ‘How to Curate with Communities’ Courses by 30th May.

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The panel consists of up 11 members who serve 3 year terms, meeting quarterly.  The panel aims to: Support the South East Museum Development to read more about The Berkshire Hampshire Solent Museum Development Advisory Panel is looking for new members to join the panel

The South East Museum Development is delighted to support museums by offering a range of grants which aim to help museums grow and develop. These read more about The 2019/20 Grants Programme is now open!

Are you looking at how best to welcome families to your museum?  Would you benefit from a professional audit of your site? We are inviting read more about Family Friendly Museum Audits

In March 2018, the Culture is Digital report was launched by the then Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt. Hon. read more about Your chance to feed back on the Culture is Digital report!

The Fellowship will support eight UK-based curators to participate fully in AAMC’s 2019 Conference in New York City in May 2019, including significant additional funding read more about Art Fund and Association of Art Museum Curators Foundation Conference Travel Fellowship

A Hospital With a History As part of their National Lottery Heritage Funded project, Royal Sussex County Hospital: A People’s History from 1828, The Royal read more about The Royal Sussex County Hospital Heritage Project

Deadline for applications: 10am on Monday 8 April 2019 The Extend Leadership Programme is open to applicants working in in learning and education roles in read more about The Extend Leadership Programme 2019

Chiddingstone Castle have started the process of digitising their diverse collection as part of their Photography and Interpretation project. In the middle of February the read more about Chiddingstone Castle’s Photography and Interpretation Project Update

The Society for Museum Archaeology has been awarded funding by Arts Council England (ACE) that will be used to deliver the SMART Project (Society for read more about Society for Museum Archaeology, SMART Project Consultancy Brief

Charlotte Slinger, Community Projects Manager for Hampshire Cultural Trust, was invited to the House of Lords on Monday 25 February, along with Helen Dove from read more about Hampshire Cultural Trust visit the House of Lords for round table discussion on Arts, Health and Wellbeing

The Egham Museum Trustees are delighted to announce that The Egham Museum has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £93,000 for an exciting read more about 50 More Years of Egham Museum

Would you like to be part of the panel informing and influencing local museum development support? Background The Panel works to ensure that the Hampshire read more about Opportunity to join our local Museum Development Advisory Panel in Hampshire Solent

Invitation for Venues in England to host the MaxLiteracy Awards 2018 – 19 The Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust, Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education read more about Invitation for Venues in England to host the MaxLiteracy Awards 2018/ 19

On Friday 3rd August 2018, cultural and heritage organisations across the UK will be handing over their Twitter feeds to young people for our Teen read more about Kids in Museums Teen Twitter Takeover

AIM Biffa Award History Makers Programme The £1 million, AIM Biffa Award ‘History Makers – People who shaped our world’ programme, funds museums to create read more about AIM Biffa Award History Makers Programme

Nesta have an Arts Impact fund which museums are eligible to apply. Applicant organisations should demonstrate a track record (or future plans) to work with read more about Nesta Arts Impact fund available

Registration is now open to take part in the world’s biggest drawing festival! Living Lines: An Animated Big Draw Festival, from 1-31 October 2017.  From cave read more about Bring your collections to life: be part of the Big Draw Festival

The a-n (The Artists Information Company) launch Exhibition Payment Guidance for Museums working with Visual Artists. Museums and visual artists are increasingly working together and it’s read more about The a-n launch Exhibition Payment Guidance for Museums working with Visual Artists