The pandemic has put many museums and collections at risk, with some looking at facing insolvency, mergers with other sites and the movement of collections.…

        The arts and cultural sector’s rapid movement to online delivery over the past year has led to some fantastic new ways…

The pandemic has put many museums and collections at risk, with some looking at facing insolvency, mergers with other sites and the movement of collections.…

At this Migration Network event the Network aim to bring together people from museums, cultural and academic organisations working on migration and intersecting themes to…

Money and Medals Network (British Museum) South East event held at Milton Keynes Museum The Money and Medals Network are planning their first ‘in person’…

Join us for an informal virtual briefing and discussion session to inspire your own climate themed Takeover Day. Kids in Museums Takeover Day is when…

This national online Museum Development workshop will provide an introduction to digital content creation for museums.     About this event Understanding where to begin…

This national online Museum Development workshop will provide an introduction to digital audience segmentation for museums. About this event This session will give you a…

This national online Museum Development workshop will provide an introduction to digital marketing for museums. This digital session will take you through the principles of…

The ongoing pandemic has put many museums and collections at risk, with some looking at facing insolvency, mergers with other sites and the movement of…

Changing Perceptions: This session gives an introductory overview of changing ways museums in the United Kingdom have interpreted history from cabinets of curiosities to the…

The Business Case for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Making your museum inclusive and diverse is good for business. This session gives an introductory overview…

BOBVol & HVG Yorkshire and Friends from across the South East Tuesday 15 June, 10:00 – 11:30   Join heritage volunteer managers at this session…

The 3VA (Supporting Voluntary Action across Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden) are hosting a training event examining the need to evidence your work using different data…

A live Zoom Webinar with Q&A led by the University of Cambridge Museums on Tuesday 4 May 16:00 GMT. Running since 2018, Museum Remix is…

Join the Heritage Volunteering Group on Tuesday 23rd March 3-4pm for their next masterclass event – Ethics in Volunteer Management and their application. This masterclass…

We have partnered up with London Museum Development to offer 10 free spaces to South East museums on this exciting scenario based online event. When…

Training for Museum Mentors:  Supporting Museums through financial uncertainty London Museum Development and South East Museum Development have teamed up to offer training for professionals…

Purpose: These ‘Meet the Funder’ sessions have been designed by South East Museum Development to be an ongoing series of introductory sessions with frequent funders…

What’s the best way to care for museum collections?  How can we safely handle museum objects?  What cleaning can we do - and when should…

This online session will provide an overview on writing an effective documentation policy, and putting it into practice through your Documentation Plan. Confused about the…

The next Museum Coffee Chat will take place on Thursday 10th December at 2.30 - 3.30, focussing on retail  opportunities in museums.  This peer group…

We know that starting or updating an Emergency Plan can be overwhelming. Creating an Emergency Plan is something that can be pushed to the bottom…

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting restrictions have had an impact on everyone’s wellbeing, including those working in museums and heritage organisations. This webinar, in partnership…

For those museums run or largely funded by local authorities, 2021-22 presents a challenging year in which to demonstrate your museum’s impact. Local authorities need…

Online (Zoom) This short course delivered by our Museum Development Colleagues in London, will support participants to form effective partnerships and work with other organisations…

Environmental monitoring and control play an important role in collections care. Many of our historic collections are susceptible to damage from incorrect or fluctuating humidity.…

Covid-19 has taken a toll on museum collections.  During lockdown, limited access to collections and restrictions on staff and volunteer capacity (owing to furloughing and…

SEMD have commissioned experienced sector support agency: ‘Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy‘ to deliver two short online courses For our South East museums covering key fundraising…

SEMD have commissioned experienced sector support agency: ‘Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy‘ to deliver two short online courses For our South East museums covering key fundraising…

This training session is part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Sign up…

This training session is part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Sign up…

This training session is part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Sign up…

This training session is part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Sign up…

This training session is part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Sign up…

Wednesday 21 October, 10.30am-12.30pm & Thursday 22 October, 10.30am-12.30pm Ensuring interactions are friendly between people working in visitor facing museum roles and families has never…

If you have a small or non-existent marketing budget, it’s likely that you already rely heavily on social media to promote your museum. But are…

With reduced visitor numbers and a degree of uncertainty over the next few months, how can we maximise the spend in our museum shops? This…

How do museums build up public confidence in museums as places to visit (using digital engagement to build up to physical visits)? How do visitor…

In this session we will explore the Arts Councils support for the Museums sector during the period of reset. In particular we will discuss the…

Whilst lockdown may be easing and the cultural sector is gradually re-opening, most museums know that the tricky times aren’t over. With unpredictable visitor numbers,…

  Delivery: Online, via Zoom   Do you support another, smaller museum voluntarily through mentoring or are you interested in doing so in the near…

  The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton, Friday 17 April 2020 Time:                                     10h00 – 16h30 Places available:               10   The University of Glasgow’s AHRC-funded…

This event has been postponed.  We hope to reschedule this alongside the next meeting of the Isle of Wight Forum Carisbrooke Castle Museum, Carisbrooke, Newport,…

The next Hampshire Military Museums Network will be taking place on Thursday 5th March 2020 10 - 4pm. at the Army Flying Museum.  You are…

PEOPLE’S HISTORY MUSEUM, MANCHESTER 30 APRIL – 1 MAY Join colleagues nationwide for one or two days of networking and inspiration at the UK’s principal…

Caring for a Textile Collection, Chilcomb House, Winchester, SO23 8RB Event Date: Monday 9 March 2020 10:00 am — 1pm This half day course intends…

Training Outcomes: Participants will learn the basics of understanding the biomechanics of fluid preservation, including how to re-hydrate dried-out material., mounting specimens in jars using…

South East Museum Development invites you to join us for a sharing afternoon on 6th February 2020. Showcasing the best projects and initiatives in the…

Digital Storytelling with a Collections Focus Friday 14 February, 10am - 4.30pm Museum of London, Docklands A partnership event between South East Museum Development, Culture24…

YWCA, The Bridge, London This National Lottery Heritage Fund workshop is for museums looking to apply for a grant of over £250,000 through the National…

This day course intends to be an introduction to the basics of caring for a textile (or textile-based) collection. Topics covered will include; - An…

Location: Action Stations, Portsmouth. Join us for our annual event to find out the latest news and trends in the sub region. Don’t miss this…

Sir Daniel Gooch Theatre, STEAM, Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon This event, organised jointly by the South East & South West Museum Development…

The first annual conference for Kent and Medway museums, organised by the Kent Medway NPO museum partnership and the South East Museum Development, will take…

Trainer Helen Harvie Date / Time Monday 2 March 2020, 1.30pm – 4.30pm Location Crawley Museum, Crawley Plan your journey http://crawleymuseums.org/crawley-museum/ Is your Museum’s constitution…

10.30am - 15.30pm. Arrival at 10.30am, first speaker starts at 10.45am. A light Lunch will be provided. This will be an introductory look at the…

10.30am - 15.30pm. Arrival at 10.30am, first speaker starts at 10.45am. A light Lunch will be provided. This will be an introductory look at the…

West Mercia Police and The Churches Conservation Trust are delighted to host guests from across the heritage and ecclesiastical sectors for their inaugural Heritage Crime…

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…

Trainer Sarah Brown, Collections Trust; Kate Hebditch, SEMD Date / Time Workshop 1: 10.30-1.00 Accreditation for beginners Could Museum Accreditation benefit my museum? Come and…

10:30am-4:00pm Winchester Following a successful pilot project, The Centre for Arts as Wellbeing at the University of Winchester are launching a CPD Programme, Creative and…

M Shed, Bristol Join colleagues nationwide for one or two days of networking and inspiration at the UK’s principal touring and partnership exhibitions networking event.…

London Combining three essential courses for safe working practices when working with children and young people, the 'Artswork Essentials' package is jam packed with up…

6 1-day workshops 17th & 18th May 2018; 14th & 15th June 2018; 11th & 12th July 2018   Southampton   The Course: Designed for…

Culture24 is running a conference about museum after-hours events at the National Gallery in London on June 1st. ‘A Culture of Lates is aimed at…

Brighton This workshop aims to support arts and cultural organisations and practitioners to develop and build partnerships with schools. The day will focus on recent…

A Sustainable Business Partnership Event.  Utilise Plus Energy Saving Workshops are practical, interactive sessions for organisations with premises, focussing on how your organisation can benefit…

Join us for a Sustainability Tour of the National Trust’s stunning Polesden Lacey, to see first-hand the energy saving measures they have implemented. Delegates will be…

Where: River & Rowing Museum, Henley When: Tuesday 3 July Time: 11.00 – 15.00 Want to find out how to be part of Takeover Day 2018?…

Cost: £16.76 – £32.93 Venue:  The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 75 Cowcross Stree, London, EC1M 6EL When: 10:00 – 16:00 Working to save heritage at…

Representing popular street parade in the museum - Symposium at King’s Manor, York 10 July 2018 at 12 noon to 11 July at 2pm This…

Funding for Cultural Heritage projects: Sharing & Advice afternoon Wed 11 July, 1pm – 5pm Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, CT1 2AS Are you interested in developing…

London Aesop is partnering with the College of Medicine and Guildhall School of Music and Drama to present the second National Arts in Health Conference…

Recent years have seen increased scrutiny of charities and their governance. It is essential that trustees ensure their organisation complies with the latest regulatory standards…