"The children were alert, joining in, had fun. It was a relaxed visit and we went with what worked well. The resource can be…

Here is the Review and Rationalisation Presentation delivered by Sarah Brown at Collections Trust. This presentation accompanied a training session run in Kent in 18…

The Culture Change Guide is a toolkit from Arts Council England that's been guided by best practice recruitment principals and explores how you can think about developing…

Non-user consultation is a requirement for every Accredited Museum. If you would like to improve how you consult with new communities, here is some help.…

THEME: MUSEUMS IN TRANSITION An interesting programme consisting of a morning workshop session followed by buffet lunch and presentations in the afternoon. Programme 10.30-12.30 Dawn…

An event on the 24th February 2017 hosted by Kent and Medway MDO to provide the following learning to museums: (Training provided by Visits Unlimited) Build…

Welcome! Recruiting new Trustees can be challenging. Experience shows that it is easy to recruit badly, but to recruit well takes time and effort. So,…

Age of Creativity is a national platform for everyone who believes that creativity can support older people to enjoy better health, wellbeing, and quality of…

Presentation from 'Working Towards an Audience Development Plan' workshop delivered by Nicky Boyd in January 2015 as part of the activities of the Hampshire Solent…

This toolkit is designed to help arts and heritage organisations develop a marketing and audience development plan. One of the resources collated and shared by…

This toolkit is designed to support arts organisations wishing to make a commitment to families, making it easier for families to take part in the…

Arts Council England Family and Community Focused Audience Development Toolkit. Based on one of the audience segments identified within Arts Council’s Arts audiences: insight (AAI)…

Arts Derby Audience Development Toolkit. Author: Louise Cogman. One of the resources collated and shared by the Hampshire Solent 'Audience Development' Peer Development Group. Download…

Trinity College has launched this revised Starter Kit for organisations wanting to become Arts Award Supporters. There is also a new website aimed specifically at…

Presentation by Eileen Clegg, Royal Armouries Fort Nelson: 'Visitors with special needs: Autism' Download Museums_for_All_Fort_Nelson.pdf... Notes by Laura Weston, Conan Doyle Collection: 'RNIB CultureLink Project'…

Concise access checklists for small, volunteer-based museums developed by Lyn Gash, Museum Development Manager, Suffolk County Council based on the MLA Access for All Self-Assessment…

Arts Award and Cornwall’s Museums Best Practice Case Study In 2013/14 a group of museums in Cornwall (National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth Art Gallery, Porthcurno Telegraph…

VisitEngland publishes useful research into tourism and leisure markets that museums can use both to inform their planning and to provide evidence for advocacy and…

RNIB have written this factsheet especially for leisure organisations, including museums, to give a better understanding of how to make your services more accessible to…

If you have worked to make your museum accessible for disabled visitors, then make sure you let people know. As well as including information in…

Based on notes provided by Cassie Herschel-Shorland, Access and Museum Design Consultant www.cassiehs.com, via the GEM list: The following provision is recommended and to meet…

Best practice toolkit to help care professionals and heritage educators understand the positive impact of informal heritage learning for the over 60s, including those with…

Guidance to help you think about how to improve every aspect of your heritage project so that disabled people, be they visitors, volunteers or staff,…

Guidance to help you think about audience development – that is how you can engage more people, and a wider range of people, with heritage.…

Self-assessment toolkit designed to enable organisations to develop effective strategies for examining current performance, identify areas for improvement and develop more accessible and inclusive policies…

Self-assessment tool to help museums, libraries and archives to develop an understanding of their current practice and to encourage positive developments in relation to cultural…

Pack designed for museum educators exploring how to work with diverse audiences Download engage - Diverse Audiences

Practical guidance and advice for employers in the museum sector on introducing positive-action schemes and creating a diverse workforce Download MA diversify toolkit

Agnes Guylas' presentation Download Communication_Strategies_for_the_Digital_Age___AG_presentation_3.pdf... Kal Sajad's presentation     Useful Links Getting started with Twitter How to use Twitter - wikihow How to use Twitter - digital…

A Disability Briefing presentation given by Brighton & Hove Council in November 2013. Download Disability_Briefing___Brighton___Hove_Council__Nov_2013.ppt...

Agnes Guylas presentation Download Social_Media_1___AG_presentation.pdf... Kal Sajad's presentation Download Social_Media_1___KS_presentation.pdf...

This helpful book identifies approaches to key aspects of service delivery which can help improve access to museums and galleries for blind and partially sighted…

The Final Report of the World Stories South East project, run between November 2012-March 2013 and funded through ACE Strategy Support Fund. Download WorldStoriesFinalReport2013.pdf... You…

Written by Jocelyn Goddard, Natalie Chambers, Neil Goddard, and Rebecca Linley for the Surrey, East & West Sussex Museum Development Service, 2008. Download SEWS_mental_health_project___report_of_phase_1__2008.doc... You…

The Final Report, by Sonia Rasbery, 2010 - a community engagement in museums project funded by Renaissance South East. Download Different_Stories_New_Perspectives___Final_Report__2010.doc... You might also like…

A community engagement in museums project funded by Renaissance South East.  Booklet edited by Helen Derbyshire & Sonia Rasbery, 2010. Download Different_Stories_New_Perspectives___Project_Booklet__2010.pdf...   You might…