The survey undertaken as part of State of Museum Access 2018 found that around one in five (19%) of accredited museums did not provide any…

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.…

This quick guide for the arts and cultural sector documents learning from the Cultural Commissioning Programme’s work with five locality projects, based in Birmingham, Derby,…

‘Social Prescribing’ is a mechanism for linking patients with non-medical sources of support within the community, including cultural provision. Find out more about how it…

This is the website for the British Association of Art Therapists‘ Museums And Galleries Specialist Interest Group. We aim to be a positive and inclusive…

Looking for evidence to support advocacy or funding applications? The report Heritage and Society 2017 is produced each year by Historic England on behalf of…

Creative Future shares advice for adapting to the shift from traditional grants to tendering and commissioning. Download CF_Commissioning_Pack_ONLINE.pdf...

Looking for evidence to support advocacy or funding applications? The Wellbeing in Later Life Index, developed by Age UK and the University of Southampton, analysed…

Foresight’s ‘Mental capital and wellbeing’ project considered how to improve everyone’s mental capital and mental wellbeing through life. Evidence suggests that a small improvement in…

Inspiring Impact is a programme that aims to change the way the UK voluntary sector thinks about impact. Inspiring Impact aims to make high quality impact…

This publication reports the findings from a year-long action research project funded by Arts Council England and initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and…

Museums for Health and Wellbeing: A Preliminary Report from the National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing. This report describes the wealth of activity around…

Creative & Credible supports arts and health organisations and practitioners to: – engage with evaluation creatively – improve your practice – make well-informed spending decisions – strengthen…

The Art of Commissioning: Report published by the Cultural Commissioning Programme in April 2016 to influence commissioners to improve their commissioning and procurement approaches to enable…

This toolkit will help you understand and engage with commissioning. Being commissioned provides an opportunity for the arts and cultural sector to deliver contracts for…

The Cultural Commissioning Programme has collated a range of resources for those wanting to engage in public service commissioning and for commissioners such as local…

Together with the Economic and Social Research Council and Public Health England, the government is funding a What Works centre dedicated to understanding what national…

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…

This document from Public Health England provides effective ways to document and evaluate arts projects and programmes that seek to improve health and wellbeing. Arts…

The National Alliance for Museums, Health & Wellbeing is a place where information about museums and health can be shared; to improve existing practice, help…

The Cultural Commissioning Programme has collated a range of resources for those wanting to engage in public service commissioning and for commissioners such as local…

Children and World War One - programme for the day This symposium will take place at the University of Worcester  on Thursday 23 October from 2.00…

Programme of the Day Download M2M_New_Visions_30_09_2014_Programme.pdf... Paul Camic - Introduction Professor of Psychology & Public Health Download Paul_Camic___Introduction___30_09_2014.pdf... Ivan Rudd Public Health Specialist, Kent County…