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…

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…

Sensing Culture was a three-year multi-partner project with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) as the lead partner, and funded by £438,900 from…

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.…

David Thickett, Senior Conservation Scientist of English Heritage, talks through the process of purchasing and maintaining a showcase that will work for you and your…

About this Event What was it about? Exploring the right platforms for you and your organisation. With a focus on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. How…

This toolkit is designed to help museums to keep their buildings and collections safe during periods of temporarily closure, such as instructed by the Government…

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…

The National Archives work in partnership with Arts Council England, together with other sector partners, and aim to support archive services, encourage new thinking in…

What are Arts Council England (ACE) Project Grants? Arts Council England (ACE) is responsible for leading the strategic development of the museum sector.  They have…

How to create an applicant profile on Grantium The first step is to create a user account which you will use to log into Grantium.…

This training session was part of a series of training with the Arts Marketing Association looking at a specific area of audience engagement. Re-engaging with…

Strategic Marketing Planning Workshop for participants Strategic Marketing Planning additional resources Strategic Marketing Planning Extra Resources   About this Event What is it about? Taking…

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…

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

Are you wondering how to manage the tricky balance between the operational requirements for volunteers in a newly re-opened museum and our duty of care…

How do museums build up school confidence in museums as places to visit? How do school offers need to develop to create a good experience,…

SEMD family friendly reopening presentation 27 Jul 20 Family Friendly Reopening - regional picture Creating a Family Friendly Environment on Reopening - notes What concerns…

This Guide has been produced by the American Event Safety Alliance to support organisations in organising events in the US.  Some of the tips may…

Community Engagement Powerpoint Reopening the Library Powerpoint Lockdown to Reopening - Email marketing at Tate Slides More resources to come... This event took place on…

This first virtual meeting focused on formal learning provision after lockdown.  It included a look at Online Learning Resources, a summary of the Government Guidance…

The SE Museum Facilities Managers Forum were successful in attracting Arts Council England and SEMDP support for a programme of sustainability training and activity in…

Podcast:  How to get started in social media (includes inclusive digital communication): https://youtu.be/H30jiDES--E  There are other EMBED talks via https://embed.org.uk/embed-talks on mental health, passport systems to support staff…

'How can museums diversify their income and meet the needs of a more local audience?' This webinar gave some practical advice on setting up a…

The Cromwell Museum in Huntington has kindly offered to share their Reopening planning documents to help others who are going through the same process. Museum…

Please note: We are working on providing closed captions to our training in the near future Supporting Visitors in the Post Lockdown World EMBED-DCN Training…

Jo Finn led a workshop of 8 Museums on the 25 June 2020 Please find the presentation below. Online forum - communications considerations for reopening…

Having reacted swiftly to Covid 19 museums are now starting to regroup and consider the new, and possibly different, future. This session looked at what…

Full Cost Recovery means securing funding for all the costs involved in running a museum activity or project. During this crisis it’s going to be…

Updated 15/01/21 Museums play a critical role in society by contributing to dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures, facilitating cohesion in communities. To ensure…

If you believe your museum is within 4 to 8 weeks of closure: contact your Museum Development Officer at SEMDP and the team from AIM to discuss your options…

Remote Income Generation during Covid 19 Guidance

Keeping your buildings and collections safe during Covid 19 crisis

Collections care during Covid 19 crisis

Financial Stability for non-NPO organisations

This event, was organised jointly by the South East & South West Museum Development programmes, and  explored how you can deliver a more holistic volunteer…

Community Engagement and Outreach was the subject of the latest meeting of the Hampshire Military Museums Network held at Army Flying Museum on 5th March 2020.…

Monday 2 March 2020, 1.30pm – 4.30pm, Crawley Museum Trainer: Helen Harvie 'Museum Constitutions and how to amend them' Slides

A useful Disaster Recovery Guide produced by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, and circulated for reference by Kent Heritage Watch. Download a copy of the Disaster…

Welcome This page is dedicated to providing information for delegates attending the Berkshire Hampshire Solent Museum Development Forum event that took place on the 4th…

Our second 'Family Friendly Museums' training session was held on Thursday 28th November 2019 at Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery. This one-day training event…

This workshop was held at Chatham Historic Dockyard on the 10th October 2019, and was aimed at museums of all sizes who wanted to learn…

Attended by museum trustees and those working directly to a trustee board, this workshop was kindly hosted by Brooklands Museum, and supported financially by the…

View resources from the meeting on the 5th August 2019, which took place at the Spring Arts & Heritage Centre. Romilly Beard, Fellow in Museum…

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…

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

“Surviving Projects” was the theme for the Hampshire Military Museums Network Meeting, held at Southwick Park and Royal Military Police Museum on the 10th July…

Attended by museum trustees and those working directly to a trustee board, this one day workshop was held in the glorious surroundings of the River…

South East Museum Development is looking for museums to share their experiences of how they have become more responsive, connected, diverse and representative of their…

South East Hampshire Museums Conference 2019 Welcome This page is dedicated to providing information for delegates attending the South East Museums Conference that took place…

Making Digital Fit 2019 Training Session This was a one day training event aimed at those working or volunteering for museums that are Accredited or working…

This one day training event was aimed at those working or volunteering for Accredited museums or working towards Accreditation.  The training objectives for the day…

2017 marked the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, and Hampshire Cultural Trust came together with Jane Austen’s House Museum and many other partners across…

We are delighted to launch this unique toolkit which aims to provide museums with practical support to create inclusive and accessible experiences for people with…

This document collates useful tools that have been tried and tested through the work of the Cultural Partnerships Officer role within the South East Museum…

Materials from the conference at STEAM Museum in Swindon organised by museum development providers in the South West and South East of England and the…

Materials from the conference at Museum of English Rural Life in Reading organised by museum development providers in the South West and South East of…

This day was an opportunity for LAINet members and museum staff to discuss and explore evaluation techniques and the quality standards set by the Arts…

Simple agreement template to support the development of effective peer-to-peer mentoring relationships. Peer support can be really helpful to mentors, supporting us to reflect on…

A presentation on choosing a Collections Management System. Find below the presentation from Collections Trust on Choosing a Collections Management System (CMS). This was presented in partnership…

Presentation from the event held on 9 February 2018 at Classic Boat Museum Gallery, East Cowes. The event was delivered in partnership by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Classic Boat…

Materials from the event held on 30 January 2018 at Chilcomb House, Winchester. Find out more about the event Event programme Download Programme.pdf... Presentations from the event:…

Welcome This page is dedicated to providing information for delegates attending the Hampshire Solent Museums Conference 2018. If you have any questions about what is…

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…

Outline Download SEMDP_mentoring_CPD_outline_20180111.pdf... Handouts of slides Download SE_mentoring_20161208_handout.pdf... More detail of additional resources suggested during the session: Coaching For Performance by Sir John Whitmore Coaching and…

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.…

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…

Presentation slides by Alison Guilfoyle. Download Retail_Refresher_November_2017.pdf... How-to guides on for small museums on: Small Museum Shops that are Profitable Sourcing the Product Range E-Commerce…

The first presentation was a recap on the Data Protection Rules to date by Crispin Dick, Paris Smith LLP. Download Museums_Data_Protection_Talk__02300151_.pptx... The second presentation by…

Event held at Winchester Discovery Centre on Wednesday 18 October 2017. Find out more about the event Event programme Download Agenda_BigTheme_20171018.pdf... Presentations from the event: Welcome…

This day was an opportunity for Trustees from museums across the area to get together and receive an induction or refresher about the museum sector…

Working in partnership with one of the main funder, the Heritage Lottery Fund, this event helped museums share their thinking about what makes a successful project,…

ICO guidance for not-for-profit organisations, which aims to answer GDPR questions regularly raised by charities and voluntary organisations. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): ICO guidance…

On 25 May 2018 the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in the UK. This will replace the current Data Protection…

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…

This workshop aimed to help museums sharpen up techniques of visitor consultation and broaden community awareness of what you have to offer by: Defining and…

A not for profit social enterprise, Culture Hampshire aims to build and grow awareness of the abundance of innovative and inspirational Cultural experiences available for…

Handbook produced by Derby Museums to support the use of a co-production approach and human-centred design in museum development: “We want people to have collective…

Presentation slides used in the day's event with Sarah Brown, Collections Trust exploring good practice for museums undertaking collections review and rationalisation projects with an…

Presentation slides used in the day's event with Sarah Brown, Collections Trust running through the revised Museum Documentation standard, SPECTRUM 5.0 Find out more about…

An outreach event delivered in partnership with the Collections Trust at  The Surrey History Centre, Woking on 2nd May 2017. Delivered by Sarah Brown, Outreach…

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

A practical  guide is designed to help those working or volunteering in museums to understand the main aspects of museum lighting and how to plan a lighting project.…

South East Museum Development hosted a training session from Judith Carruthers, Heritage Lottery Fund Development Officer in March 2017. She presented funding programmes under £100,000…

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…

Useful template to assist you in organising events e.g briefings, networking events and exhibition openings. Download EventPlanningTemplate.doc...

An outreach event delivered in partnership with the Collections Trust This session provided an introduction to the sometimes daunting world of rights management, exploring collections protected…

The Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) was founded in 1992 as an independent network of national museum organisations representing the museum community of the…

List of sources of funding for international travel published by ICOM UK. http://uk.icom.museum/resources/funding/funding-international-travel/

Since 1996, the Vitra Design Museum has organized the international MUSCON conference in cooperation with annually changing local hosts. The aim of this conference is…

The Publications & Research area of the TEG website contains the following information available for download by members: Case studies – Case studies, reviews and articles…

TEG is pleased to announce the launch of a new Partnership Agreement Template developed with the Cornwall Museums Partnership. This resource is designed to assist…

Online learning module 'What is an EU project?' available free of charge from STEPBYSTEP2EUROPE.NET Covers: Introduction to the EU strategy 2020 and the cultural and…

Following 18 months of working together, the Peer Development Group for Museum Collections Review and Rationalisation have brought together their learning in this publication. Download…