Date added:  13/07/2021

Grant Writing for Beginners Slides Recording of event coming soon Are you new to applying for grants for your museum? Have you tried to get…

Date added:  07/07/2021

The Beaney hosted their 'Museum Reflections Part 2: Diversity and Representation Conference' on Monday 28 June 2021. At the conference, they mentioned the upcoming launch…

Date added:  28/05/2021

  Many museums are looking at ways to increase and diversify their income streams.  This webinar will provide an overview of the breadth of different…

Date added:  05/05/2021

Physical and Virtual Exhibitions in Military Museums Here you will find notes and presentations from the speakers at this network day. Telling your story in…

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Updated 23/02/2021 The government introduced a third lockdown on 5 January 2021, and a 4 step roadmap to ending the lockdown was announced on the…

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Updated 23/02/2021 Information and advice for museums Latest advice from Arts Council England Latest advice from AIM: Association of Independent Museums Latest advice from NLHF: National Lottery Heritage…

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Updated 23/02/2021 Government Support for Employers and Businesses Latest advice from GOV.UK Latest government support initiatives for businesses The Chancellor announced an extension to his package of…

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Updated 29/03/21 Information and advice Latest advice from the GOV.UK Latest advice from NHS Latest advice from Public Health England Latest advice from MIND: Coronavirus and your wellbeing National…

Date added:  07/04/2021

These 'top tips' were compiled by Jo Finn, a specialist consultant working with us on our 'Growing Volunteering' Project during 2020-2021. HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR…

Date updated:  22/03/2021

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…

Date added:  04/03/2021

As spring approaches it is the time to start thinking about insect pests. This training will help you identify which insects could be eating your…

Date added:  02/03/2021

Can museums make any money from online content?   In this session we hear from three very different museums about the ways in which they…

Date added:  01/03/2021

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, where…

Date updated:  19/02/2021

  Hazardous materials, such as asbestos and mercury, form part of many different types of cultural heritage and can sometimes go unnoticed until a problem…

Date added:  19/01/2021

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…

Date added:  15/01/2021

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…

Date added:  08/01/2021

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…

Date added:  08/12/2020

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.…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Are you looking for a conservator to carry out treatments to historic objects and art works? Finding a Conservator Start with the Conservation Register www.conservationregister.com.…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

We recognise that Local Authority (LA) Museums sometimes 'fall through the gaps' for support, and funding in particular.  On this page you will find various…

Date added:  11/11/2020

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…

Date updated:  08/12/2020

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…

Date added:  03/11/2020

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…

Date added:  03/11/2020

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…

Date updated:  28/10/2020

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…

Date added:  16/10/2020

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…

Date added:  16/10/2020

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.…

Date updated:  20/10/2020

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…

Date updated:  16/10/2020

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

Date updated:  16/10/2020

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…

Date updated:  19/01/2021

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…

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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,…

Date added:  28/07/2020

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

Date added:  28/07/2020

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…

Date added:  24/07/2020

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

Date added:  16/07/2020

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…

Date added:  15/07/2020

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

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date added:  13/07/2020

'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…

Date added:  10/07/2020

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…

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date added:  26/06/2020

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

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date updated:  11/09/2020

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…

Date updated:  30/06/2021

Updated 25/06/21 Museums play a critical role in society by contributing to dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures, facilitating cohesion in communities. To ensure…

Date added:  01/05/2020

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

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Legionella risks during the coronavirus outbreak Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia which can cause serious illness in persons who are susceptible such as…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

We are aware that the Covid-19 lockdown measures have put financial strains on every museum.  For some, the loss of income during the busy Spring…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

SEMD has prepared some simple instructions to help you use different online tools, Zoom, and Microsoft Team. Digital Culture Network has created notes about the different tools to help…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Museums rely on their visitors to generate a large part of their income to cover their operating costs, but what if a museum is closed…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Keeping your Buildings and Collections Safe during the Covid-19 Crisis Priorities for Temporary Museum Closure Top Priority Make sure that more than one or two people…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Collections Care Guidance during the Covid-19 Crisis Conservation specialists Spencer and Fry have pulled together some suggestions on how to care for your museum collections…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

‘Covid-19: Ultimate Guide to Free Video Conferencing and Collaboration Tools’ by UCToday Advice about remote volunteer from East Midlands Museum Development Example of a Digital Museum from Hastings…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Advice from MIND: Coronavirus and your wellbeing Advice for Museum Educators about Mental Health and COVID-19 from Group for Education in Museums (GEM) Advice on looking after…

Date updated:  26/04/2021

Advice about Business Continuity ‘Expect the Unexpected’ from DCMS Advice about HR from AIM: HR advice from TheHRDept Advice and resources for employers to support home working…

Date added:  21/04/2020

Remote Income Generation during Covid 19 Guidance

Date added:  16/04/2020

Keeping your buildings and collections safe during Covid 19 crisis

Date added:  16/04/2020

Collections care during Covid 19 crisis

Date updated:  27/04/2020

Financial Stability for non-NPO organisations

Date added:  06/04/2020

Date added:  17/03/2020

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

Date added:  17/03/2020

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.…

Date added:  03/03/2020

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

Date added:  25/02/2020

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…

Date updated:  06/02/2020

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…

Date added:  05/12/2019

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…

Date added:  22/10/2019

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…

Date updated:  01/03/2021

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…

Date added:  08/08/2019

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

Date added:  31/07/2019

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…

Date updated:  20/08/2019

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

Date updated:  31/07/2019

“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…

Date added:  28/05/2019

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…

Date updated:  15/05/2019

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…

Date updated:  25/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  25/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  30/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  19/06/2019

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…

Date updated:  25/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  25/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  30/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  15/05/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  25/04/2019

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:…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

Outline Download SEMD_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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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.…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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,…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

‘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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…

Date updated:  26/04/2019

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…