National guidance on reopening museums post-lockdown is being prepared by the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) and the Museum Development Network (MDN) and will be available…

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…

Presentation slides by Ken Robinson, Chair of Tourism SE and keynote speaker for HS Open Forum 2017 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard On 3 February 2017,…

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…

Material from the training day The presentation from the day conference run by the Collections Trust at Dover Castle on the 12th January 2017 on an 'Introduction…

Materials from the day conference and share event of the Peer Development Group for managing Volunteers in Collections Care held at Fort Nelson on 8th…

A day introducing funders of museum collections projects held at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth on 13th December 2016   Art Fund Presented by Emma…

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 Mentoring by Eric…

Materials from the workshop held at Tudor House & Gardens in Southampton on 29 November 2016 Update from the Peer Development Group on Volunteer Management…

Materials from the workshop held at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu on 25 November 2016 Pest Management Emily Nisbet-Hawkins, Preventative Conservation Officer for SEWS,…

Materials from the workshop jointly facilitated with the Working Internationally Regional Project at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, 5 October 2016. Download event materials

Presentation from the creative digital industries and museums event 2017 scoping workshop held at Southampton Solent University on 22 November 2016 Download DigCreatMus_20161122.pdf...

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…

The meeting was an event of the Hampshire Military Museums Network.  Defence of the Realm update Volunteer Makers John Brunsdon from Volunteer Makers introduced the…

Example of a partnership agreement - between our fictional Bugsley Museum and the imaginary arts organisation Bugshire Arts. Can be used as a starting point…

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…

Connectingwithculture.com has been created by Artswork as a simple way for schools and children & young people’s organisations to connect with arts and culture. Connectingwithculture.com…

Event held at Winchester Discovery Centre on Wednesday 25 October 2016. Find out more about the event Event programme Download Agenda_BigTheme_20161025.pdf... Presentations from the event:…

Keep it legal - volunteering risk toolkit Publisher:  Institute for Volunteering Research and Volunteering England Author(s) : Katharine Gaskin Year of publication: 2006 This toolkit draws…

This guide has been produced by the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF). In it you'll find information on how rural touring schemes operate and on…

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

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,…

Background In 2016, SEMDP commissioned Osprey Heritage Mangement(OHM) to provide expert advice on museum security, As part of their project, John Minary - who led…

This toolkit contains information, well-tested strategies and activities that you can use with young people in museums. The contents will help you arrange a visit…

No matter how often you have done it, networking can be challenging. Whether you are at the very beginning of your career in museums, have just…

The Creative Museum project is a three-year international project about opening museums to meet people, to speak with each other and become inspired by the…

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…

To make the most of the day, please ensure that you get briefed on the context of the work by reading the information available on…