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…
Resources
Guide on non-user consultation in museums
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.…
Working with Public Service Commissioners
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,…
Making Sense of Social Prescribing
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…
Art Therapy in Museums and Galleries
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…
Materials from Effective Retail for Smaller Museums, Refresher- Nov 2017
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…
Materials from ‘Data Protection Briefing – Oct 2017’
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…
Materials from The Hampshire Big Theme cross-cultural networking event 18 October 2017
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…
Presentations from ‘Museum Trustee Day 2017’
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…
Materials from ‘Museum Re-display: approaches & solutions’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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,…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): ICO guidance for not-for-profit organisations
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): The Essentials for Fundraising Organisations
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Heritage Counts 2017: Heritage and Society
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Prove your Point Training Resources
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Culture Hampshire
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Derby Museums Human-Centred Design and Co-production Handbook
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Getting Started with Commissioning: a toolkit for arts and culture organisations in the South East
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Creative Future shares advice for adapting to the shift from traditional grants to tendering and commissioning. Download CF_Commissioning_Pack_ONLINE.pdf...
Museum Lighting Guide
Date updated: 30/04/2019
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.…
A Practical Guide to HLF Grant Programmes under £100,000
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from HMMN meeting: Transformation (16 March 2017)
Date updated: 30/04/2019
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…
Materials from Customer Service for All – Disability Equality and the Visitor Journey
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Event Planning Template
Date updated: 24/06/2019
Useful template to assist you in organising events e.g briefings, networking events and exhibition openings. Download EventPlanningTemplate.doc...
NEMO: Network of European Museum Organisations
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Funding for International Travel
Date updated: 26/04/2019
List of sources of funding for international travel published by ICOM UK. http://uk.icom.museum/resources/funding/funding-international-travel/
MUSCON: Museum Network Conferences
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Touring Exhibitions Group online resouces for members
Date updated: 18/12/2020
The Publications & Research area of the TEG website contains the following information available for download by members: Case studies – Case studies, reviews and articles…
Partnership Agreement Template from Touring Exhibitions Group
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
‘What is an EU project? Free elearning course
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Practical Guide on Museum Collections Review and Rationalisation
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Slides from the Keynote Speech – Hampshire Solent Open Forum 2017
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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,…
Age UK’s Wellbeing Index Summary
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from Volunteers in Collections Care Conference
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from Museum Collections Funding Fair 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring and Coaching Skills December 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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 Museum Volunteers & the Law, November 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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 Conservation DIY Workshop, November 2016
Date updated: 30/04/2019
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 WIRP Workshop: Developing International Partnerships October 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the workshop jointly facilitated with the Working Internationally Regional Project at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, 5 October 2016. Download event materials
Materials from Creative digital industries and museums scoping workshop November 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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...
Five Ways to Wellbeing
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from HMMN meeting November 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Sample Partnership Agreement
Date updated: 24/06/2019
Example of a partnership agreement - between our fictional Bugsley Museum and the imaginary arts organisation Bugshire Arts. Can be used as a starting point…
Mind, body, spirit: How Museums Impact Health and Wellbeing
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Connecting with Culture
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from The Hampshire Big Theme cross-cultural networking event 25 October 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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:…
Rural Touring in a Nutshell
Date updated: 30/04/2019
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: How to evaluate arts and health projects
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Creative & Credible supports arts and health organisations and practitioners to: – engage with evaluation creatively – improve your practice – make well-informed spending decisions – strengthen…
Using museums to engage young people in art and design activities: toolkit for youth and community project workers from V & A Design for Life
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
12 Tips to Help you with Networking
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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 – Analysis of selected best practices from Europe
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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’ Cultural Commissioning Report
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Arts Commissioning Toolkit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Cultural Commissioning Resources from Know How Non Profit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Background materials for study visit to rehearsals of The Imagination Museum at Milestones June 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Materials from EU Funding Workshop 3
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from Workshop 3 of the Hampshire Solent European funding project, held at Chilcomb House on 17 May 2016. Further information about the project can be found here.…
Materials from EU Funding Workshop 2
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from Workshop 2 of the Hampshire Solent European funding project, held at Chilcomb House on 15 March 2016. Further information about the project can be…
Guide to European cultural networks from Creative Europe
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Creative Europe supports 23 networks, covering dance, jazz, orchestras, cultural policy, performing arts, museums and more. These include European Route of Industrial Heritage, Network of European Museums…
Arts Business Models case studies: combined pack
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Tobacco Factory
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Multistory
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Lighthouse, Brighton
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Graeae Theatre Company
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Battersea Arts Centre
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
Arts Business Models case study: Aspex
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing six case studies to provide valuable learning…
An overview of cultural business models in the South East
Date updated: 26/04/2019
How can museums improve their own sustainability by learning from other arts organisations’ business models? We are publishing this report to provide valuable learning to…
Access Review Template
Date updated: 15/07/2019
In 2016, Sonia Rasbery was commissioned to produce an access review template to help museums looking to improve their regular, in-house review process. Alongside this project,…
EU funding ‘top tips’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
A helpful EU funding top tips guide, including key steps for accessing European funding and how to develop European project ideas successfully. Developed as part…
EU funding jargon buster
Date updated: 26/04/2019
A helpful guide to terminology used in EU funding stream documentation. Developed as part of the South East Museum Development's Hampshire Solent European Funding Project…
Touring Exhibition Group – Economics of Touring Exhibitions Resources
Date updated: 18/12/2020
In April 2015 the Touring Exhibitions Group (TEG) was awarded £40,000 investment from Arts Council England’s Museum Resilience Fund, to support the delivery of a…
Share Academy
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Share Academy is a partnership project between University of the Arts London (UAL), University College London (UCL) and the London Museums Group. The partnership came together…
Creative Communities Project Resources
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The Connected Communities Programme led by the AHRC is a multi-million pound research programme designed to help us understand the changing nature of communities in…
Beyond the Creative Campus: Reflections on the evolving relationship
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This booklet summarises and critically reflects on discussions and ideas emerging from a two year research network project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research…
Connected Communities Heritage Network (CCHN)
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Connected Communities Heritage Network (CCHN) founded in 2013 at De Montfort University in Leicester is funded by the AHRC to provide a forum and support…
Partnership Working in the Arts and Humanities: A Guide to Good Practice
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This good practice guide is for use by both arts and humanities researchers and potential user communities (for example businesses, social enterprises, policy organisations) who…
The Art of Partnering
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The Art of Partnering is the final report of a Cultural Enquiry conducted by King's College London in collaboration with the BBC, which explored the role partnership…
Where can I find European project partners?
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Resources and tools to help you to find EU partners for your museum's international work. Find a Partner from Creative Europe: partner search portal plus ideas…
Update on Action Hampshire Membership Resources
Date updated: 30/04/2019
Update on Action Hampshire Membership Resources Action Hampshire is a local charity that supports not for profit organisations, to make Hampshire and Portsmouth better places to…
What Works Centre for Wellbeing
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
Arts for health and wellbeing: an evaluation framework
Date updated: 26/04/2019
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…
National Alliance for Museums Health and Wellbeing
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The National Alliance for Museums, Health & Wellbeing is a place where information about museums and health can be shared; to improve existing practice, help…
Effective Management of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) from Museum Development Yorkshire
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Introduction The effective management of Intellectual Property Rights and of other cultural assets, such as collections, staff expertise, locations and facilities, are hugely important to…
Emergency Planning in Museums – learning from the Clanden Fire; Surrey History Centre on Friday 12th February 2016.
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Programme of the Day Download Emergency_Planning_in_Museums_Final_timetable.doc... Emergency Plans and the Accreditation requirements Elaine Sansom, Museum Development Officer, Surrey and Sussex Download Emergency_Planning_and_Accreditation_presentation_.pdf... Learning from the…
Materials from Successful bid writing and sources of grants for museums
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the Successful bid writing and sources of grants for museums event held on the 5th February 2016. This event was aimed at staff…
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum held at Milestones Museum in Basingstoke on 1 February 2016. Slides of the presentation by Bernard Donoghue, Director…
Share Academy: Guidance on Planning and Managing Projects
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This download from the Share Academy project aims to provide museum professionals and university academics with guidance on how to project manage museum-Higher Education collaborations. The guidance…
Share Academy: Guidance on developing a Memorandum of Understanding
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This download from the Share Academy project aims to provide museum professionals and university academics with guidance on how to develop a Memorandum of Understanding as a…
How to Plan a Collaborative Project… in four easy steps
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This short guide from the Share Academy project aims to provide museum professionals and university academics with tips for planning a collaborative project across the sectors.…
Initiating Cross-Sector Partnerships… in four easy steps
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This short guide from the Share Academy project aims to provide museum professionals and university academics with tips for initiating cross-sector partnerships. From finding the…
Materials from All Together Now! Community Engagement Seminar
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the community engagement seminar "All Together Now!" held at Bursledon Brickworks on 4 December 2015 Museum Presentations Presentation by Andrea Mercer "Re:make Derby…
Materials from EU Funding Workshop 1
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from Workshop 1 of the Hampshire Solent European funding project, held at Westgate Hall Southampton on 17 November 2015. Further information about the project…
Archive of Historic England Research Publications
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The South Region Conservation Network, which brings together conservation professionals from across the region, recently drew attention to the wealth of resources available from the…
Materials from Visitor Services in Military Museums seminar hosted by the HMMN, November 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Outline of the day Shining a spotlight on the distinctive opportunities and challenges of providing an excellent visitor experience in military museums, including welcoming visitors and…
First hand account of Accreditation Assessment
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Part 1: Ever worried about the prospect of an Accreditation verification visit? Morwenna Rae, Curator at Dr Johnson’s House, London, reflects on her recent experience…
Business Model Generation: Preview
Date updated: 26/04/2019
'Business Model Generation' by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur is a handbook for anyone striving to improve a business model — or craft a new…
Video: Mary Rose Museum/Vasa Museum Peer Review Trip April 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This video diary was produced by the Mary Rose Trust as part of 2015 project funded by the South East Museum Development with the participation…
Materials from The Hampshire Big Theme cross-cultural networking event 21 October 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Event held at Winchester Discovery Centre on Wednesday 21 October 2015. Find out more about the event Event programme Download Agenda_BigTheme_20151021.pdf... Presentations from the event:…
International Peer Learning and Review Toolkit: Template and Guidance
Date updated: 02/09/2019
A peer review is where one organisation looks at and comments on another similar organisation to give it ideas for improvement. Peer Reviewers usually come…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring and Coaching Skills October 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Participants at the event developing mentoring skills together: Sarah Menary, Museum Development Officer for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire; Susan Lindsay, Curator of the Museum of…
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