WMMD Newsletter November 2018Contents:
West Midlands Museum Development UpdateWelcome BackWest Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) is pleased that Michelle Davies, Museum Development Officer for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, has returned from her maternity leave and will be working Tuesday to Thursday each week. We've said a fond farewell and thank you to Sarah Griffiths for all her help in Michelle's absence. West Midlands Museum Development Self-Assessment ToolThe Museum Development Self-Assessment Tool is designed to help highlight and celebrate your current best practice, to prioritise areas of working over the next 12 months and to provide a benchmark for your future work. Through multiple choice and open questions you will build a picture of your organisation. Following completion of the Self-Assessment Tool you will receive a bespoke advisory report with a summary of your results and suggestions of sources of support in your highlighted areas of need. The information generated will be used by West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) to create targeted support programmes to address need. We ask that you repeat the diagnostic annually, so it will also allow you to see how your museum has evolved, highlighting development and potential areas for growth in the future. We will also share anonymised information nationally to inform wider sector support for museums. Accreditation UpdateOn 1 November, Arts Council England (ACE) celebrated 30 years of Museum Accreditation and launched a refreshed version of the Accreditation scheme. Changes to the scheme include:
The returns schedule can be found here. Museums who are currently Working Towards Accreditation or hold a Provisional award should refer to their correspondence with the Accreditation team for agreed dates and deadlines. The current suite of guidance documents will be replaced with a single, clearer document, which will be published by the end of the year WMMD has opportunities for you to find out more about the scheme at the following events:
Volunteers in the WorkplaceThe two final Volunteers in the Workplace sessions will be held in December 2018 and March 2019. Full details can the found in the WMMD events section. WMMD Resourceswww.mdwm.org.uk/resources has a wide range of presentations, handouts and guides covering Audiences, Collections, Resilience, Workforce and Young People drawn from our programme and workshops. The resources are available to Accredited museums and those officially Working Towards Accreditation. If you would like to access these resources please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk for a password. Remember to check back regularly for new content. West Midlands Museum Development EventsAll WMMD events are freePriority will be given to delegates from Accredited museums and those officially Working Towards Accreditation and to non-NPO museums. 16 November - Get the Most from Accreditation - Collections10.30am-3.30pm, The Cider Museum, Hereford HR4 0EFJoin us at Hereford Cider Museum to:
Annette French, Accreditation Manager, Arts Council England will introduce the key changes to the Accreditation Standard, including a Q&A session. Janet Ulph, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Leicester specialises in museums and the law. Her presentation will focus on loans and orphan collections, both issues relevant to most museums. Sarah Brown, Outreach Officer, Collections Trust will consider the role of an up to date procedural manual in day to day operations and succession planning, and how Spectrum supports Accreditation. Tim Heathcote, Shropshire Museum Service will talk through the service's recent rationalisation project, its aims, challenges and benefits. Please make the most of the opportunity and come armed with your own questions for our speakers. Lunch and refreshments will be provided at this free event. 29 November - Every Object Tells a Story: Developing Confidence in Talking about Our Collections10am-4pm, Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa CV32 4AAWe use our collections to tell stories every day but how confident are we in speaking publicly about our wonderful resources to different audiences? This session will be led by collaborative theatre maker, project coordinator and writer Tom England. It aims to support museum staff and volunteers to build their confidence in talking about objects, enabling museums to effectively tell their part of the region's collections story. FULLY BOOKEDPlease email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you wish to join the waiting list for this event. 4 December - Volunteers in the Workplace – Volunteering Beyond Front of House10am-1pm, Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park, Warwickshire CV35 9HZCompton Verney swept the board at the 2018 West Midlands Volunteer Awards. Their volunteer teams were shortlisted in five different categories and they took the overall ‘Judges Award for Excellence’ for their Forest School volunteers. Learn from Emily Medcraft, Visitor Experience Manager, and the volunteers themselves about the projects they have developed and the success of their enterprise:
This event is aimed at volunteer managers who want to develop their volunteer force to work ‘beyond front of house’, operating in outdoor spaces and other important and specialist areas of a museum or heritage site that can often be overlooked. The training session will finish at 1pm and you are invited to spend the rest of the day exploring the house, exhibition and grounds. This event is free with coffee, tea and Danish pastries provided. You will need to bring warm, waterproof clothes and boots. There is an excellent café on site for lunch or bring your own. 10 January 2019 – Collections Knowledge Café: Marking and Labelling10am-4pm, Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JDSarah Brown from the Collections Trust will be running this practical workshop which supports museum staff and volunteers to label and mark objects in their collections. This workshop will introduce the different equipment, materials and techniques used for marking objects. The session will also include hands-on activities to put knowledge into practice. FULLY BOOKEDPlease email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you wish to join the waiting list for this event. 16 January 2019 – Make the Most of Meeting and Event Hire10am-4.30pm, Hilton Garden Inn, 1 Brunswick Square, Birmingham B1 2HWWhether hiring out a small space or catering for large conferences, income from room hire and events is an important source of income for many museums. Amy Kirkland, Welcome to Excellence, will share the practical steps museums and galleries can take to maximise bookings and income by introducing the principles of good event management which apply to museums small and large. FULLY BOOKEDPlease email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you wish to join the waiting list for this event. 31 January 2019 - Project Grants - Funding for Museum Projects9.45am-12.40pm, John Lewis Community Hub, Grand Central, Birmingham B2 4AUAccredited museums are now able to apply to Arts Council England National Lottery Project Funds to deliver museum based activities. Museum projects should be focused on museum practice. In other words, a museum’s collections, or other activities linked to its core mission or developing the museum or staff expertise. With grants available from £1k to £100k you can expect a decision in six weeks for applications up to £15k and a decision in 12 weeks for applications up to £100k. Come along (9.45am - 10.30am) and hear a short presentation about the scheme. You will then have the opportunity to discuss a potential project in more detail with Wendy Parry, Relationship Manager Museums, Arts Council England by booking a one to one 20 minute appointment. These appointments must be booked in advance, they will be allocated on a first come first served basis by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk. 31 January 2019 - Business Planning1pm-5pm, John Lewis Community Hub, Grand Central, Birmingham B2 4AUDawn Langley will lead this practical half day session to introduce effective tools, techniques and frameworks that will help you create a business plan to guide your organisation. A Business Plan (also known as a Forward Plan) is an essential element of an Accreditation return and should be a useful document which sets out goals, actions and what you’ll need to achieve these goals including people, equipment and money. A well-researched and clearly written business plan will be a useful communication tool to staff, volunteers and stakeholders. 13 February 2019 - Museum Constitutions and Governance Workshop1pm-5pm, The Hive, Sawmill Walk, Worcester WR1 3PDWhat are the risks associated with your current governance model? Is it the most appropriate for your current and future aspirations? This workshop will explore different constitutional forms and how they might inform future governance needs or business models. In light of the updated Accreditation Standards the session will include some governance health check tools for you to take back to your own organisations. There will be plenty of opportunities to look at different constitutional and governance case studies and share your experiences with others. 6 March 2019 - Volunteers in the Workplace - Creating a More Diverse Volunteer Base10am-1pm, Newman Brothers at The Coffin Works, 13-15 Fleet Street, Birmingham B3 1JPWinners at the 2017 West Midlands Volunteer Awards, the Coffin Works Front of House Team were praised for their outstanding work as a collective and for the diversity of their volunteers, both young and old. How do they recruit their diverse volunteer team and give them a unique and rewarding experience? How do they offer so many varied opportunities within the museum and why do the volunteers have so much fun? Museum Manager Sarah Hayes and her volunteer team will share the work they do at The Coffins Works. Sarah will highlight how the different volunteer roles are central to the delivery of the programmes and the running of the visitor attraction. Suzanne Carter will talk about engaging local residents and workers as 'active citizens' without the pressure of a regular volunteer commitment or lots of paperwork. She will share her experiences of proactively recruiting volunteers who are deaf, disabled and autistic. She will also showcase how different organisations in the Jewellery Quarter are working together to create a 'pool' of volunteers who can work across different heritage projects and museums benefitting the whole area, rather than just one venue. This event is free and refreshments will be provided. Priority will be given to delegates from Accredited museums and those officially Working Towards and to non-NPO museums. Other Events15 November - Midlands Exhibitions Network Meet and Greet2pm, National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7ARThe Midlands Exhibition Network has been set up to connect exhibitions professionals in the Midlands and to create channels for informal discussion about upcoming programmes and best practice. 22 November - Extraordinary Animals in Action3pm-4pm, Imperial War Museum, LondonLeading veterinary charity, PDSA, is set to unveil a unique exhibition showcasing the incredible stories behind the gallant animals ‘who also served’. The event is closed to the public but the charity is welcoming museum professionals to attend and tour the exhibit. Post-event the exhibition will be available to loan.As well as saving pets’ lives, PDSA runs the world’s most distinguished Animal Awards Programme - this year the charity celebrates the 75th anniversary of the PDSA Dickin Medal. Known globally as the animals’ Victoria Cross, the award recognises the extraordinary animals who support and protect armed forces around the world. It is the highest honour an animal can receive. The exclusive exhibition will showcase historical medal memorabilia and bring to life the little-known stories of the brave animals who have served in theatres of war throughout the world. To register to attend please contact Amy Dickin or call her on 01952 797239. 23 November - Kids in Museums Takeover DayIt's not too late to take part or to register your event. Go to the Kids in Museums website for more information. 29 November - Being an Effective Chair11am–3pm, BVSC Conference Rooms, Birmingham, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DRAre you Chair or Vice Chair of an independent museum or heritage charity? Are you looking to be more effective in your role?At AIM, they know that the role of Chair although rewarding can be lonely. In a smaller organisation, there is often little resource to support the Chair and limited time to reflect on the nature of the role. AIM has worked with the Association of Chairs to bring AIM members a workshop to provide you with practical guidance and tools to help you be more effective in your role. The workshop has been developed with the complexities of chairing a smaller organisation (with an annual income of under £1 million) in mind; such as operating with limited resources and individuals often having both operational and governance roles. This workshop is being run by AIM in partnership with the Association of Chairs, as part of their Beacon Programme. Some places are reserved for Chairs and Vice Chairs of heritage charities, who will have the opportunity to work together and share insights with Chairs and Vice Chairs from the broader charity sector. By the end of this workshop, you will:
Lunch will be provided. Places cost £20 each and travel bursaries to support the cost of travel are available from the Association of Chairs when booking for the event. To book onto the workshop, you will first need to register with the Beacon Programme. The Beacon Programme is aimed at Chairs and Vice Chairs of smaller charities in England with an annual income of under £1 million. Registration is simple and free: you can register here. Book on to the workshop here. 3 December - Open Up: Making More of Stored Collections10.45am-5pm, British Museum, LondonThe Museums Association is pleased to announce this new event exploring new approaches to designing and utilising museum stores, and mobilising stored collections in sustainable and engaging ways. The day addresses how museums can increase the accessibility and visibility of their stored collections, and how they can go about the task of storing born-digital artefacts, from archives to social media. The day also looks at the challenges and opportunities of current capital storage projects and consider the future of museum storage in the light of the Mendoza review. For more information and to book please click here. 11 December - GEM Advanced Workshop: The Learning Curve9.30am-4pm, Bramall Hall, Stockport SK7 3NXHow leading a learning museum can transform your business.The workshop is for anyone in the heritage and cultural sector who is interested in transformational leadership and learning as an organisation. It is best suited to those in leadership positions, like directors, CEOs, trustees and managers. GEM encourages attending with a learning officer (or equivalent) from your organisation, in order to share insights and pool resources to move forward holistically, following the workshop. The workshop has been devised and led by Nick Winterbotham, a former director and chief executive of many prestigious museums. The fee for GEM members is £145, or £220 for a pair from the same organisation. The fee for non-members is £180, or £270 for a pair from the same organisation. A pair can attend at the member’s discount if one person in the pair is a personal GEM member, or if their organisation has an institutional membership. For more information and to book your place, please click here. 29 January 2019 - Volunteer Management Conference 2019Central London - venue tbcThe Volunteer Management Conference 2019 will provide the latest updates and guidance in supporting outstanding recruitment, retention and management of volunteers across the voluntary sector. Participants will hear from policy experts and leading practitioners in developing a successful volunteer management strategy, attracting volunteers through effective marketing and enhancing the volunteer experience. For more information click here. NewsCongratulations to Birmingham Museums TrustBirmingham Museums Trust has been named the winner of the inaugural Museums Change Lives (MCL) Best Project Award for its ground-breaking community engagement initiative, Collecting Birmingham. The museum received the award last week as part of the Museums Association’s annual conference in Belfast. Collecting Birmingham was a three year project that enabled the people of Birmingham to take an active role in collecting, documenting and archiving museum objects that told personal stories of living, working and growing up in the city. The community-led programme saw more than 2200 local people work with museum staff to collect 1500 new objects for the museum, telling the story of Birmingham’s diverse communities. Ellen McAdam, the director of Birmingham Museums Trust, said: “Collecting Birmingham will have a long lasting impact on the Trust and the city’s collection, and we are thrilled it has been recognised by the Museums Association at the Museums Change Lives Awards. “Collecting Birmingham has enabled us to forge new relationships and strengthen existing partnerships to ensure the collection better reflects the diverse people of the city and tell their stories of growing up, living and working here in Birmingham. It’s been a transformative project for us and leaves a great legacy to build on as we plan for the future of Birmingham Museums Trust.” Museums Audience ReportThe Audience Agency has published the Museums Audience Report, based on data from the Audience Finder standard national survey of visitors. It shows the huge breadth of people museums are able to engage through their diverse appeal, collections, learning activities and specialist knowledge. You can find out more and download the report here. Are You Working on Wellbeing in your Museum?The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a newly formed Sector Support Organisation (SSO), created from the merger of the Arts and Museums Alliances in April 2018. The Alliance is led by a steering group of arts and museums representatives from across England. The representatives for the West Midlands are Rosie Barker (Birmingham Museums Trust) and Kate Gant (Creative Health CIC). The regional group’s initial focus is to promote next year’s Creativity and Wellbeing Week (10 – 16 June 2019). There is no requirement to put on new activity, but if you have anything going on across that week, please do add it to the website http://www.creativityandwellbeing.org.uk/ to help build up a picture of work across the region. For more information on the Alliance, please do get in touch with Rosie Barker. The Museums + Heritage Awards 2019: Open For EntriesThe Awards shine a spotlight on the diversity of this sector, of museums large and small – from the nationals to one-room volunteer-run museums, from iconic buildings and monuments to the great outdoors, all of which have an equal opportunity of winning one of 14 prestigious awards. Deadline for entry for all categories is 1 February 2019. Find out how to enter here and good luck! AIM Prospering BoardsCould your board benefit from expert support? AIM Prospering Boards works with boards to help them strengthen their leadership, work more strategically or deal more effectively with emerging challenges.It offers one-to-one consultancy advice to boards and trustees from a group of highly skilled specialists. Boards can access up to 8 days support from a specialist governance consultant, to work on the aspects of board development that matter most to them. Each package of support is designed around the needs of an individual museum, so Prospering Boards can help the most experienced boards, as well as those at a more challenging stage of development. AIM is able to work on this programme with museums that aren't yet formally working towards Accreditation, if they can show that working with AIM will help move them closer to being able to start the process. Prospering Boards also offers a short ‘microconsultancy’ option of 1 – 2 days which can be used for a simpler project. For more information and to apply visit the AIM website. Alternatively if you are thinking of applying contact Helen Wilkinson. Kids in Museums Sector SurveyKids in Museums has launched a new survey for museum professionals to share their thoughts on Kids in Museums – and they need your help! They’re asking for feedback on their current initiatives from a range of groups, including children, young people, families and the museums and heritage sector. Kids in Museums would love to hear your views on what they’re doing well, what they could improve and how you would like to work with them. With a new website due to launch early next year, this is an exciting time for Kids in Museums and an excellent opportunity to review how they will work in the future. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and the deadline is Monday 26 November. Fill in the survey here. Thank you for your support. Museum Collections 2030The Museums Association (MA) has launched Collections 2030, a major new research project that seeks to understand the current state of museum collections in the UK, and – in collaboration with the sector – identify how to make the most of museum collections over the course of the next decade. The MA has published a discussion paper and a series of research questions and is looking for responses from across the sector. Following this consultation, a final paper with recommendations will be published. The MA particularly welcomes institutional responses and would encourage museums to set up a meeting of relevant people within their museum or stakeholder group to discuss the questions and ideas in the discussion paper and formulate a joint response. Respondents don’t have to work in a museum to participate. The MA welcomes submissions from freelancers, policy-makers, funders, communities, members of the public and other stakeholders. Please consider how your own experience of museums relates to the questions. The deadline for submissions is 23 November. Arts Council England: Consulting On The Next Ten YearsAfter gathering and analysing a wide range of evidence, and holding conversations with the public and with stakeholders, ACE has identified a series of proposed outcomes that they believe they should aim to achieve by 2030. They are now running a new consultation to gain feedback on their proposed outcomes. Complete the survey here. The New Industrial Heritage Networks (IHNs) Website is Live!The new site is https://industrialheritagenetworks.com/ and IHN West Midlands has its own page there. You can subscribe to stay connected and to receive regular updates about the IHNs activities. The next network meeting is on 27 November at the Birmingham Museums Trust Museum Collections Centre (25 Dollman Street, Birmingham) and will include a workshop on Trello. If you'd like to attend contact Joanna Turska, Industrial Heritage Support Officer. #ThanksToYou National Lottery CelebrationWould you like to join the December campaign to thank National Lottery players for the support they have given heritage – and your organisation – through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funding over the years? For a week, beginning Monday 3 December, HLF will again be taking part in the #ThanksToYou National Lottery celebration. The idea is simple: anyone who visits HLF-supported heritage attractions with a National Lottery ticket during all or part of that week gets free entry, or something else special in return. The aim is to thank players for their support when they play the National Lottery, and raise awareness of all the wonderful projects that have been funded as a result. To find out more click here. Data Protection and DocumentationThe Collection Trust's object entry, object exit and transfer of title forms, which help museums follow best practice and meet Spectrum standards, have been revised to take account of the 2018 changes to data protection law. A key change is that those signing the forms now indicate that they have been made aware of the museum's privacy notice. You can read more about the revisions here. You can continue to use previous versions of these forms, but your procedures need to ensure that those signing them have been shown your privacy notice. GEM Intermediate CPD CoursesGEM has developed a series of intermediate courses aimed at supporting the professional development of mid-career heritage professionals. These courses address core competencies identified by GEM, and help to raise professional standards in the sector. Subject Specialist NetworksThe new Subject Specialist Networks website can be found at https://subjectspecialistnetworks.org.uk/. OpportunitiesThe National Gallery Masterpiece Tour 2020 – Invitation to applyIn 2020 the National Gallery will tour Degas’s Hélène Rouart in her Father's Study, and is currently inviting proposals from UK venues to display this masterpiece. Three successful venues will receive the masterpiece for a period of up to three months (during 2020) alongside a contribution (£5,000) towards marketing and outreach. Full details, including application guidance, can be found here. Application is open to all non-London UK museums and galleries who meet the required standards of loan, security and environmental conditions. The National Gallery is particularly interested in working with venues who have not previously or recently borrowed from their collection, or who are located in areas of cultural or socioeconomic deprivation. Three successful venues will receive the masterpiece for a period of up to three months (during 2020) alongside a contribution (£5,000) towards marketing and outreach. Full details, including application guidance, can be found here. Application is open to all non-London UK museums and galleries who meet the required standards of loan, security and environmental conditions. The National Gallery is particularly interested in working with venues who have not previously or recently borrowed from their collection, or who are located in areas of cultural or socioeconomic deprivation. The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour is made possible through the generous support of Christie’s. Handling CollectionsAs part of an ongoing programme of reviews of its handling collection, the Oxfordshire Museums Service is seeking to dispose of handling material that is either duplicate or surplus to requirements. They would like to offer these collections to museums and other organisations that can make them available to the wider community, particularly for educational use. Although they are prioritising requests from Oxfordshire Museums, the service would be happy to offer them to museums elsewhere if they are not required within the county. The handling collections comprise Natural History specimens, Social History and Archaeology, and include replicas and models. Get a Grant of up to £12,000 with the AIM Hallmarks AwardsAIM members in England have until 20 November to apply for a grant of up to £12,000 via the AIM Hallmarks Awards, so don’t miss out on this last grant round from AIM in 2018. The awards are available in two strands:
Find out how your museum can benefit here. Big Lottery: Digital FundThe Digital Fund is a new UK wide £15 million funding programme to support charities and community organisations. It is about helping the charity and voluntary sector to use digital tools and approaches to support people and communities to thrive. To find out more click here. You can submit outline proposals until 5pm, 3 December. There will be further opportunities to apply in 2019. Developing Your Creative PracticeDeveloping your Creative Practice (DYCP) is ACE's fund for individuals who want to develop their work. It is aimed at artists, writers, producers, museum curators, choreographers or other creative people. If you’re a small group who regularly work together, you can apply too. To learn more and to apply click here. Application closing dates: 14 November 2018 and 21 February 2019 Want to Make your Collection more Accessible?Arts Council National Lottery Projects Grants scheme is open and waiting for your applications!Arts Council England (ACE) want to support exciting and diverse work that brings great art and culture to people across the country through their new funding programme. Accredited museums can apply for grants that help people engage with their collections or their work. The grants typically range from £1,000 to £100,000. If you have a project in mind which will help to make your collections more accessible download their handy guide or look at the Project Grants page on the ACE website. If you have questions before, during or after making an application contact ACE by email enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk or telephone 0161 934 4317. John Ellerman Foundation: Museums and Galleries FundFunding aimed at small to medium-sized museums and galleries outside of London particularly in areas such as the West Midlands where fewer grants have been made.Museums and galleries are a means by which people engage with arts and heritage. Many regional institutions hold important collections which have the power to inspire creativity, motivate artistic expression and stimulate local regeneration. The Fund aims to help strengthen regional museums and galleries in the UK. The John Ellerman Foundation wants to help organisations enhance and sustain curatorial development to attract a broader public. They have earmarked around £0.5m to be awarded through the Fund in 2019. While the average grant size is ca. £86k higher amounts will be considered for exceptional projects. The focus is on visual and decorative arts and social and natural history collections. The
In line with their general policy, organisations with an income between £100,000 For more information and to apply, click here. Association for Industrial Archaeology Restoration GrantsGrants up to £20,000 are available for the restoration of important industrial buildings, structures, machinery, vehicles and vessels within the UK. Grants can be made to not for profit organisations such as trusts, charities and CICs and are for capital funding only. More information about the grants can be found here. The closing date for applications: 31 March 2019 Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Teacher Development FundEach year they make around five grants of up to £150,000 to partnerships of arts and cultural organisations and up to ten schools, who will work together for two academic years. Applications are now open for projects beginning in September 2019. For more information and to apply click here. Closing deadline: 12pm, Wednesday 5 December 2018 Beecroft BequestThe Beecroft Bequest is a fund administered by the Museums Association, for the purchase of pre-19th century works of art. Under the terms of the will of the late Walter G Beecroft, the residue of his estate was bequeathed to the Museums Association as a foundation for the fund. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to Museums Association institutional members for the acquisition of pre-19th century works of art. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. The application process is very simple, and they are always happy to answer any questions you may have prior to submission. For more information, please click here. Marketing VacanciesMuseums Worcestershire is the joint museum service of Worcester City and Worcestershire County Councils. It comprises three fantastic venues – Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, The Commandery in Worcester and The County Museum at Hartlebury Castle. There are currently two part-time marketing vacancies available. For more details click on the job title. If you would like more information or if you wish to discuss either of the roles, please contact Helen Large. Closing date for both roles: Sunday 18 November Museum Development Officer, Central & East London, Museum of LondonPart-time maternity cover (17.5 hours per week)As the leading museum for London, the Museum of London tells the story of the world’s greatest city and its people. The team of Museum Development Officers (MDOs) works on behalf of non-national museums to provide development opportunities and to support good practice. You will provide a general advice service for museums in Central and East London, supporting them to identify their change and development needs. You will provide a business support service for them and provide advice to enable them to achieve and maintain Museum Accreditation. You will also have an important role in advocating to key stakeholders locally and regionally the contribution that museums make. Closing date for applications: 18 November. Interviews will be held on 3 December. For more information and to apply click here. Volunteer PortalThe regional Volunteer Portal offers Accredited museums and those officially Working Towards Accreditation the opportunity to advertise for volunteers. Please click below if you would like to register your museum. You don't need to have any current opportunities to register. Images © Lee Allen Photography Leominster Museum, Breaking Boundaries Conference, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, The Pen Museum, Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery What we need from you…..There are still many museum staff, volunteers and trustees within the West Midlands who do not receive our newsletter. PLEASE make sure your colleagues don’t miss out and forward this newsletter today! To sign up for our newsletter visit our website and submit your email address at the bottom of our home page or at the bottom of all our web pages. |