Hi <<First Name>>, welcome to the SWFed's latest e-Bulletin, one of the many ways you can keep in touch with news and developments in the heritage sector in the South West.
Since the last e-Bulletin we’ve heard that the BBC are looking for stories from museums about traditional farming methods, the Balfour Museum is closing and are offering disposals to Accredited museums and that the Collections Trust are offering a new documentation software comparison service. The website has also been inundated with notices of training events happening across the region and the Museums Skills Programme is booking up fast.
We hope to see you at the Autumn Forum, which will be held on 23 November at the MShed in Bristol on the topic of ‘Working with Young People in Your Museum’. This free event is a unique opportunity for all museum managers, learning and development staff and volunteers to gain advice, ideas and practical solutions for engaging with young people in a variety of ways.
Natalie Watson, Communications Officer
01 November 2012, Issue 03
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Free Training
We are once again coordinating the free training programme for the region, bookable through the Training section of the SWFed website. There are still places available on these upcoming sessions:
Evaluation - Why Bother? An overview and introduction to the concept and benefits of evaluation and its importance in understanding and improving your museum from the visitor perspective. On 15 November at Crewkerne & District Museum, Somerset.
Creating Safety: Working with Children and Young People in Museums. This session will cover current changes in child protection legislation in line with the requirements of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), the role and importance of policies, with a focus on common issues museums face day to day when working with children and young people. On 4 December at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton.
Working with Artists. This is a learning and professional development event for museum staff seeking to find out about the opportunities and challenges of working with artists. On 11 December at The Priest's House Museum, Dorset.
The skills programme is made possible through funding from Arts Council England distributed by the South West Museum Development Partnership (SWMDP).
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
The SWFed website is fast becoming the place to find jobs in museums and galleries across the region; and advertising your posts on it is free. Currently we have 2 posts advertised, visit our Jobs and Contracts page for all the details:
Content Creator, Somerset Heritage & Libraries Service
Project Administrator, Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust, Bristol
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Digital Development Project
In October the South West Digital Development Partnership (DDP) was awarded a grant of £92,400 from the Arts Council England's Strategic Support Fund.
The DDP is a partnership of Museum Development Officers from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Between now and March 2013 the will carry out projects across the South West to help accredited museums reach further into the digital world. These will include:
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the creation of a Digital Forum for the South West, with resources and events to support museums using new media
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new and improved tourist-friendly websites
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training for museum staff and volunteers
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proposals for online access to museum collections
Through this project around 200 museums across the South West will be able to improve their digital skills and benefit from expert support and advice to make the most of the opportunities that new technologies offer. Please contact your Museum Development Officer if you would like to know more.
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Small Grant: Big Improvement
If you are an Accredited or Provisionally Accredited Museum, or are currently working towards Accreditation, you are being invited to apply for grants from the South West Museum Development Partnership as Phase 1 of their 'Small Grant: Big Improvement' programme.
There are two sizes of grants available per organisation: grants of up to £250 to support projects without match-funding and grants of up to £1000 to support projects with a minimum of 25% match-funding.
The grants are for projects that work to or deliver elements of the museum’s Forward Plan and should support activity around at least one of the Arts Council England’s 5 Goals.
To download the guidance and application for visit the Grants and Funding section of the SWFed website. |
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