Best practice
Webinar: Decolonise Your Brand
OnlineAhead of the 30th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence - marked by Stephen Lawrence Day on 22nd April - this online talk explores the link between decolonisation and branding. An emerging area of marketing work, this anti-racism talk created for marketing professionals is a response to a need to push along the […]
Decolonising Portrait Collections and Interpretation: Care, Repair and Intersectional Re-Imaginations
Online , United KingdomA webinar for museum, gallery and heritage professionals and academics engaged with portrait research, interpretation and display. How can we use portraiture to unearth erased or invisible histories or challenge colonial narratives? And what role does the radical imagination play in decolonial and intersectional curatorial practices and interpretations of portraiture? This event will engage with […]
Decolonising Portrait Collections and Interpretation: Failure as Social Justice Praxis
OnlineA webinar for museum, gallery and heritage professionals and academics engaged with portrait research, interpretation and display. This event will explore practical examples of 'failed' anti-racist work. Our speakers will share how they navigated through them and equip participants with tools to deal with 'failure'. Working in an anti-racist way is 'messy', non-linear, highly emotive […]
Building, using and developing effective loans box schemes for schools
OnlineBuilding, using and developing effective loans box schemes for schools (online, Zoom), 24 May, 9:30-11, FREE / £5 (non-GEM members) GEM Yorkshire and Humberside Loans box schemes can be a […]
Creating Family Friendly Museums: Afternoon Cuppa Session (Wales)
OnlineJoin us for an informal virtual briefing and discussion session to help you think about low and no cost changes you could make to enhance your museum’s family provision using the Kids in Museums Manifesto. Our Manifesto is a set of simple guidelines for museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations created with children, young people […]
Self-led Schools network – Nature
OnlineQuarterly meeting of the Self-led Schools Network focussing on best practice for visiting groups in nature. Free online meeting, 15:30 - 16:30, October 10th. Agenda: 15:30 - Welcome and Introductions […]
Understanding British Portraits Annual Seminar
National Portrait Gallery St. Martin's Place, London, United KingdomWe are delighted to announce that this year’s Understanding British Portraits Annual Seminar will take place in the National Portrait Gallery’s new Mildred & Simon Palley Learning Centre on Tuesday […]
Creating Community: Exploring Values Led Engagement
Pallant House Gallery 8-9 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThis one-day symposium, taking place on 18 March 2024 at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, will be a melting pot of ideas, inspiration, and meaningful connections. 21 years ago the Community Programme was founded on a clear set of values and principles that have shaped and defined it for the past two decades, driven by the […]
Multi-sensory learning in museums
British Museum London, United KingdomJoin the British Museum Schools team and SEND experts to explore how to develop and deliver multi-sensory activities which support and enrich learning for students with additional needs in museums, heritage sites, art galleries and cultural organisations. Build subject knowledge and share best practice through talks, workshops and panel discussions. There will be an emphasis […]
Spark your Creativity! interpretive writing for graphics live online course
OnlineA three week online course delivered through 3 x 2 hour Zoom-based live sessions (9th, 16th and 23rd May) to explore: best practice principles for writing interpretive content for graphics how to practically apply the principles As well as participating in the three live sessions, you will have access to the recordings and a range […]
Spark your Creativity! interpretive writing for graphics live online course
OnlineA three week online course delivered through 3 x 2 hour Zoom-based live sessions (9th, 16th and 23rd May) to explore: best practice principles for writing interpretive content for graphics how to practically apply the principles As well as participating in the three live sessions, you will have access to the recordings and a range […]