Communities
Why Museums Matter for Mental Health
Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom‘Increasingly museums are an essential part of the social health infrastructure as well as the cultural and we are very much an active part of that development. Since joining the […]
Agenda Conference: Communicating the Arts
National Gallery of Denmark, SMK Sølvgade 48-50, 1307 København K, Copenhagen, Denmark, United KingdomCommunicating the Arts is coming to Copenhagen from 17 to 19 June 2019. Theme : Think Collaboration – Coming together for co-creation and cooperation 300 Professionals from visual and performing […]
Case Studies Live: Preparing for Pride, LGBTQIA+ Learning and Engagement
Creating Queer Learning Programming: Our first speaker is Claire Mead. Claire will speaking about her work on Anne Lister Online: Digital engagement around historical lesbians . Exploring the question "How can we create new engaging digital content linked to lesbian historical figures within museums and heritage? " Claire will speak about her digital engagement work […]
Rural Voices – The Rural Museums Network Seminar Series
Online , United KingdomThe Rural Museums Network is pleased to launch its new Seminar Series – tailoring contemporary thinking and practice to those who work with rural life collections, providing practical suggestions and […]
Food Poverty and Museums: How Local Partnerships Can Drive Positive Change
OnlineDo you want to explore how you can develop partnerships to support your local community and drive real actionable change? Throughout the pandemic, many museums have worked within their local communities to support those in need. During this time, nearly six million adults and 1.7 million children were struggling to get enough food, and there […]
Encouraging intergenerational interactions with families and young people
OnlineThis training webinar will be led by Susan Langford, Director/Founder of Magic Me, which has pioneered intergenerational arts activities in the UK since 1989. Susan will draw on Magic Me’s […]
Finding the Words: Queer Language in Heritage
Zoom , United KingdomLed by Claire Mead, this session will look at how to use contemporary queer language when discussing people of the past. Together, we will learn and practice how to use language in labels, workshops and with schools. This event is co-ordinated by GEM London Area Reps as part of our 'Build Your Practice' series.
Supercharge Your Storytelling Sessions
OnlineDevelop the confidence, knowledge and skills to supercharge your storytelling offer. The workshop provides attendees with: * the tools to bring your stories to life by delivering sensory experiences * […]
Mindfulness in the Museum
Zoom , United KingdomEssential workshop for any museum, gallery or arts professional curious about mindfulness and wanting to explore how it can be used to engage with objects and collections as well as […]
HOW TO: Understand your Community and Audiences
OnlineThis 45-minute session (inc. 15-minutes for Q&A) is led by London Historic `Buildings Trust (LHBT). If you are looking to deliver a heritage project for local people, it's important to have a thorough understanding of your community: who makes it up, what's important to them, and how your project could benefit them. In doing so […]
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 […]