Museum learning
GEM at The Museums + Heritage Show
Olympia London Hammersmith Road, London, United KingdomIt’s The Museums + Heritage Show's 30th anniversary, and the return of the Show will see a much-needed, long-overdue, museum sector gathering to eclipse all others! The Museums + Heritage Show is always the sector’s largest, free event, and this year there is so much to talk about! Register for your free ticket to come and see us on […]
Museum Mix with GEM
Olympia London Hammersmith Road, London, United KingdomWe’re so excited to be joining our fellow sector support organisations at Museum Mix this year! Peer-to-peer support, chat and networking. GEM supports everyone who delivers learning in museums, heritage sites and cultural settings to connect and learn together. Meet with museum learning colleagues to share experiences, seek advice and hear about professional development opportunities […]
Creating Family Friendly Trails and Packs
Join Sarah Shaw of Museum Tales and GEM to learn how to create family friendly trails and resources.
Finding Inspiration: Arts Award in SEND Settings Webinar
Online , United KingdomHow can the Arts Award provide a framework for arts participation and validate achievement for children and young people in SEND settings? Join us to explore how to support children […]
Playing with Sound CPD (Online)
OnlineJoin us online to explore, debate and play as we share how we have been opening up our Sound Archive to children under 5 and their families. The British Library is home to the nation’s Sound Archive, an extraordinary collection of over 6.5 million recordings of speech, music, wildlife and the environment, from the 1880s […]
Common Ground Symposium 2022: Creativity in Heritage – The Future of Youth Engagement
St Andrew and Blackfriars Hall St Andrews & Blackfriars Hall, St Andrews Hall Plain, Norwich, United KingdomHow can creativity lead us to alternative ways of seeing and enable youth engagement with heritage? Are you a professional in Heritage or the Arts? Do you work in learning, […]
GEM Northern Ireland Coffee and Catch-up
Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum 21 Talbot Street, Belfast, United KingdomJoin the GEM Northern Ireland team for coffee and catch-up! This in-person event is open to GEM members and non-members to learn more about GEM and take part in some networking. This event will take place at the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum and there will be an opportunity to find out more about intergenerational […]
Building an inclusive learning programme in museums
British Museum London, United KingdomExplore how to create, build and advocate for an inclusive learning experience for students with additional needs in museums, heritage sites, art galleries and cultural organisations. Join the Museum's schools team and experts to build subject knowledge and share best practice through talks, workshops and panel discussions. There will be an emphasis on practical approaches […]
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 […]
Teaching African and African diaspora history
British Museum London, United KingdomJoin the British Museum Schools team, curators and experts to explore teaching and learning about African and African Diaspora history. Build subject knowledge and share best practice through talks, workshops […]
Visit to ‘Reimagining the Islandmagee Witches: an Interactive Exhibition’
Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre 11 Antrim Street, CarrickfergusJoin GEM Northern Ireland at Carrickfergus Museum for a visit to ‘Reimagining the Islandmagee Witches: an Interactive Exhibition' on Wednesday 8 November at 10:30am. The exhibition tells the story of the Islandmagee witch trials in 1711 and includes a range of interpretative experiences from virtual reality to animation, graphic novel and choice-driven video game. The […]