GEM London
GEM London Christmas Drinks 2018
The Museum Tavern 49 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, United KingdomIt's that time of the year again and the GEM London regional reps, Jenny, Sally and Laura would like to invite all GEM London members and supporters to join us […]
Family learning on the HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast The Queen's Walk, London, United KingdomGEM London: Breakfast training event Earlier this year, IWM launched Family Mission: D-Day edition at two of their sites, HMS Belfast and IWM Duxford. The activity was launched to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, but with the conflict disappearing from living memory and no longer on the Primary curriculum, engaging families […]
Exploring and Creating a Digital Family Experience
A practical workshop exploring ways to build a virtual summer programme for your museum, gallery or heritage site. We will be joined by Westminster Abbey's Community Learning Team who will share their experiences of digital programming for families on Zoom and Facebook, as well as a series of online activities called the “A-Z of Westminster […]
Covid 19 and Beyond: Dementia Friendly Programming
Discover how three different organisations: Northern Ireland's War Memorial Museum, Museum of London and Magic Me, re-focused their work with people living with dementia/at risk of isolation during lockdown. Hear […]
Eat your frogs: Prioritising your workload in challenging times
Set against the backdrop of Covid 19, workloads have increased as staff size shrinks. Using the key principles of ‘Coaching Culture’ this practical session is designed to support you to navigate the sense of overwhelm. By the end of the session you will leave with a personalised action plan to help you achieve your work […]
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 […]
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.