Tagged with Museums
Museum Education Officer Role Description & Case Studies
Resource highlighting Museum Education Officer skills and what similar roles entail from AGCAS, The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services. Read two relevant case studies from GEM members Shannen Johnson, Learning and Engagement Office at The Peace Museum and Jessica, Museum Education Officer at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life.
Museums and Heritage Student Volunteering Toolkit
This toolkit, created by Kingston University Museum & Gallery Studies MA student Holly Bastable, provides guidance and advice on developing skills, professional experience and career opportunities through volunteering. Highlights include […]
#MuseumHour on Reopening Museums
Take a look at this summary of the 3rd May 2021 #MuseumHour Twitter discussion hosted by Dan Johnson for helpful inspiration, advice and affirmation regarding reopening museums in Spring 2021, […]
Fair Museum Jobs Summit Recordings
Fair Museum Jobs Summit #FMJSummit was presented by Fair Museum Jobs and GEM in November 2020 with support from Art Fund. There were many exciting webinars on topics relating to […]
A Thousand Lost and Found Stories: How to run your own wellbeing project
The toolkit, created by Wessex Archaeology, includes an animated video guide and a downloadable information leaflet. It is designed to enable cultural and heritage organisations to create and deliver their own digital heritage wellbeing projects and is available to explore and download for free.
Kids in Museums: Welcoming families with special educational needs and disabilities
Read these top tips from Kids in Museums on how your organisation can become more accessible and welcoming to special needs families, created in partnership with Sam Bowen, Special Needs […]
Kids in Museums: Creating digital content for children and families
According to The Audience Agency’s Digital Audience Survey, 64% of respondents say that they are viewing more arts and cultural content online during this period. And this is not just […]
Kids in Museums: How can museums support young people’s employment and employability skills?
Kids in Museums wants to see the museum workforce becoming more diverse by creating routes for young people from all backgrounds to work in museums. Although there may not be […]
Creating engaging videos on a budget
Discover best practice examples from Leeds Museums and Galleries, the Egypt Centre and Cambridge University Museums, and hear top tips on equipment, set up, recording, editing and post-production in this GEM video created with Engage.
Kids in Museums Playful Museums Case Studies
During the pandemic Kids in Museums helped 11 different museums create family friendly activities. Read the case studies in this resource! Including: Coventry Transport Museum PK Porthcurno Rugby Museum and […]