Bookbox Making Workshop: Care and Handling of paper/books with a practical workshop in building archive boxes for books. May 28th at Charles Hastings Education Centre, Charles Hastings Way, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, WR5 1DD An excellent free session (lunch included) for those working with books or paper. Session will be run by Birmingham Museums Trust’s Jane Thompson-Webb and […]
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Museum Photographic Workshop
Professional photographer Brian Wood will be offering a free one day workshop designed to get the best out of your camera within the museum environment..Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, Monday 1 July, 10am – 4pm Brian will show you how to get the best pictures for marketing & advertising, websites and collections documentation. Please bring your camera […]
Ceramic Conservation Summer School
Birmingham Museum will be running a 2-day summer school in ceramics restoration with renowned conservator Lynn Edge. Ve n u e : B i r m i n g h a m M u s e u m & A r t G a l l e r y, t h e D e p […]
Retail .. matters – Training day free, 16th May
Retail Matters, the respected retail & training consultants for Heritage Sites & Museums are running a days training in Customer Service and Visual Merchandising on Thursday 16th May – Borough Museum & Art Gallery –Newcastle-under-Lyme – 10am – 4pm There are just 5 spare places open to people from outside Staffs. John Prescott always gives excellent advice, if […]
Good trustees essential to survival..
It is pretty well known that the financial crisis has hit smaller charities harder than the larger ones. Nearly all museums – however large – fall into the category of small charity. Those who know, eg National Council for Voluntary Organisations, reckon investment in your trustees is the best way to survive… Read the article below […]
Spare places- Welcome Host Gold (Hartlebury)
3 unexpectedly spare places on Monday 15th April, Hartlebury Castle, 9.45- 4.40. An excellent certificated day course – Get your front of house feeling confident – especially when facign ‘difficult’ situations. contact Gemma Dhami (MDO Worcs) on 01299 250416 , or gdhami@worcestershire.gov.uk The Welcome Host Gold one-day training course gives participants today’s core customer service skills – […]
20 Ways to Improve Your Visitor Experience
The wonderfully inspiring Kate Measures is leading this free Day session May 14th at Avoncroft Museum. Lunch and refreshments included, please see attachment for details. 09:45 – 16:00. A practical guide to improving the visitor experience at venues, concentrating on quick and easy areas that will really make a difference. This day long workshop takes delegates through: […]
Making the Most of…Your Trustees (and more!)
This workshop will help you to recruit new trustees, allow you to reflect on what skills you already have to call upon and show you how to sustain, develop and nurture an effective board. Places are now available on Wednesday 8 May at Ludlow Library and Museum Resource Centre , with Hilary McGowan The workshop ensures you […]
Football Club use archives to help fans fight off Dementia
There is much debate about the purpose of museums and whether they are primarily places of learning, individually opted into, or whether there is a wider ‘duty’ to provide material culture stewardship within the heart of the community. Many, as in the growing discourse around Happy Museums, assert that museums should go much further even than […]
1year training programme places
Natural History, Social History & Applied Art Training Opportunities. Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Skills for the Future’ The partnership offers a twelve month training programme commencing in May 2013 until April 2014. We are inviting applications for the following opportunities: One Natural History traineeship based at The Manchester Museum The University of Manchester One Natural History traineeship […]
