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Info for the sector in the East of England

The extra capacity built by Renaissance is translating into real benefits far beyond the hub partner museums. It offers pathways and partnerships to raise standards, attract new audiences and make a difference to communities. Renaissance East of England has already worked with over 200 of the region's museums, through projects and partnerships delivered by the hub museums and through the extensive support provided by the Museum Development Officer Network. The MDO network is part-funded by Renaissance via the Museum Development Fund and direct support for posts.

In this section you can explore the different ways Renaissance is making a difference to the sector as a whole and find out how to get involved:

  • Collections and buildings: click on this section for information on Renaissance support for collections, including conservation, and programmes to enrich collections like the touring exhibitions programme and the loans from the British Museum project
  • Visitors and audiences: click on this section for information on the region's involvement in national programmes such as Stories of the World, audience development initiatives, learning programmes and making museums more accessible
  • Museum development: click on this section for contact details of your Museum Development Officer, information on direct funding from Renaissance via grant schemes, museum networks and partnerships and museum workforce development initiatives
  • SHARE: click on this section for information on Renaissance East of England's groundbreaking SHARE scheme which offers extensive training opportunities and bespoke advice to the region's museums

Collections and buildings in the East of England

Museum exterior

Renaissance helps care for collections and buildings to ensure these are enjoyed by as wide an audience as possible.

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Museum development in the East of England

Butterflies

Working in partnership with museum professionals, Renaissance East of England is actively supporting museums development through

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SHARE

SHARE: support, help and advice from renaissance east of england

SHARE is a major FREE resource for the region's museums, providing a range of training and personalised advice across 3 main

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Visitors and audiences in the East of England

Luton life interactive

There are many ways Renaissance can help museums develop existing audiences and reach out to new ones.

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Responsibilities transfer

From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications.  Continue reading

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