SHARE

SHARE logoSHARE is the Renaissance East of England skills-sharing network. For the past two years it has utilised the time and expertise given by the four hub museum services and Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts to provide free training and assistance to museums across the region. It has also drawn on the time and expertise of four regional conservation officers to help museums improve collections care.

The support SHARE offers takes many forms including practical advice, training, one to one consultations, skills sharing, work placements, special project work and mentoring support.

SHARE has been a great success but with the centralised hub model being brought to an end by June 2011, it needs to change with the times.

Starting in December 2010 we held a series of meetings around the region to gather your support and hear your ideas about where SHARE should go from here.

You can read a summary of the consultation findings in the document below, together with future plans and a timetable for delivery over the coming year:

Adobe PDF SHARE Consultation Feedback Document

To read more about the original vision of SHARE download this booklet:

Adobe PDF SHARE Guide for Museums (PDF 580KB)

You can also read a report on SHARE’s first full year of operation in 2009-10, along with personal stories from museum staff who've used SHARE:

Adobe PDF SHARE First Year Report (PDF 1MB)

An evaluation for 2010-11 is currently underway and we’ll publish the results here soon.

For further information on specific elements of SHARE, click on the links below. If you have any queries about the scheme, please contact:

Simon Floyd
Training and Workforce Development Officer, Renaissance East of England
T: 01603 638141
E: simon.floyd@norfolk.gov.uk

For regular updates on SHARE, including training opportunities, check the SHARE Latest News page or sign up to receive Renaissance News and/or our monthly eBulletin by contacting:

Esther Morgan
Communications Officer, Renaissance East of England
T: 01603 493667
E: esther.morgan@norfolk.gov.uk

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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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