London regional programmes

From 2003 – June 2011 the Regional programme was managed through the London Museums Hub office. The programme was developed in consultation with both London Museums Group and with the Museum Development Officers on behalf of the wider museums sector in London. The programme distributed support in terms of training, grants and advice in a variety of areas, such as collections, learning, audiences and funding and sustainability.

Click here to see which museums were supported during 2009/10 and 2010/11.

In July 2011, the Museum of London took over responsibility for all ex-Hub regional museum support and development programmes in 2011/12. These programmes, which include the Museum Development Officer team, are now managed by a new Regional Programmes Department at the Museum of London.

The new programme is structured around the three main areas of the new accreditation scheme - operational health, collections and users and their experiences - so that museums accessing support can see how it helps prepare them for accreditation.

Click here to see year planner of regional opportunities 2011-12

The regional programme department is funding free training places for museums in London on the Creating Capacity training programme. For details of the training programme see: www.creatingcapacity.org

The regional programme department is also working with London Museums Group to support the development of the Share London project, where museums can share skills, knowledge and resources. For information about London Museums Group see www.londonmuseumsgroup.org

 

London 2012

Stories of the World: London is part of London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World, a national programme which

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Understanding and reaching audiences

The aim of this theme is to provide support and training for museums to understand existing audiences and reach new ones.

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Renaissance London training

Renaissance London provides training through its own programme and works closely with Creating Capacity to provide training staff

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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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