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Information for North East museums

Renaissance North East provides specialist staff and resources to offer support for museums across a number of disciplines. This includes advice, training, sharing best practice, and opportunities to engage in regional projects and initiatives.

North East Collections

Turbinia

Maintaining, researching and improving access to collections.

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North East Evaluation and Research

Shells

Capturing the impact of museums and galleries

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North East Learning and Skills

children painting

Support and guidance for museums in reaching schools and educators.

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North East museum development

Glass objects

Helping museums develop for the benefit of their users.

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North East training

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Increasing skills and knowledge and training opportunities.

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North East audiences

Girls from the Sudanese Society

Marketing and communications, community engagement and making museums more accessible.

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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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