Learning and Skills

Blast furnaces and birds

Blast furnances and birds was a joint project, offering informal adult learning opportunities, whilst contributing to stronger and

Archive works with teacher trainees

A ongoing scheme that placed teacher trainees at the British Postal Museum and Archive (BPMA) has encouraged participants to look

Count Me In

Count Me In 123 is a game-based learning resource developed for use in a variety of settings. Leeds Library has been using the

Archive helps 'looked-after' children

An East Sussex archive scheme gave looked-after children the chance to explore what life was like for children like them in the

Grosvenor project brings in 'hard-to-reach'

A programme run by Chester's Grosvenor Museum to engage 'hard-to-reach' groups has been commended as a success by all involved.

Manchester scheme for looked-after children

Image and Identity encouraged the sharing of collections, collaborative working and the exchange of best practice between national

Work with young offenders

The North Yorkshire County Record Office worked with the HM Young Offenders Institution in Northallerton, to educate young

Plymouth Museum In Transit

Plymouth Museum In Transit (MIT) is a mobile museum that takes up to 200 objects to local schools for a week. Rather than simply

Stepping stones into work

Explores how museums can develop volunteering, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities to meet the needs of those who are

Suffolk Art Link - Lap of Honour

Bringing together the arts, heritage, sports and tourism services, the project is documenting Olympians and Paralympians from the

Totally online Barnsley

Barnsley Libraries have been working in partnership with the council, UK Online Centres and others with the aim of being the first

Bringing collections into the classroom

A partnership between Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Cumbria Record Office and a local history teacher has greatly benefited

Woking Lightbox

The Lightbox has already won accolades, scooping the Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries in 2008, along with a number of

Wolverhampton’s Sensing Sculpture Gallery

A gallery enabling people to experience art using senses other than sight has been welcomed by blind and partially sighted people

Women in History Film Project

Museums in Norfolk are providing unemployed young people in Norfolk the opportunity to improve their skills and enhance their

York Museum Trust's Territories Project

An external evaluation has commended the York Museum Trust's Territories project, saying it has "maximised the potential of

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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