Tweeting on behalf of the Derbyshire Museums Forum which provides informal networking opportunities & support for museums & heritage sites within the county.
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Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Do volunteers support your organisation or project?
A nomination for @Ecclesiastical's Heritage Heroes Awards, run by @Heritage_NGOs, can help volunteers to feel valued and proud of their contribution & the process helps organisations deepen their understanding of that value.
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Did you know it is #WorldHelloDay #today? The task is to greet ten people or more. This demonstrates the importance of personal #communication for preserving #Peace. You can be sure of a warm #greeting when you visit @CrichTramway next season.
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
With rising costs of living, we have opted to open as a Warm Welcome Space daily from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Enjoy a warm, welcoming, historical environment with a complimentary hot drink when you mention warm spaces.
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
We are proud to be mentioned in @AmyLShakespeare's article on #repatriation in this month's @MuseumsAssoc journal. Lots of us have done really positive work on returning objects, despite the national narrative.
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Are you proactive and organised with an interest in creativity and culture? 🤔🙋
We’re hiring 2 Assistants in Nottingham and Birmingham!
Find out more and apply before 25 October 👉 buff.ly/3VpOlf0
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Museums across the UK are invited to urgently fill in a UK Government survey on the impacts of rising #energycosts. The survey is intended to identify which sectors will require support with energy costs beyond 31 March 2023.
The survey closes on 24 Oct:
mdem.org.uk/dcms-survey-impa…
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
🗞️ Our October e-news is out now! Lots to see, including updates on the latest programmes, funding & training we have on offer as well as sector news and jobs...
Take a look ⬇️
mailchi.mp/leics/dec-2021-mu…]
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Join us on Friday 1 July for Digital #TakeoverDay 2022!
Hand over your organisation's social media accounts to young people. Here's our Youth Panel to explain why you should get involved this year.
Find out more and sign up 👉 bit.ly/2DvW8kR
youtube.com/watch?v=UQRAdDye…
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
There are a whopping 31 bursaries available for AMA Conference 2022, thanks to support from @Arts_Wales_ @housetheatre @MusDevEM @MuseumDevNW @MusDevYorks and @substrakt
Find out more about #AMAConf and apply for a bursary here: a-m-a.co.uk/conference/
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
We're busy refreshing the look and feel of our web platform experience - great to have the opportunity to share experimental work in progress with colleagues @MusDevEM this week - take another look and see how we're growing! Get in touch to get involved! theearthmuseum.co.uk/
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
A fantastic CPD opportunity!
It's not too late to book your place on this exciting online workshop & take up the opportunity to become certified as #CarbonLiterate!
The self-directed online learning module starts a week today, on 19th April - click below for more details...
🌱Starting on 19th April... as part of the new online #CarbonLiteracyToolkit from Museum Development England, @McrMuseum & @Carbon_Literacy, we are excited to offer an online course for individuals to become certified #CarbonLiterate
Find out more here:
bit.ly/3D5lmEi
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
I know many museums may feel they are not 'doing enough' to go for this award, but if you have been working hard on access we would love to hear from you. @AutisminMuseums is helping judge this year and would love to see what you have all been up to! #Accessible #Museums #GoForIt
Do you know a museum, gallery or heritage site that goes the extra mile to welcome families with special educational needs and disabilities?
Nominate the Best Accessible Museum on our website today: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/awards
📸 @thepostalmuseum
Winner: Best Accessible Museum 2021
ALT A young boy sits in the postal museum mail rail train speaking to a member of museum staff leaning on the carriage door.
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Do you want to focus on diversifying your museum board? Come along to our workshop with
@InclusiveBoards to understand more about this important topic, looking at #diversity & #inclusivepractice at a governance level
Tuesday 26th April, 10am-12.30pm
mdem.org.uk/event/diversifyi…
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
We're asking all museums across the East Midlands to fill in our volunteering survey to see how Covid has impacted on their workforce and how we can support in the immediate and longer term future: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8Z5KLTQ
@HeritageFundM_E @ace_midlands @HeritageVols
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
📢Our March e-news is out now!
Includes updates about our volunteering survey (deadline 12 March), upcoming training opportunities and sector news from across the East Midlands:
mailchi.mp/2e0b8883fb6d/2h48…
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
We're looking for a new member for our Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) Panel to play an important role in enhancing public collections around the country.
Interested? Find out more buff.ly/3kK4Ikn
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Famous men from Derby’s past are celebrated in the naming of streets, buildings and more, but where are the women?
Join @VoxFeminarum @deedsnotwordsd1 @VanessaBoon and Laura Phillips to find out about the women who went before us.
Mon 8 March 1pm
Book: iwdderbyherstory.eventbrite.…
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
We are so excited about this! Join us on 25 Feb in a live online event with @RebeccaRideal and @DrJennersHouse as we talk #quarantines #vaccines and #museums - book here: bit.ly/3qffhho
Derbyshire Museums retweeted
Many of the nominations we receive for our #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award are sparked by a great interaction between front of house staff and families.
We've put together a new guide to help museum staff give a friendly welcome to all family visitors: bit.ly/2LhSl1H
ALT Two women kneeling help dress a young girl standing up in Ancient Egyptian costume in a gallery at Bolton Museum.