E-Update for London's Museums – 19 October 2020

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E-update for London’s Museums – 19 October 2020

Last week the government announced a new three-tier alert system for local lockdowns in England. The system imposes three different tiers of lockdown levels, depending on the number of cases per 100,000 of population in that area. Since making the announcement, London has moved into Tier 2, or ‘alert level: high’. Previous Covid-19 rules and restrictions still apply, as highlighted below, including the rule of six. Though there are changes to be aware of and you can find the full Tier 2 guidance on the Gov.uk website. Museums, galleries and libraries, following COVID-secure guidance, can still host more people in total, but no one must mix indoors with anyone who they do not live with (or have formed a support bubble with). The guidance states that “businesses and venues must ensure people do not meet in their premises with people from outside of their household or support bubble”. As always, it is advised to regularly check the news for government announcements.

In addition, the Covid-19 measures that were announced on 24 September still stand. You can find further information about these measures on the gov.uk website, and how they will impact your organisation, including updates on face coverings, Test and Trace, and new rules for businesses selling food. It is important that your organisation is fully up to date with these changes and you can find an overview on a number of these measures below. The NMDC has updated their Good Practice Guidelines to reflect many of the recent changes which have taken place in September, you can find further information about this guidance and the AIM and Museum Development Network’s accompanying checklist below. The situation may change as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the UK, so it is important to keep an eye on the news and the Gov.uk website for the latest information.

Arts Council England have now announced the recipients of the second round of their Culture Recovery Fund pot. Congratulations to the London organisations that were successful in their applications for the second round, Foundling Museum, Freud Museum, Household Cavalry Museum, London Borough of Bexley, Strawberry Hill House Trust, The Royal Institution of Great Britain and Valence House Museum. This follows their announcement of the successful organisations for the first round, including London’s Brunel Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, Florence Nightingale Museum Trust, Garden Museum, Headstone Manor & Museum, Jewish Museum London, Museum of the Order of St John, Musical Museum, Old Operating Theatre Museum and the Postal Museum. You can find further information on ACE’s website. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has also announced the successful organisations to their pot of the Culture Recovery Fund, for applications of under £1million. Congratulations to the successful London heritage organisations, Benjamin Franklin House, Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, Chelsea Physic Garden, Chiswick House, Crossness Engines Trust, East End Women's Museum, Forty Hall, Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, Lauderdale House, Migration Museum, Museum of Brands and Turner's House Trust. You can find the full list of the successful organisations on their website.

Arts Council England’s relaunched National Lottery Project Grants have been designed to help fund independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers as quickly as possible. New supplementary guidance for museums can be found on their website. From 5 October until March 2021, NPOs will be eligible to apply to National Lottery Project Grants for activities over £15,000. Further details about the National Lottery Project Grants can be found below. You can also find a recording of the refresher session on Project Grants, delivered by ACE’s Sue Barnard, Senior Relationship Manager and Mirka Kotulicova, Relationship Manager, Museums, on our YouTube channel.

AIM has worked with the national Museum Development Network to produce an accompanying checklist to the museum reopening guidance, published by the National Museum Directors’ Council (NMDC) with support from DCMS and the Museums and Galleries Working Group. You can find the Guidance, and the Checklist, on AIM’s website here. If you would like help or advice with reopening, do contact your MDO. The Government has also clarified how organisations are expected to support the NHS Test and Trace. You can find further information on Test and Trace on the Gov.uk website.

We have a number of new training sessions open for bookings, including ‘GDPR and Data Protection in a Changed World’ and ‘Rights Management for a Changed World’. We also have a new six part training series, focusing on ‘Developing an Inclusive Museum’. You can find further information on those sessions below and on our Skills Plus and Digital Training pages.

We have a number of video resources our YouTube channel. These include tutorials such as ‘Image Editing’, ‘Creating a digital 360 tour of your museum’, and ‘Video Editing’, and recordings of training sessions such as, ‘Planning for Alternative Futures’ and a series of training sessions on using social media. You can also get the code for the ‘Planning for the future of volunteer management’ training session by emailing us directly and letting us know which organisation you work for. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and to click the notification button to be notified of when we release new videos. You can find more information about our upcoming online training sessions below.

We will continue to offer one-to-one advice to museums from their local MDO and specialists on Organisational Health, Audiences, Digital Technologies and Collections. You can find the support you need on this page.

1. Sector News: London moves into Tier 2; Covid-19 measures; Job Support Scheme; Face coverings in museums; NHS Test and Trace QR Codes; Museum of the Year winners announced; Culture Recovery Fund recipients; Museum and Heritage Access Survey; Museums Change Lives Awards; Campaign for government to increase Gift Aid; Smart heritage investment can drive economic recovery; AIM launches inequalities response and action plan; Mayor to commission major new research into future of central London; Networking event for London Museum and Archive Managers; Museums Re-Opening and Museums Recovery Grants; Museum Association’s Redundancy Hub; Guidance on reopening museums; Culture at Risk; DCMS Covid-19 bulletin

2. Funding and Funding Support: National Lottery Project Grants; Weston Loan Programme; Weston Culture Fund; Art Fund’s Small Project Grants; Henry

2 Moore Foundation grants programme; Grants for businesses affected by local lockdowns; Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund; National Lottery Community Fund; ‘Pay it Forward’ platform; Trusts and Foundations for London Museums resource

3. Training, advice and resources: Fundraising for non-Fundraising Professionals; Networking and forming partnerships online; Online Safeguarding; GDPR and Data Protection in a Changed World; Developing an Inclusive Museum; Podcasting for museums; Rights Management for a Changed World; Museum and archive programming for a new normal; Shout about it!; Getting your collection online for zilch; Resources for planning for post Covid re-opening; Equality Diversity and Inclusion Resources; EU Exit; Disposals procedures and Accreditation; Space for Learning; The 'EMBED Reopening Recommendation'; Culture Network - Ticketing resource; ACE Resources on Government and Wider Support; ICOM’s safety guidance for museums coming out of lockdown

4. Job Vacancies: The London Museums Group is recruiting a Treasurer

5. Heritage in Lockdown: Free Lunchtime Heritage Tours; When Brands Take A Stand

1. Sector News (to top)

London moves into Tier 2, ‘alert level: high’ Last week the government announced a new three-tier alert system for local lockdowns in England. The system imposes three different tiers of lockdown levels, depending on the number of cases per 100,000 of population in that area. Since making the announcement, London has moved into Tier 2, or ‘alert level: high’. Previous Covid-19 rules and restrictions still apply, as highlighted below, including the rule of six. Though there are changes to be aware of and you can find the full Tier 2 guidance on the Gov.uk website. Museums, galleries and libraries, following COVID-secure guidance, can still host more people in total, but no one must mix indoors with anyone who they do not live with (or have formed a support bubble with). The guidance states that “businesses and venues must ensure people do not meet in their premises with people from outside of their household or support bubble” and “businesses and venues that fail to comply with these restrictions may face fines of up to £10,000, prosecution, or in some cases closure”. As always, it is advised to regularly check the news for government announcements.

Covid-19 measures The government announced new Covid-19 measures, which took effect on Thursday 24 September. You can find further information about the new measures on the gov.uk website, including updates on face coverings, Test and Trace, and new rules for businesses selling food. The NMDC has updated their Good Practice Guidelines to reflect many of the recent changes which have taken place in September, you can find further information about this guidance and the AIM and Museum Development Network’s accompanying checklist below. The government’s expectation is that the new measures announced in recent weeks will need to remain in place until March

3 2021. However the situation may change as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the UK, so it is important to keep an eye on the news and the Gov.uk website for the latest information. You can find further information about the new measures and updates since 24 September below.

Job Support Scheme On the 24 September, the government announced the new Job Support Scheme, which will take the place of the Furlough Scheme when it ends on October 31. “The Job Support Scheme is designed to protect viable jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to Covid-19, to help keep their employees attached to the workforce. The scheme will open on 1 November 2020 and run for 6 months. The company will continue to pay its employee for time worked, but the cost of hours not worked will be split between the employer, the Government (through wage support) and the employee (through a wage reduction), and the employee will keep their job. The Government will pay a third of hours not worked up to a cap, with the employer also contributing a third. This will ensure employees earn a minimum of 77% of their normal wages, where the Government contribution has not been capped. Employers using the Job Support Scheme will also be able to claim the Job Retention Bonus if they meet the eligibility criteria.” Further information about the Job Support Scheme, including what is covered by the grant, which employees and employers are eligible, and how to claim, can be found on the Gov.uk website.

Face coverings in museums It is now compulsory for retail, leisure and hospitality staff, as well as customers / visitors (except for those who are exempt), to wear a face covering in areas that are open to the public and where they either come or are likely to come within close contact of a member of the public. You can find further information on face coverings on the Gov.uk website.

NHS Test and Trace QR Codes It is now a requirement for museums and galleries to display an official NHS QR code poster, so that customers and visitors can scan the QR code using their NHS COVID-19 App. This is an optional alternative to providing contact details, for the public. Further information about these regulations can be found here.

Museum of the Year winners announced The Art Fund has announced the winners of the 2020 Museum of the Year award. Congratulations to the South London Gallery, as well as the Science Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Gairloch Museum and Towner Art Gallery, who will all split the increased £200,000 prize fund. You can find out more on the Art Fund’s website. You can also listen to an interview with Margot Heller, Director of the South London Gallery, on the BBC Radio 4 Front Row show, it’s 15 minutes and 50 secs into the link. The South London Gallery won for the 'transformative effect of the extension of the gallery into the Old Fire Station', which is situated across the road from the main building.

Culture Recovery Fund recipients announced Arts Council England have now announced the recipients of the second round of their Culture Recovery Fund pot. Congratulations to the London organisations that were successful in their applications for the second round, Foundling Museum, Freud Museum, Household Cavalry Museum, London Borough of Bexley, Strawberry Hill House Trust, The Royal Institution of Great Britain and Valence House Museum.

4 This follows their announcement of the successful organisations for the first round, including London’s Brunel Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, Florence Nightingale Museum Trust, Garden Museum, Headstone Manor & Museum, Jewish Museum London, Museum of the Order of St John, Musical Museum, Old Operating Theatre Museum and the Postal Museum. You can find further information on ACE’s website. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has also announced the successful organisations to their pot of the Culture Recovery Fund, for applications of under £1million. Congratulations to the successful London heritage organisations, Benjamin Franklin House, Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, Chelsea Physic Garden, Chiswick House, Crossness Engines Trust, East End Women's Museum, Forty Hall, Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, Lauderdale House, Migration Museum, Museum of Brands and Turner's House Trust. You can find the full list of the successful organisations on their website.

Museum and Heritage Access Survey 2020 VocalEyes, Stagetext and Autism in Museums have published their report into the Museum and Heritage Access Survey 2020. You can download the report from their website. As museums and heritage sites are re-opening in a changed world, the survey report now presents an important benchmark against which the sector can measure itself in the coming months and years.

Museums Change Lives Awards 2020: the shortlist The Museums Association has announced the shortlist for the Museums Change Lives Awards 2020. The awards celebrate the achievements of museums and individuals that have made an impact on the lives of their audiences and communities. You can find the shortlist on their website.

Campaign for government to increase Gift Aid support “After a survey of the public found 84% of people supported calls to increase Gift Aid and match funding for charities during pandemic turmoil, several MPs have backed the campaign.” You can read the full article on the M+H Advisor.

Smart heritage investment can drive economic recovery in English towns “New research has found that ‘untapped’ towns and boroughs across England have huge potential for growth if better investment is made in their heritage offer. The report also claims that new, inclusive investment in heritage could be a vehicle for wider economic recovery in the aftermath of Covid-19.” Read the full article on the M+H Advisor. You can read the research on the Royal Society for Arts’ website.

AIM launches inequalities response and action plan “Prompted by the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the killing of George Floyd and the sector statement of intent it and others within the sector signed on tackling racism, AIM is taking a new, proactive approach to address its responsibilities in tackling the inequalities that persist within its own organisation and across the wider independent museum sector.” Find out more information about the action plan on AIM’s website.

Mayor to commission major new research into future of central London The Mayor of London has announced a new piece of research into the future challenges and opportunities facing central London and the Canary Wharf area, which have both suffered a sudden and rapid reduction in footfall due to the COVID-

5 19 pandemic. You can find out more information about the research on the Mayor of London’s website.

London Museum Development Networking event for London Museum and Archive Managers Contemporary Collecting during Covid – A panel discussion Wednesday 04 November, 2 – 4pm During the ongoing pandemic many museums and archives are finding ways to record these extraordinary times for future generations. We’ve invited a panel of speakers from London’s museums and archives to join us to explore the issues surrounding contemporary collecting during a pandemic.Short presentations from the panel will be followed by a panel discussion in which we can explore the opportunities, challenges and sensitivities involved in such projects. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

Museums Re-Opening and Museums Recovery Grants recipients We at London Museum Development are pleased to announce the recipients of our Museums Re-Opening and Art Fund supported Museums Recovery Grants programmes. Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Brent Museum and Archives, Dr Johnson’s House, Estorick Collection of Modern Art, Florence Nightingale Museum, The Freud Museum and The Society of Antiquaries of London have been awarded Museums Re-Opening Grants. This will help them to ensure that appropriate measures, equipment and training are in place for a safe re-opening. Five museums were successful in applications to the Museums Recovery Grants. The Old Operating Theatre, The Freud Museum, Association of Anaesthetists Heritage Centre, Kingston Museum Service and Bruce Castle Museum will be supported to analyse and assess their current position and to identify priorities for activity to support post Covid recovery through a short, facilitated self-assessment process. Each museum will receive a grant to help them to address priorities identified through the programme. You can find further details about the programmes on our website.

Museum Association’s Redundancy Hub The MA has launched a Redundancy Hub, offering support and resources for people going through redundancy. You can find the hub on the MA’s website.

Guidance on reopening museums The guidance on reopening museums has been published by the National Museum Directors’ Council (NMDC) with support from DCMS and the Museums and Galleries Working Group. The guidance has been recently updated in line with the new Covid- 19 regulations which came into force on 14 September. AIM has worked with the national Museum Development Network to produce a related and accompanying checklist to this new guidance. The Guidance has recently been updated, to reflect the Government’s change of stance on face coverings. You can find the Guidance, and the Checklist, on AIM’s website here. If you would like help or advice with reopening, do contact your MDO.

Culture at Risk The Mayor’s Culture at Risk office is working with the culture and the creative industries to ensure those affected by the COVID-19 crisis get the support they need. You can register with them to help them provide you with the right type of support and keep you up to date with news on resources, funds and guidance. You

6 can find the registration information on their website. You will also be able find information on the resources available to the cultural sector, on the same page.

DCMS Covid-19 bulletin You can find the DCMS Covid-19 for 13 October here.

2. Funding and Funding Support (to top)

Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants ACE have now re-opened the National Lottery Project Grants, with a budget of £59.8 million available until April 2021. They have prioritised reopening this programme to help fund independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers as quickly as possible. The available grants range from between £1,000 - £100,000, with a number of changes made to the fund - including organisations no longer needing 10% matched funding to apply. From 5 October until March 2021, NPOs will be eligible to apply to National Lottery Project Grants for activities over £15,000. You can find further information about all of the changes to the National Lottery Project Grants on their website. ACE has updated the Museums information sheet for the grants, with information for museums looking to apply for funding. ACE says that projects must “involve and benefit at least one Accredited museum, its work and its visitors”. These projects can focus on a wide range of areas such as programming, digital work or touring, but they must involve some element of public engagement. You can find new supplementary guidance for the grants on their website and the updated application guidance here. The grants remain in two streams, under £15,000 and over £15,000, where possible they will notify applicants of the outcome of their application more quickly than the standard turnarounds of six weeks (for applications under £15,000) and 12 weeks (for applications over £15,000). ACE has also updated their helpful FAQ section, covering some of the commonly asked questions regarding the changes to Project Grants. You can also find a recording of the refresher session on Project Grants, run by Sue Barnard, Senior Relationship Manager and Mirka Kotulicova, Relationship Manager, Museums, from Arts Council England, on our YouTube channel.

Weston Loan Programme The fifth round of the Weston Loan Programme, with Art Fund, is now open for applications. The programme provides funding and training for regional museums and galleries to secure important strategic loans from major UK collections. A fund of between £5,000-£25,000 is available, though they are able to consider applications for more or less if there is a strong case to do so. Further information can be found on the Art Fund website. Applications deadline is 6 November 2020.

Weston Culture Fund This £25 million fund is designed to support mid to large scale cultural organisations in the UK to help them restart work, re-engage with audiences, adapt to changed circumstances and generate revenue. The fund is specifically for charitable organisations with a pre-Covid regular annual income of £500,000 or greater. Accredited museums and galleries or museums/galleries working towards accreditation that are not run by local authorities, plus DCMS sponsored museums and galleries are eligible to apply. For further information, please follow this link. Smaller organisations will be able to apply for their regular grants programme via their website.

Art Fund’s Small Project Grants The small project grants provide funding to help museums, galleries and visual arts organisations act on good ideas and test new ways of working that will benefit their audiences. Grants of up to £10,000 are available, and they can be used in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Further information on the grants, and how to apply, can be found on their website.

Henry Moore Foundation grants programme Grants in a variety of areas are available, including Acquisitions and Collections' grants for the acquisition and conservation of sculpture and also for cataloguing and display costs. The maximum grant available in this category is £20,000. If your organisation is looking for funding support to develop, conserve or redisplay your sculpture collection, please read their guidelines for more information. Deadline dates 2020: 9 December.

New grants for businesses affected by local lockdowns Businesses in England that are required to shut because of local Covid-19 interventions will now be able to claim up to £1,500 per property every three weeks. You can find out further information, as well as eligibility, on the Gov.uk website.

Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations require that the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund (CILNF) be used to support the development of the neighbourhood. The scope of projects that can be funded by the CILNF is wider than that for general CIL funds and includes: - The provision, improvement, replacement, operation or maintenance of infrastructure. - Anything else that is concerned with addressing the demands that development places on an area. You can find out more information about this fund, including how much funding you can apply for and the process of applying, on the City of London website.

National Lottery Community Fund This Government grants scheme prioritises funding projects and organisations supporting communities through the pandemic. Grants available from £300 to £100,000. You can find more information on their website.

‘Pay it Forward’ platform Pay it Forward gives Londoners a chance to support their favourite small businesses – from grassroots music venues and community theatres, to independent galleries and fashion studios, and everything in between. Businesses offer customers the option to pay for future goods and services – with no fees or transaction costs. To date, over 740 businesses have signed up, with 112 live campaigns and pledges from over 1,600 Londoners. You can find out more and sign up online.

Trusts and Foundations for London Museums resource London Museum Development has compiled an Excel spreadsheet which highlights a large number of the trusts and foundations which offer funding and support for the museum sector. We began compiling this document before Covid-19, so some of the funds may not be running this financial year. Still, the resource will be incredibly

8 useful when looking for funding streams for your work. You can download the Excel spreadsheet here, along with a number of our other resources.

3. Training, advice and resources (to top)

Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we will be posting recordings of the majority of our sessions, and to click the notification button to be notified of when we release new videos. You can view recordings of our past training sessions here and our Tutorial Videos here.

London Museum Development: Skills Plus Fundraising for non-Fundraising Professionals Wednesday 21 October, 10:30 – 12:45 Online, via Zoom During Covid-19 many people have been left having to think about fundraising for the first time. This course is to support those doing this, by sharing the key principles underpinning successful fundraising. The course will cover research and planning, key fundraising skills and information about launching a successful fundraising campaign. The course will also share insight about current fundraising trends and the impact of Covid-19 on different income streams, helping you to consider your museum’s response to generating funds in the future and support longer-term planning. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Skills Plus Networking and forming partnerships online Thursday 22 October, 10:30 – 12:45 Online, via Zoom This short course will support participants to form effective partnerships and work with other organisations to deliver joint programmes and seek funding as a consortium. The session will include approaches to developing partnership strategy, techniques to aid with planning and tools to aid in responding to changing circumstances. The content will include support and advice for different types of partnership both constituted and non-constituted and consider the most effective mechanisms for groups to work efficiently and effectively. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Skills Plus Online Safeguarding Tuesday 10 November, 10:15 – 12:45 Online, via Zoom Delivered by the UK Safer Internet Centre working at South West Grid for Learning, you will have the opportunity to listen to the latest advice in how to stay safe online. You will learn how to better protect yourself and others in the digital space. It will equip you to confidently organise an online session with safeguarding in mind, whilst offering some tips to stay safe and protect children and young people in the digital space. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Skills Plus

9 GDPR and Data Protection in a Changed World Wednesday 25 November, 10am - 12.20pm Online (Zoom) Over two years after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was transposed into UK law as the Data Protection Act 2018, museums are learning better how to manage personal data and how it can be lawfully collected, used and shared by museum staff, trustees and volunteers. This online training session is for individuals wanting to learn about their responsibilities regarding privacy, security and how they can embed compliance in their organisation particularly during COVID- 19, through home and remote working. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Skills Plus Developing an Inclusive Museum (6 part Training Series) Tuesday 01, Tuesday 08, Tuesday 15 December, Wednesday 13, Wednesday 20 and Wednesday 27 January, 10:00am – 12:30pm Online (Zoom) The Mendoza report, new funding directives around diversity and inclusion of underrepresented audiences, along with the importance of the recent advent of the Black Lives Matters movement and the health and social inequalities associated with the coronavirus global pandemic, highlight the need for museums to understand who they are not engaging and how to develop practices to make more inclusive organisations going forward. This training series will look at the key areas of diversity practices that can help develop a more inclusive museum. Delegates will hear from specialist facilitators, museum staff, organisations and funders from a board range of diversity practice to inspire you and support you to develop and enhance your organisations thoughts and plans to become more representative and relevant to your diverse local communities. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Digital Training Podcasting for museums: what, why, how Thursday 05 November, 10:50am - 1pm Online, via Zoom Museums are slowly getting into the world of podcasting. But where should you start if you wanted to give it a try? Ana Baeza Ruiz and Zoe Hendon, from the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, will take you through how they started their museum’s podcast. What sort of podcast do you want? What equipment do you need? How should you edit it and where should you host it? Ana and Zoe will answer these questions and more in this session on podcasting for museums. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Digital Training Rights Management for a Changed World Thursday 26 November, 10am - 12.20pm Online, via Zoom This session will cover Rights Management for a changed world, with a focus on rights management within the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The session will start with an overview of Rights Management, the context, best practice, risk management and how to source content you can use for free. The second half of the section will focus on Rights Management in a changed world, looking at developing online learning materials and using online platforms (such as social media). This

10 webinar will benefit anyone who is creating, commissioning, using or re-using content. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Strong and Safe Museum and archive programming for a new normal Weds 11 November, 10:30 – 12.00 Online (Zoom) By the end of this course delegates will have a good understanding of how to go about positioning their programming in a restricted COVID-19 environment and in the context of revised expectations from local councils and their communities. This session will explore the following topics: - What is needed as we work through the pandemic and how are you best placed to respond. - Trends in programming, exhibitions, audiences and budgets: referring to relevant and up to date data on re-opening trends/visitor expectations. - How alternative provision will deliver against LA objectives. - Re-purposing budgets to engage with local audiences while ensuring equality and diversity You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

London Museum Development: Strong and Safe Shout about it! Impact Reporting for Museum and Archive Managers Wednesday 09 December, 10.30 am – 12.00 Online (Zoom) This course will help Museum and Archive Managers to develop an outcomes based approach to capturing data and creating an impactful presentation for use with a wide range of stakeholders. The session will cover the following topics: - Outcomes – mapping out and agreeing – looking at tools which help building outcome frameworks and how they can be best framed in the current context (theory of change tool, NEF). - Capturing data – tools and approaches - Local government priorities – looking at examples of services which have directly responded to LA priorities during lockdown. Including services which acted as foodbanks (Re-purposed leisure centres). - Effectively capturing data about outcomes achieved. - How to create an impactful visual presentation.- referring to examples of best practice. You can find out more about the session, and book a place, on our website.

Getting your collection online for zilch 21 October, 10 – 10:30am An introduction to eHive, a cloud-based CMS developed by Vernon Systems which also acts as a web publishing platform. 200 objects with images online for free! You can join the event with the following information: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96223740409?pwd=SUhvQ1RCckR0cmwwOEI3NWhndDRQQT09 Meeting ID: 962 2374 0409 Passcode: museums

Resources for planning for post Covid re-opening London Museum Development has created a helpful PDF to use when planning your re-opening, post lockdown, which signposts useful links to resources and articles around re-opening. We will be regularly updating this resource, as more information

11 about how the lockdown will be lifted is published, so do refer back to it as your planning develops. You can find the resource on our ‘Resources’ page.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Resources The West Midlands Museum Development have released a number of resources to support individuals and museums with equality, diversity and inclusion. You can find these resources on their website.

EU Exit: Transition Period Guide ACE has made updates to their guide which provides information to help organisations prepare for the end of the Transition Period on 31 December 2020, now that the UK has left the European Union. It is important for cultural organisations to assess the risks and opportunities arising from the end of the Transition Period. This guide provides an overview of what the end of the Transition Period will mean for the arts and cultural sector, and signposts some of the Government’s post- Transition Period guidance which you or your organisation may find useful as you prepare. You can find the guide on ACE’s website.

Disposals procedures and Accreditation In such times of increasing financial, time and staffing pressures there have been a few enquiries coming in to the team at LMD concerning potential disposals and how to manage this if the proposed disposal is to be sold, rather than offered to other museums. Arts Council England sets out the risk involved with this approach here: 'On occasion a museum may wish to sell an item for financial reasons. This is a high risk area. In these cases, they should be aware of our recent statement regarding the unethical sale of objects from collections. If a museum believes they have a legitimate reason to sell an item, they should review the Disposal Toolkit and Appendix and also contact both the Museums Association and their Accreditation Assessing Organisation (ACE Accreditation Manager as on your Award letter) for guidance before making any irreversible decisions.' So do follow the procedures set out in your own Collections Development Policy (CDP) in the first instance. It is worth checking that yours uses the up to date template even if not being asked currently to assess items for disposal. On the Collections Trust Accreditation resources website, it states that your CDP needs to include 'themes and priorities for rationalisation and disposal; and information about the legal and ethical framework for acquiring and disposing of items', among other items. See the Collections Trust's collections development policy template which is the 2014 dated template still. Then you need to:  Use ACE Disposals Toolkit and its Appendix: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-museums/disposal- collections#section-1 to review the disposal  Mention it to your MDO so that we are aware of the potential disposal and can advise you.  Contact both Arts Council England at [email protected] and Museums Association's Alistair Brown at [email protected] to discuss before any decisions are made.  You may then submit a First Contact form, based on their advice, to be found on the ACE link above.  Only proceed once you have a reply from both ACE and MA, you may be asked to complete a Compliance report.

Space for Learning: Covid Secure guidance

12 This guidance has been compiled by members of the Space for Learning: Covid Secure working group and individual task & finish groups, with support from the Clore Duffield Foundation, Engage, GEM and the Theatre Education Forum. The guidance aims to help learning services and freelancers understand how to work safely during the Covid-19 pandemic, and provide a practical framework to think about what is needed to continue – or restart – learning services during the Covid-19 pandemic. The guidance will be updated as new information becomes available. You can find the guidance on GEM’s website.

The 'EMBED Reopening Recommendation' Guidance has been created to support organisations in their decision making prior to reopening following COVID-19 lockdown. It considers potential barriers faced by disabled visitors and customers and offers solution based guidance for organisations of all types with the ultimate aim of keeping stakeholders, staff, volunteers visitors, students or customers as safe as possible. You can find the guidance here.

Digital Culture Network - Ticketing resource Myself (Alec Ward, Digital and Communications for London Museum Development), and South West Museum Development’s Digital Engagement Officer, Rachel Cartwright, identified the need for a resource to help museums navigate options for online ticketing and timed entry. We reached out to Nick Kime, Digital Culture Network Tech Champion (ticketing specialist) who has created a museum specific resource. A must-read if you are choosing an online system and what considerations to make when thinking about reopening, managing visitor numbers and personal information collection and storage for NHS Test and Trace. Download the resource. To find out more about how the Digital Culture Network can support you please visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/dcn.

ACE Resources on Government and Wider Support Arts Council England have a central resource setting out available Government and wider support for organisations and individuals relevant to the cultural sector. These pages are continually updated and are produced in consultation with DCMS.

ICOM’s safety guidance for museums coming out of lockdown The International Council of Museums (ICOM) recently published safety guidance to help museums as they reopen, while protecting the safety of both the public and their staff. You can find the guidance on ICOM’s website.

4. Job Vacancies (to top)

The London Museums Group is recruiting a Treasurer If you would like to join the LMG board and support the professional development on London museum workers, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. The Treasurer is responsible for all duties concerning monies of LMG. We are a small charity and this role would be suitable for someone with experience of budgets/accounts and/or wishing to gain experience of the financial elements of charity management.

5. Heritage in Lockdown (to top)

13 Free Lunchtime Heritage Tours Grand Junction are launching two brand-new heritage tours of St Mary Magdalene's, one of the most architecturally remarkable churches in the country. Explore the lives of the saints and biblical characters that adorn Daniel Bell’s exceptionally vivid painted ceiling, or discover the tricks that have been employed by over 100 filmmakers to transform our fantastic building into the cellars of the Vatican, the Tower of London, a night club, prison cells, and Turkish baths! Tours are limited to 5 spaces, and are socially distanced. Free | In-person | Booking essential https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/lunchtime-tours/

When Brands Take A Stand The Museum of Brands have opened their new exhibition, ‘When Brands Take A Stand’. Brands and advertising have the power to influence society. They affect the way we see ourselves and how we engage with others and the world we live in. When large brands and businesses take a stand on societal and political issues, it resonates strongly with consumers; often positively but sometimes negatively. What happens when a frozen food brand takes a stand against palm oil production, a sports brand fights for equal rights, or a chocolate brand celebrates LGBTQ+ pride? Find out more information about the exhibition on their website.

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