Category: MDN Training and CPD opportunities

Emergency Planning Course: Online

The Emergency Planning Online Course, delivered by Harwell Document Restoration Services over two half-day sessions, is designed to support your museum to develop an effective emergency plan. Session 1: Tuesday 4 February, 10am-12.30pm The first session will focus on: Effective incident response for water damage incidents, including risk assessment and containment Dealing with fire situations, […]

4 February 2025

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Transforming Collections: Collections Review, Online

Are you looking to develop the collections at your museum to ensure they are relevant for today and in the future? The Transforming Collections programme is a series of sessions designed to help us to think about how we can explore, question, and review collections and collections information collaboratively to build more inclusive collections development […]

5 February 2025

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Carbon Literacy Course

Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Wednesday 5 February Part 2: Wednesday 12 February: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Thursday 13 February: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums Who is the course aimed at? This course is for volunteers and paid staff who work across all service areas from Accredited Museums or […]

12 February 2025

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Seeds for Action: In Focus – Collections Care

Seeds for Action: In Focus is a series of thematic workshops focusing on how we can build connections to support our climate work. There will be a lightening talk from Helena Jaeschke, Conservation Development Officer, Museum Development South West. What do the sessions involve? At these thematic workshops, we’ll be looking at how we can encourage positive […]

20 February 2025

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Emergency Salvage Workshop at the Lancashire Conservation Studios, Preston

The Emergency Salvage Workshop, a half-day session delivered by Harwell Document Restoration Services, will support museum staff and volunteers to develop skills in emergency response including: Incident containment and methods to deal with leaks Risk assessment, salvage set-up and triage Handling and triage decision making by object type Using disaster kits Practical exercises with mock […]

26 February 2025 · Lancashire Conservation Studios

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Accreditation for museums considering joining the Scheme

This workshop is aimed at museums considering applying for Accreditation for the first time. The workshop will provide: An understanding of the Accreditation Standard, its purpose, what it covers and the benefits it offers. Information about eligibility and the application process to join the scheme Consideration to decide if Accreditation is the right fit for […]

3 March 2025

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Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 11 March 2025

As part of Roots & Branches, the Seeds for Action programme aims to connect Carbon Literate Certified museum people, and the organisations they represent, across England to develop and build on their carbon reduction strategies and approaches to taking climate action. This online programme, using Museum Development programme funding from Arts Council England, is a […]

11 March 2025

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Transforming Collections: De-accessioning and Disposal, Online

Are you looking to develop the collections at your museum to ensure they are relevant for today and in the future? The Transforming Collections programme is a series of sessions designed to help us to think about how we can explore, question, and review collections and collections information collaboratively to build more inclusive collections development […]

20 March 2025

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Emergency Planning Course: Online

The Emergency Planning Online Course, delivered by Harwell Document Restoration Services over two half-day sessions, is designed to support your museum to develop an effective emergency plan. Session 1: Tuesday 1 April, 10am-12.30pm The first session will focus on: Effective incident response for water damage incidents, including risk assessment and containment Dealing with fire situations, […]

1 April 2025

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Seeds for Action: In Focus – Journey to Net Zero

This session is for you if you are interested in: – creating a plan to reduce your organisation’s carbon footprint, – finding ways to prioritise and embed this work across your museum. There will be a lightening talk from Md Fahim Azraf Khan, Environmental Manager at London Transport Museum. Fahim will share how Carbon Literacy […]

22 April 2025

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