Read the latest SHARE Newsletter! 15 June 2023

Jun 16, 2023

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May 31, 2023

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May 18, 2023

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May 4, 2023

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Apr 18, 2023

Read the latest SHARE Newsletter! 05 April 2023

Apr 5, 2023

You can read our latest newsletter here, this week we covered the following:

Headline messages

• Annual Museums Survey 2023 – new schedule
• Final Silver Owls
• MEND Fund Round 2 successes and Round 3 deadlines
• AIM Brighter Day Grants successes
• Accreditation success

SHARE training and events

• Events coming up

External training and events

• AHI Engaging People Awards
• Online Collective Workshops – MDNW Roots & Branches: Seeds for Action Programme
• TEG Connects
• All Inclusive: Championing Accessible Museums
• Museum Tech 2023: A Digital Festival for Museums
• Get ready for Google Analytics 4
• Family Friendly Museum Award – nominations now open
• The Power of Possibility! – AIM Conference 2023

Grant schemes and funding

• National Lottery Heritage Fund: Dynamic Collections – deadline extended
• Unlocking Collections – deadline extended

Resources

• Festival Bridge Connect & Create
• Considering Digital Cultural Value: museum experiences needed

Job opportunities

Read the latest SHARE Newsletter! 22 March 2023

Mar 22, 2023

You can read our latest newsletter here, this week we covered the following:

Headline messages

• Welcome to Alex Gordon-Jones
• Rebuilding Young Audiences – SHARE Children and Young People Conference 2023
• Final Silver Owls
• *Updated* SHARE Emergency Planning Template
• UCM Regional Conservator

SHARE training and events

• Costume & Textile Network: Managing Costume Collections
• Back to Basics: An Introduction to Spectrum
• Other events coming up

External training and events

• MuseumNext Green Museums Summit
• Trident Manor Cultural Protection Services: Secure Transportation of Art and Collections
• ARA Archives and Museums Training
• GEM events coming up
• The Arts Green Book: Sustainable Buildings
• NatSCA Conference 2023
• SHCG Conference 2023: Activism and Professional Practice in the Changing World

Grant schemes and funding

• SHARE Towards Net Zero Carbon Grants
• Museums and Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief extended

Resources

• Census 2021 data – now with an additional interactive tool
• The Heritage Fund – new digitisation resources

Job opportunities

Read the latest SHARE Newsletter! 10 March 2023

Mar 10, 2023

You can read our latest newsletter here, this week we covered the following:

Headline messages

• SHARE/SEMD announcement & ACE guidelines
• Rebuilding Young Audiences –
  SHARE Children and Young People Conference 2023
• A fond farewell from Kathy Moore
• Trustees
• Business Rates Change
• Heritage Fund new strategy
• Congratulations

SHARE training and events

• Change of date and location:
  Introduction to e-commerce session
• Costume & Textile Network: Managing Costume Collections
• Other events coming up

External training and events

• National Lottery Open Week
• Arts Council England Project Grants advice session
• MuseumNext Green Museums Summit
• ‘Done and Dusted’ – Kick the Dust: a Game Changer for Norfolk Museums Service
• TEG Connects

Grant schemes and funding

• SHARE Towards Net Zero Carbon Grants
• ACE Project Grant: Unlocking Collections
• National Lottery Heritage Fund: Dynamic Collections
• Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund

Resources

• Our Broken Planet survey
• AIM admissions pricing research

Job opportunities

Read the latest SHARE Newsletter! 23 February 2023

Feb 24, 2023

You can read our latest newsletter here, this week we covered the following:

Headline messages

• *NEW* Data Driven Museums
• Welcome from Sarah Sinka, Essex MDO
• Accreditation success
• Museums admissions research

SHARE training and events

• How to be a Safe Museum
• Inspiring ways to interpret your collections
• Introduction to e-commerce
• MEND 3 – Introduction and 1:1 advice surgeries
• Other events coming up

External training and events

• Museums & Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief: ‘How to’ webinar
• Digital Culture Network: Effective Social Media
• ACE Project Grants advice session
• TIkTok for Arts Fundraising
• The Wild Escape
• Icon Skills: Essentials of Collections Care for Non-Conservators

Grant schemes and funding

• AIM/Pilgrim Trust Collections Care Grants

Resources

• Hard copies of Spectrum 5.1 now available

Job opportunities

Winter blackouts advice

Dec 7, 2022

Valentina Sabucco, Manager, Security and Protection Advice at ACE, has provided the following advice in response to possible concerns for winter blackouts:

• Review risk assessments to capture possible consequences power blackouts may have on buildings, collections, and staff’s operations, and plan accordingly
• Consider possible ways in which resilience can be increased, for example installing multiple power feeds to minimise the likelihood of a power disruption affecting a venue. Electricity Network Operator will be able to advise if installing an additional power feed is feasible and cost effective.
• Ensure that fire and alarm systems have been serviced and where applicable battery backups are available.
• If you have a back-up generator, test it and make sure you are aware of how long it will last in case of a power cut.
• Contact service providers for your telephone, security system and fire protection system for information on how they will operate during and after an electrical outage.
• Know what equipment can and cannot be turned off during an outage. Develop a plan for controlled shut-down if needed.
• Based on the risk assessment conducted, considerations may be given to surrender some parts of a building or site, saving energy for the most important areas.
• Think about how communications will be managed, both internally and externally, in case of a power blackout.
• Ensure you have a list of emergency phone contacts at hand if needed.
• If any changes are made to any of your operational procedures, ensure these are reflected in the risk management plan and staff is aware of these.

Being proactive and taking action now will help us be better prepared should we experience power blackouts later on.