E-update for London's Museums - 19 October 2020 - Museum of London

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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

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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

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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.

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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-

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Accreditation@artscouncil.org.uk and
     Museums Association's Alistair Brown at alistair@museumsassociation.org 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

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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
info@londonmuseumsgroup.org. 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)

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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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