Dear colleague

Here is this week’s museum-related news:

1. The deadline to be included in the next round of press releases for the ‘Museums at Night’ Festival 17-20 May is 17 March. Register at http://museumsatnight.org.uk/how-to-register-your-museums-at-night-event/#.Vw-zcdQrLct.
2. The ‘Let’s Get Real: Young Audiences’ conference is on 20 March at the Museum of London. There will be ideas for making your digital offer relevant to children and teenagers and to hear from Raspberry Pi, the Holocaust Memorial Centre & Museum, Google Arts & Culture and others. Details at www.letsgetrealconference.com.
3. The SHARE Volunteer Awards for 2017 have been launched. Nominations need to be submitted by 21 April and the awards ceremony will be on 8 June. For details see attached poster and go to http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/volunteer-awards/.
4. Please find attached details of the excellent University of Cambridge Museums 2017 Collections Care and Conservation Professional Courses Programme.
5. The AMA has two ACE-funded programmes which have already had significant impact through previous participants, including several MiC members. ‘Future Proof Museums’ is for museums to become more resilient and ‘The Digital Marketing Academy’ is for organisations to develop their digital marketing. The application forms and information packs for the next round are as follows: www.a-m-a.co.uk/futureproof deadline 25 April; www.a-m-a.co.uk/digital-marketing-academy deadline Friday 5 May 2017.
6. The closing date for the Heritage Assistant (Apprentice) at Papworth (see MiC News no. 82) is now 10 March. See job number 47542 at http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/JobsDesk.
7. The Cambridge Museum of Technology is advertising an Exhibition Design Consultancy for their HLF-funded redevelopment, closing date 24 March. Details are at job no. 47524 at the link in item 5.
8. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is advertising for a Visitor Services Co-ordinator, closing date 24 March. Details at job no. 47501 at the link in item 5.
9. The SHARED Enterprise Funding Fair will be at the Museum of East Anglian Life on 28 April. Details available soon.
10. The next SHARE Front of House Forum event is on commercial resilience, at St Albans on 6 April. Details are at http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/events/front-of-house-forum-working-wonders-commercial-resiliance/. There will be a minibus going from the Fitzwilliam Museum.
11. HLF are advertising for a maternity cover Evaluation Manager who could be based at any HLF office, closing date 20 March; details are at https://forms.hlf.org.uk/applications/HLFJobs_PublicPortal.ofml.
12. Finally, you may notice from my email signature that my official address has changed from Cambourne to Shire Hall in Cambridge!

Dear colleague

Here is the latest news relevant to Cambridgeshire museums:

1. Firstly, congratulations to the Cambridge Museum of Technology on their HLF Stage Two award which is great news! They are now able to advertise for an Assistant Curator, closing date 9 March (see attached advert and job description).
2. The evaluation report for MiC’s excellent ‘Memories in the Community’ project is now up on the MiC website. There is also an accompanying printed toolkit which I will be sending out over the next few weeks. Thank you again to all who participated in this project.
3. AIM are advertising some very useful new grants at https://aimuseums.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/aim-launches-collection-care-audit-scheme-for-smaller-museums/.
4. The Audience Diversity Academy is looking for applicants for its latest programme, closing date 17 March (see attached) flyer.
5. The British Association of Friends of Museums‘ latest regional newsletter is attached (no. 28).
6. Great St Mary’s Church is advertising for a Heritage Education Officer, closing date 20 March (see attached). Mail Margaret Johnston at margaretj222@gmail.com for further information and the supporting evidence application form.
7. Papworth 100 have extended their deadline to 3 March for the HLF-funded Heritage Assistant (Apprentice) at https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/search_vacancy/8eb2bb0fe1b3b458087d388297f6a589/.
8. The British Museum has some interesting programmes of interest to the wider museum community, for example check their knowledge exchange programme (see attached).
9. There may be a few places on the introduction to documentation course at Chelmsford on Friday; see https://essexmdo.com/events/documentation/.
10. The Fitzwilliam Museum is advertising for a Conservator of works of art on paper (prints), closing date 27 March. Details at job 47429 at http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/JobsDesk.
11. Kettle’s Yard are advertising for a Communications Assistant, closing date 16 March. Details at job 47414 at the link as in item 10.
12. Ely Museum are advertising for tenders for a Project Manager, closing date 13 March. Details at job 47418 at the link as in item 10.
13. UCM are advertising a Museum Learning Project Assignment, closing date 20 March, to work on their ‘India Unboxed’ 2017 UK-India Year of Culture project (see attached).

Dear colleague

Here is the Cambridgeshire museum news for this week:

1. SHARE are offering Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 training in volunteer management, closing date 22 February. For details click here.
2. The Papworth 100 project is advertising for a Heritage Assistant (Apprentice) on a temporary 23 month contract, supported by the HLF. For details see https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/search_vacancy/8eb2bb0fe1b3b458087d388297f6a589/.
3. IWM Duxford is advertising for an Air Show Project Manager, closing date 20 February. Details are here.
4. The Annual East of England Benchmarking Survey 2015-16 is now available and makes very interesting reading. Thank you to all Cambridgeshire Museums who are listed as having participated (the second highest response rate in the region)! Cambridgeshire had the highest visitor figures in the region at just shy of 1.5m and the highest economic impact of visits at over £30m, almost half of the total for the whole region.
5. Palace House in Newmarket is advertising for the Packard Curator of British Sporting Art (see attached), closing date 3 March.
6. The SHARE Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum meets next at Anglesey Abbey on 14 March but spaces are limited. Booking is at http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/events/managing-volunteers-from-the-national-trust-to-small-museums-a-volunteer-coordinators-forum-event/ .
7. Burwell Museum is advertising for a Weekend Museum Assistant, closing date 14 March, details attached.

Dear colleague

Here’s the latest crop of Cambridgeshire museum news:

1. I attach a press release for ‘Twilight at the Museums’ which will be happening on 15 February 4.30 – 7.30pm. It is a free after-hours event for families where museums across Cambridge open their doors for a variety of torch-lit and illuminated adventures. For more information visit http://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/twilight.
2. A ‘Child Protection and Safeguarding in the Arts and Cultural Sector’ course is taking place at The Garage in Norwich on the 20 April 2017. The course fee of £130 includes lunch, refreshments and a certificate of attendance. You can book your place online www.artswork.org.uk/event/159 or contact rachelhall@artswork.org.uk / 02380 332491.
3. The SHARE Retail Forum is meeting on 27 February at the Botanic Gardens; details are here.
4. I attach some slides sent to me via the National Security Adviser of some items which were probably stolen in England. Please let me know if you recognise any of them. It’s a big file so I shall be alert to the possibility that it may cause inbox problems for some.
5. Just a reminder that the free copyright service (MiC News 68; see flyer attached here) is available until 21 March.
6. Also a reminder of the Museums Association regional event at the Fitzwilliam Museum on 8 February http://www.museumsassociation.org/find-an-event/ev1196716.
7. The National Trust is advertising for a Visitor Experience Officer at Anglesey Abbey; see https://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/Jobs2/full_job_descriptions/47144.htm.
8. I now have a County Council mobile phone 07747 205575 so (if you are ever likely to call or text me) could you please update your contact details for me?

Dear colleague

Here is this week’s news round-up:

1. Firstly, hearty congratulations to Ely Museum for securing HLF stage one funds of £159,300 towards new galleries, visitor facilities, events and exhibitions. For more details see http://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/ely_museum_to_unlock_potential_of_old_gaol_thanks_to_159_000_heritage_lottery_fund_boost_1_4855601.
2. The Art Fund is working with The Museum Consultancy and Oxford University to research the changing nature of museum curatorship. If you would like to participate please click here.
3. Vivacity is advertising a heritage events internship, closing date is 27th January  (see attached). Interested candidates should apply with a CV and covering letter to Gill Benedikz at Gill.Benedikz@vivacity-peterborough.com.
4. IWM Duxford is advertising for a Producer Public Engagement and Learning at https://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/Jobs2/full_job_descriptions/47039.htm, closing date 2 February.
5. I have been asked to repeat the mention made in MiC News no. 77 concerning Symbiosis, which has its launch event in London on 12 February. For details see https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symbiosis-a-new-model-of-resilience-for-specialist-museums-tickets-31282188869.
6. Also a reminder that the deadline for the first strand of the MA’s Transformers Programme (see MiC News no. 72) is 27 January. See https://www.museumsassociation.org/professional-development/transformers/transformers-2016-18.
7. The video created as part of MiC’s ‘Memories in the Community’ project has now been posted on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKkrwFXdvWVNAnu_mBxZ50A?feature=em-share_video_user. I would like to thank all the project officers and partners (and especially Joe Hill from the Royal Anglian Regiment Museum) for all their hard work creating this excellent guide to making memory boxes.