Category: Museum Development Yorkshire
Join us for our first Regional Forum Meetings of 2023!
It was great to meet so many of you at our forums in 2022, and to engage in such lively discussions and inspiring museum visits. We have all felt the benefit of meeting in person, getting out to different places – and connecting with colleagues over a hot drink and delicious bite of lunch! […]
Share your thoughts – developing Museum Development North
Further to our recent briefings on changes to the delivery of Museum Development in the North of England from April 2024, we are now inviting your input to this process. From April 2024, a new Museum Development North will replace the three current providers of Museum Development North East, North West and Yorkshire. It is […]
Museum Development Yorkshire are Recruiting!
Following changes in the team in recent months, York Museums Trust are seeking two experienced museum professionals to join the Museum Development Yorkshire team.
Retirement News – Dieter Hopkin
We would like to wish our colleague and friend of many years, Dieter Hopkin, every happiness as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement as of January, after a long and illustrious career of service to museums. Dieter has been with Museum Development Yorkshire for over twelve years, as Museum Development Officer for North Yorkshire. Colleagues […]
Autumn Regional Museum Forums – Bookings Now Open!
Bookings are now open for our autumn season of Regional Museum Forums! This summer the MDY team have enjoyed seeing museum colleagues in person again – especially at our regional museum forum meetings, hosted at wonderful museums across the Yorkshire region! We would like to thank all of the museums that have hosted our forums, […]
MDY Sponsored Place at Arts Marketing Association Conference 2022
Arts Marketing Association Conference 2022 — A New Adventure AMA Conference 2022 will take place in Birmingham, at the Eastside Rooms, on 14 – 15 July 2022. This year’s theme is ‘A New Adventure’. Museum Development Yorkshire is providing one sponsored place to regional museums The AMA Conference will be attended by delegates from across the […]
Museum Development Yorkshire Annual Review 2019-20
We’re delighted to share this overview of our work with museums around the Yorkshire and Humberside region during 2019-20.
University of Leeds receives funding to boost digital development in heritage organisations
The University of Leeds has been awarded funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to participate in the vital work of the Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, which aims to improve digital literacy and raise confidence in employees and volunteers across the UK heritage sector.
Support Opportunities for 2021- 2022
We have published our Support Opportunities for 2021- 2022. The guidance notes and links to the application form are available at: https://www.museumdevelopmentyorkshire.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MDY_Guidance_Document-2021_Issue.pdf We know that the needs of your museum are changing fast. For this reason, we are going to run two application rounds for support in 2021-22: a first round in January/February […]
Develop Your Audiences with Us…
It’s never been more important to understand your audiences, and we have two spare places remaining on our Audience Champions cohort!
This audience development programme will be delivered free of charge to your museum by The Audience Agency. Training will be through a series of short online sessions over twelve months, starting in December.