New-look National Lottery Heritage Fund launches Strategic Funding Framework 2019-2024
A major devolution of decision-making across the whole of the UK is at the heart of new plans to distribute more than £1billion of National Lottery money to the UK’s heritage over the next five years.
BBC article highlights the success of museum shops amid the 'High Street slump'
The BBC has recently reported on museum and gallery shops bucking the downturn in retail, and highlighted that those shops "attract shoppers looking for presents with a cultural touch, or something different to the wares of a homogeneous High Street."
The National Archives and Jisc launch 'Digital Skills in the Future' survey
The National Archives and Jisc have created a survey to hear the latest thoughts of the sector regarding all aspects of their digital services and capabilities...
South West Fed calls for museums to get involved with Creativity and Wellbeing Week
Creativity and Wellbeing Week runs from 10 - 16 June this year. We encourage you to identify any health and wellbeing work that you might be engaged in during that period and submit the event to the Creativity and Wellbeing Week website.
Regional Workshop on TNA’s Revised Guidance on Higher Education/archive service Collaboration
This free one-day workshop will introduce the revised guidance and highlight key areas of change. It will also explore practical ways to identify, develop, and sustain cross-sector collaborations.
South West Fed Spring Forum 2019
Discover how to develop learning and engagament strategies and programmes on a small budget, so that any museum or heritage organisation can provide meaningful educational opportunities to the public.
South West Fed Conference 2019
The 2019 conference theme is ‘Inspiring Audiences Home and Away’. It will focus on the different ways we can work with and inspire local communities whilst also engaging with tourism audiences, which is of particular relevance to the South West region.
