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E-update for London’s Museums | 27 January 2022
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Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Information Session for London
Museums
Wednesday 23rd February, 14:00–15:00
Online (Teams)
ACE revised the grant criteria for the National Lottery Project Grants, and new
Guidance, FAQs and Information Sheets for museums were issued late last year.
Please note the following changes:
• There will now be two streams, for under £30,000 and over £30,000
• Accredited and non-accredited museums can now apply, to make them more
    relevant, inclusive and accessible
• Outcomes of applications will be quicker, with a turnaround time of eight weeks
    (for applications under £30,000) and 12 weeks (for applications over £30,000)
Additional strands of funding target:
• Touring to support local, national and international touring activity
• Nationally Significant projects to support major projects that can demonstrate
    national significance
• Place Partnership projects to support our place-making work
• Time Limited Priorities (including the ‘Volunteering Futures’ and ‘Unlocking
    Collections’ strands)
For more details, be sure to attend the Information Session on 23 February, 14:00–
15:00.

ACE guidance for NPO and IPSO applicants published
ACE has published Guidance for Applicants, for those looking to become a National
Portfolio Organisation or Investment Principles Support Organisation. Given that the
impact of the pandemic continues to be significant and that this makes planning
especially challenging, ACE is publishing this guidance now to give those who are
thinking of applying plenty of time to prepare an application before the deadline on
26 April 2022. In addition to the Guidance for Applicants, there are a number of
other resources to support organisations in making their applications, all of which are
available in various formats.
• Click here for guidance on the NPO and IPSO application process.
• Click here for information sheets on Access Support, Equality and Fair
    Pay, Supporting Practitioners, and The Importance of Good Governance (further
    down the page).

•   Click here to access templates to assist you in completing the following
    sections: Activity Plan for Outcomes (for NPOs), Activity Plan for Investment
    Principles Support Organisations, Investment Principles Plan (for both NPOs and
    IPSOs), and Financial information (for both NPOs and IPSOs) You can access a
    how-to guide, video walk-through and completed example for all four templates.
Important: In early February, once ACE has received their financial settlement from
the Government, they will be publishing an addendum to this guidance. We strongly
advise that you do not submit your application until you’ve read the addendum.

Douglas Gilmore appointed MD of Museum of London Docklands
A recognised leader in the culture and heritage sector, Douglas’s appointment
follows roles at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology and the National
Gallery, where he served as Trading Director from 2009-2020. He is Non-Executive
Director of the Museum of Home Enterprises Ltd, a Fellow of the Royal Society and
an alumnus and member of the Association of the National Youth Theatre. He has
previously served as a governor of the Museum of London and as a trustee of the
Museum of the Home, Bootstrap Charity and WAC Arts. The Museum of London
Docklands opened in 2003 and tells the story of the port, river and city – focusing on
trade, migration and commerce in London. The appointment comes at an exciting
moment for the Museum of London Docklands, which is set to play an increasingly
important role during the closure of the museum’s site at London Wall and opening
of a new home in West Smithfield. See the Museum of London press release, or the
Museums + Heritage Advisor article, for more details.

Royal Society ‘Places of Science’ Scheme
This scheme provides grants of up to £3,500 to small museums, funding projects
that tell the stories of science and scientists relevant to communities across the UK.
We want to fund projects that
• highlight the topics, stories and people that are relevant to your local community
• present science in new and interesting ways
• encourage participation and involvement of the local community
We are particularly interested in projects that
• explore the experiences of historically underrepresented people
• are led by organisations that don’t normally feature scientific content
• involve partners that can enhance the project’s outcomes, impact or quality
• reach audiences who do not normally engage with science
For more details, please read our scheme guidance.
Deadline: 16 February 2022

Coronavirus guidance update:
The government has announced that the measures put in place under Plan B in
England will be lifted. This means:
• The government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can.
   People should now talk to their employers to agree on arrangements to return to
   the office.
• From Thursday 27 January: There is no longer a legal requirement to wear a
   face covering. The government suggests that you continue to wear a face
   covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with
   other people you do not normally meet.
• From Thursday 27 January: Venues and events will no longer be required by law
   to check visitors’ NHS COVID Pass. The NHS COVID Pass can still be used on
   a voluntary basis.

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•  Self-isolation: It is still a legal requirement for those who have tested positive for
   Covid to self-isolate. The isolation period was reduced last Monday to five full
   days with two negative tests.
• The self-isolation regulations expire on 24th March, at which point the
   government expects not to renew them.
• Travel to the UK: All testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated arrivals to
   England will be removed from 4am on 11 February.
The latest DCMS coronavirus bulletin can be found linked at the bottom of the MD
London news page.

Measuring Up Programme Year 4 and 5 launched – Applications now open
Closing Date for applications: 5.00pm on Monday 21 February 2022
See here for details.

Skills Plus: Roots and Branches Carbon Literacy Training
Save the Dates: 08 March, 15 March
See here for details.

Strong and Safe: Managing Museum/Object and Archive Collections together
Thursday 24 March 2022, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
See here for details.

Quick View:

1. Sector News:         COVID-19 Guidance Update; Horniman awarded grant for
    Love + Nature project; The Foundling Museum and young care leavers; ACE
    publishes guidance for NPO and ISPO applicants; Douglas Gilmore appointed
    MD of Museum of London Docklands; New Director at Handel and Hendrix
    London; Colston Four found not guilty of criminal damage; Science Museum’s
    ‘Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries nominated for EMYA; Accreditation Scheme
    Update; VisitEngland Covid-19 Consumer Sentiment Tracker.

2. Funding and Funding Support:                      Freelands Art Fund launched;
    AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day grants; AIM Tacking Inequality Grant; Royal
    Society ‘Places of Science’ Scheme; Measuring Up Programme Years 4&5
    Launched; Horizon Europe: AHRC UKRI funding; ACE National Lottery Project
    Grants Information Session; ACE Let’s Create Jubilee Fund; Hands on Islamic
    Art; Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants updates; National Heritage
    Memorial Fund: Covid-19 Response Fund; Lottery Grants for Heritage; Omicron
    Hospitality & Leisure Grant; Additional Restrictions Grant; Statutory Sick Pay
    Rebate Scheme; National Trusts and Foundations for London Museums
    resource.

3. Training, advice and resources: Assessing your Museum’s Digital
    Capacity; Roots & Branches Carbon Literacy Training; Managing Museum/Object
    and Archive Collections Together; Upcoming Artswork Professional Development
    courses Winter 2021; Kids in Museums: Encouraging Intergenerational
    Interactions; RLUK Digital Shift Forum; A New Direction: Principles into Practice
    events; TEG: Partnership Agreement Workshop; Heritage Open Days: New
    Wave Training Programme; Volunteer Management Training; Resources for

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planning for post-Covid re-opening; ACE Resources on Government and Wider
    Support.

4. Job Vacancies:            Assistant Curator – Interpretation; Heritage Team
    Support; Learning Manager and Actor Explainer; Museum & Tours Experience
    Manager; Curator; Director.

5. Exhibitions and Events:              BBC: The Art that Made Us festival moves
    launch date; Picture the City: Bank of England Museum’s new digital exhibition;
    Museum Futures Summit; Museum + Heritage Awards; Heritage Collections
    Management 2022; Art Fund Museum of the Year Awards; Half Term activities at
    LTM; From Africa to the Americas: The Landmark Sites of Slavery, Resistance
    and Civil Rights; Museums and Galleries Responding to the Climate and
    Ecological Crisis Conference.

6. Requests for Help, Offers and Donations:                         Museum Standard
    cases needed

1. Sector News (to top)
Coronavirus guidance update:
The government has announced that the measures put in place under Plan B in
England will be lifted. This means:
• The government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can.
   People should now talk to their employers to agree on arrangements to return to
   the office.
• From Thursday 27 January: There is no longer a legal requirement to wear a
   face covering. The government suggests that you continue to wear a face
   covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with
   other people you do not normally meet.
• From Thursday 27 January: Venues and events will no longer be required by law
   to check visitors’ NHS COVID Pass. The NHS COVID Pass can still be used on
   a voluntary basis.
• Self-isolation: It is still a legal requirement for those who have tested positive for
   Covid to self-isolate. The isolation period was reduced last Monday to five full
   days with two negative tests.
• The self-isolation regulations expire on 24th March, at which point the
   government expects not to renew them.
• Travel to the UK: All testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated arrivals to
   England will be removed from 4am on 11 February.
The latest DCMS coronavirus bulletin can be found linked at the bottom of the MD
London news page.

Horniman Museum and Gardens is awarded a £475,000 grant by The National
Lottery Heritage Fund to develop its Nature + Love project
The Horniman Museum and Gardens has received initial support from The National
Lottery Heritage Fund to develop its plans for its Nature + Love project. Made
possible by National Lottery players, the Nature + Love proposals aim to make the
Horniman more inclusive and accessible, and to place environmental sustainability

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and a commitment to fighting the climate emergency at its heart. The Nature + Love
project will enhance visitor experience and open up previously under-used areas by
creating three exciting new attractions:
•      a Nature Explorers Adventure Zone, introducing a nature-themed play area
       and children’s café, encouraging learning and wellbeing through exploration
       and play
•      a Sustainable Gardening Zone with new plant nursery and sustainable
       planting displays encouraging improved health and wellbeing
•      a redisplayed Natural History Gallery and indoor Nature Explorers Action
       Zone, exploring human understanding of and impact upon the planet, and
       supporting people to make changes on a local and personal level.
These will be complemented by a range of nature-focused partnerships and activities
to diversify the Horniman’s audiences. Visit the Horniman website here.

The Foundling Museum highlights impact of its work with young care leavers
The Foundling Museum received a visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge last
week. During her welcome address, Director Caro Howell emphasised the role of
cultural institutions in working with care leavers, and supporting young people who
have experienced care. “This museum is unlike any other museum in the world,
because for care-experienced young people, who have experienced such isolation
and grown up without family, this museum gives them ancestry,” the Museums
Association article quotes Howell as saying. Read the full article here.

ACE guidance for NPO and ISPO applicants published
ACE has published Guidance for Applicants, for those looking to become a National
Portfolio Organisation or Investment Principles Support Organisation. Given that the
impact of the pandemic continues to be significant and that this makes planning
especially challenging, ACE is publishing this guidance now to give those who are
thinking of applying plenty of time to prepare an application before the deadline on
26 April 2022. In addition to the Guidance for Applicants, there are a number of
other resources to support organisations in making their applications, all of which are
available in various formats.
• Click here for guidance on the NPO and ISPO application process.
• Click here for information sheets on Access Support, Equality and Fair
    Pay, Supporting Practitioners, and The Importance of Good Governance (further
    down the page).
• Click here to access templates to assist you in completing the following
    sections: Activity Plan for Outcomes (for NPOs), Activity Plan for Investment
    Principles Support Organisations, Investment Principles Plan (for both NPOs and
    IPSOs), and Financial information (for both NPOs and IPSOs) You can access a
    how-to guide, video walk-through and completed example for all four templates.
Important: In early February, once ACE has received their financial settlement from
the Government, they will be publishing an addendum to this guidance. We strongly
advise that you do not submit your application until you’ve read the addendum.

Douglas Gilmore appointed MD of Museum of London Docklands
A recognised leader in the culture and heritage sector, Douglas’s appointment
follows roles at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology and the National
Gallery, where he served as Trading Director from 2009-2020. He is Non-Executive
Director of the Museum of Home Enterprises Ltd, a Fellow of the Royal Society and
an alumnus and member of the Association of the National Youth Theatre. He has
previously served as a governor of the Museum of London and as a trustee of the

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Museum of the Home, Bootstrap Charity and WAC Arts. The Museum of London
Docklands opened in 2003 and tells the story of the port, river and city – focusing on
trade, migration and commerce in London. The appointment comes at an exciting
moment for the Museum of London Docklands, which is set to play an increasingly
important role during the closure of the museum’s site at London Wall and opening
of a new home in West Smithfield. See the Museum of London press release, or the
Museums + Heritage Advisor article, for more details.

New Director at Handel & Hendrix in London
The Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Handel House Trust Ltd. are pleased to
announce the appointment of Simon Daniels as the new Director of Handel &
Hendrix in London. Simon joins Handel & Hendrix in London from Historic Royal
Palaces, where he was most recently Head of Development. In addition to Historic
Royal Palaces, Simon has also held senior positions at Royal Museums Greenwich
and the Whitechapel Gallery.
       Handel & Hendrix in London is about to begin a major capital project to
complete the restoration of 25 Brook Street, Handel’s home for 36 years. The
Hallelujah Project will transform the ground floor, until recently retail premises, into
reception rooms such as Handel might have known and recreate a Georgian
domestic kitchen in the basement, all accessible for the first time from Handel’s very
own front door. Additional spaces to explore the life and work of both Handel and
Hendrix will be created on other floors, and the staircase to Jimi Hendrix’s flat will be
returned to public use for the first time. The charity has begun a campaign to raise
£2million in support of the Hallelujah Project. Read more here.

Colston Four found not guilty of criminal damage
The four activists responsible for toppling the Edward Colston statue in Bristol, in
June 2020, have been found not guilty of criminal damage following a jury trial. The
case has divided political and public opinion. The NMDC newsletter reports the
following: “The prosecution argued that removing the Grade II listed statue was
criminal damage, and that Colston’s involvement in the slave trade was irrelevant. By
contrast the defence made Colston’s leading role in the Royal Africa Company a
central part of its argument, pointing to his wealth generated through the
enslavement of 84,000 people, 19,000 of whom died. The historian David Olusoga,
who was a witness for the defence, afterwards put the verdict in the context of a
worldwide re-evaluation of the past.” For further details read the full NMDC report,
which links an array of press coverage.

Impact of Omicron variant already felt in the Museum Sector
The Museums Journal reports that the emergency funding pledged by the
government in December last year will not cover their loss of winter income, due to a
combination of booking cancellations, reduced footfall, and staff shortages. Sharon
Heal, the director of the Museums Association, said: “It will be a very challenging
winter for museums on top of an extremely difficult 20 months dealing with the
impact of the pandemic. While we are grateful for the additional funding from
government it will not cover the ongoing loss of income. If the fall in visitor numbers
continues into 2022 as the public remain cautious about being in enclosed public
spaces, or if further lockdowns are imposed, further emergency funding will be
needed.” Read the NMDC report, or the full Museums Journal article, for further
details.

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Science Museum’s ‘Medicine: The Welcome Galleries’ nominated for European
Museum of the Year
The EMYA awards have previously seen 7 UK recipients, and the Welcome Gallery
joins three other UK nominees for 2022, including the Aberdeen Art Gallery, The Box
in Plymouth, as well as the National Maritime Museum. The EMYA recognises
quality, innovation and creativity in museums, and this year 60 museums across
Europe have been nominated. Also on the list is the Museum of Literature Ireland, in
Dublin. Read the full article from the Museums Journal for further information.

Accreditation Scheme update
The Arts Council is taking a phased approach to re-opening the accreditation
scheme in England. For information on the groups to whom the scheme is now open,
see here. If you are in one of these groups, ACE should have already been in touch
to tell you what you need to do next. If you have not heard from them and you are in
one of the above groups, please email the team. ACE has also compiled an FAQs
document, updated this month, on the current status of the Accreditation scheme as
a whole, including if your return was under preparation but not yet submitted, and if
you were expecting an invitation to make a return at the time when the scheme was
suspended. The word document is linked from the bottom of this page on their
website. All potential applicants should read both the FAQs document and the
Accreditation guidance before applying or submitting a return, and if you would like
further advice around Accreditation, please do contact your MDO.

VisitEngland Covid-19 Consumer Sentiment Tracker
VisitEngland has commenced the fourth phase of their Consumer Sentiment Tracker
research. The latest report covers fieldwork conducted over the period 4 – 10
January 2022. You can find the latest report, along with previous reports, on their
website.

2. Funding and Funding Support (to top)
Freelands Art Fund
The Freelands Art Fund Acquisition is a new partnership that aims to build on the
legacy of the Freelands Award by increasing public access to works by women
artists. The scheme will enable museums and public collections across the UK to
access grants of £50,000 to acquire works by Freelands Award-winning artists. The
initiative will support contemporary collections in the UK to increase public access to
work by women artists, brokering new relationships between artists, organisations,
museums and their audiences. Following the acquisition of a key work by the first
Freelands Award 2016 winner Jacqueline Donachie to Tate, this partnership will
support the acquisition of works by subsequent and future winning artists from 2017
onwards. We are launching an open call for museums and public collections
interested in acquiring work by either or both of these two artists:
•        2017 winner: Lis Rhodes (exhibited at Nottingham Contemporary)
•        2018 winner: Veronica Ryan (exhibited at Spike Island.)
 You can submit your expression of interest through your My Art Fund account.
See further details on the Art Fund website.
Deadline: 28 January 2022

AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day grants
The AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day grants have been developed to help museums
recover from the ongoing effects of the Covid pandemic and enforced closures that

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have affected many in the sector, with a special focus on small museums and others
that have found it difficult to access other support. The grants are offered exclusively
to AIM members. Brighter Day consists of conservation grants of up to £8,000 and
collections care audits open to non-Accredited museums and to local authority and
independent museums that are registered charities. AIM is grateful to the Company
of Arts Scholars Charitable Trust for funding the AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day
Grant Scheme. Find out more about the application process on the website.
Deadline: 31 January 2022

AIM Tackling Inequality Hallmark Grant
We're pleased to open the AIM Hallmark Grants for a new round of applications. This
year grants of up to £10,000 will be available to support projects addressing AIM’s
Tackling Inequality Hallmark. AIM Hallmarks support Accredited Museums or
museums Working Towards Accreditation in England, funded by Arts Council
England through AIM’s National Portfolio Organisation funding. Take a look at the full
details on our website and please get in touch if you're interested in applying.
Deadline: 31 January 2022 (grants will be made by the end of February)

Royal Society ‘Places of Science’ Scheme
This scheme provides grants of up to £3,500 to small museums, funding projects
that tell the stories of science and scientists relevant to communities across the UK.
We want to fund projects that
• highlight the topics, stories and people that are relevant to your local community
• present science in new and interesting ways
• encourage participation and involvement of the local community
• provoke curiosity, interest and enthusiasm among those that take part
We are particularly interested in projects that
• explore the experiences of historically underrepresented people
• are led by organisations that don’t normally feature scientific content
• involve partners that can enhance the project’s outcomes, impact or quality
• reach audiences who do not normally engage with science
• enable possibilities for digital engagement, either as a main feature or as part of
    a contingency plan
For more details, please read our scheme guidance.
Deadline: 16 February 2022

Measuring Up Programme Year 4 and 5 launched – Applications now open
Closing Date for applications: 5.00pm on Monday 21 February 2022
This newly revamped grant programme offers museums the opportunity to increase
the quality of their exhibitions and programmes and to better understand the impact
of these exhibitions and programmes have on the people who experience them.
Museums will use a range of perspectives to assess the quality of their work and use
this feedback to develop and inform future exhibitions and programmes. Is the
Measuring Up Programme grant for you? Can you answer ‘yes’ to the following
questions:
 Do you have an upcoming temporary exhibition planned between March and
    July 2022? Or, would you like to update or refresh an existing permanent
    exhibition by July 2022?
 Will you be planning and developing an associated programme of events and/or
    activities to coincide with the temporary exhibition or permanent exhibition
    refresh by September 2022?
 Would your museum like further funding to support any of the above?

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    Would your museum like to evaluate the impact this exhibition and associated
     programme of events and activities has on the people who experience them?
 Would your museum like to utilise the findings from your evaluations and use the
     comments and feedback to contribute and inform future planning and projects?
If so, MDL would welcome an application and encourage your museum to apply to
our newly updated Measuring Up Programme Grants. For more information on
eligibility as well as the type of projects the grants programme will support, as well as
the Guidance Notes and Application Form, please visit the website or contact
Rachael Crofts, Museum Development Officer Audiences – Email:
rcrofts@museumoflondon.org.uk.

Horizon Europe: UK-German Funding Initiative
The fourth bilateral call between AHRC and the German Research Foundation
(DFG) closes on 22 February 2022. Through this opportunity, UK-based arts and
humanities researchers can apply for funding to work with German partners on
projects which fall under any of the classifications within AHRC’s remit.
AHRC and ESRC are co-hosting an event with DCMS on 3 February. This webinar
will begin with an introduction to the funding opportunities that Horizon Europe offers
to the Arts, Heritage, and Creative Industries sectors. The event will also offer
deeper insights into the various avenues to engage with Horizon Europe, with
concrete examples through case study presentations and speakers from relevant
stakeholder organisations. Please see the linked event page for details on how to
register.
Deadline: 22 February 2022

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Information Session for London
Museums
Wednesday 23rd February 2-3pm
Online (Teams)
ACE revised the grant criteria for the National Lottery Project Grants, and new
Guidance, FAQs and Information Sheets for museums were issued late last year.
Please note the following changes:
• There will now be two streams, for under £30,000 and over £30,000
• Accredited and non-accredited museums can now apply, to make them more
    relevant, inclusive and accessible
• Outcomes of applications will be quicker, with a turnaround time of eight weeks
    (for applications under £30,000) and 12 weeks (for applications over £30,000)
Additional strands of funding target:
• Touring to support local, national and international touring activity
• Nationally Significant projects to support major projects that can demonstrate
    national significance
• Place Partnership projects to support our place-making work
• Time Limited Priorities (including the ‘Volunteering Futures’ and ‘Unlocking
    Collections’ strands)
For more details, be sure to attend the Information Session on 23 February, 14:00 –
15:00.

ACE Let’s Create Jubilee Fund
Guidance for applicants is now live for the Let’s Create Jubilee fund – a programme
that supports voluntary and community organisations in developing creative and
cultural activities as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
in June 2022. The fund is set up to encourage partnership creation, and working with

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local voluntary and community organisations in your area. The fund will be
distributed by UK Community Foundations (UKCF), to help communities celebrate
this historic milestone through culture and creativity. Read more about the fund in
this interview with ACE Combined Arts Director, Jen Cleary. Key information for
prospective applicants can be found here. Application portal opens 4 January 2022.
Deadline: 28 February 2022

Hands on Islamic Art: Fostering Inclusiveness and understanding through
community engagement with Islamic art heritage in the United Kingdom
The Barakat Trust has recently received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage
Fund to create a new grant scheme. In each of 2022, 2023, and 2024, this scheme
will offer 3 grants of £8,000 plus in-kind support for projects in the United Kingdom
(UK) that use collections of Islamic art in the UK to foster greater understanding
about the cultures of the Islamic world, and involve a significant element of public
engagement, ideally as part of the process of making collections more accessible.
The grant will be open to UK institutions with collections of Islamic art and material
culture. We are particularly interested in understudied collections. Interested parties
in the United Kingdom should contact The Barakat Trust to arrange an initial
conversation about this scheme.
Deadline: 31 March 2022

National Heritage Memorial Fund: COVID19 Response Fund
Launched in June 2021, this funding stream offers project grants to support any
heritage asset which is of outstanding importance to the national heritage, and at risk
due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). A total of £40million is being
distributed by NHMF, made up of two lots of £20m. A £20m Cultural Assets Fund
has been made available by DCMS as part of the government’s wider Culture
Recovery Fund. This funding will safeguard nationally important heritage assets
within England. Distributing NHMF’s own commitment as a single fund with the
Cultural Assets Fund will ensure a UK-wide balance of funding. This funding is
available until the end of April 2023. There are no deadlines for applications. Visit
the website for further details.

National Lottery Grants for Heritage 2021-22
Applications are now open for National Lottery Grants for Heritage from £3,000 to
£5million. The impact of Covid-19 means that the NLHF has revised their approach
to what they will fund. They have created a supplementary document that sets out
their Priorities for National Lottery Grants for Heritage for 2021-22. To summarise,
they will prioritise heritage projects that will: boost the local economy, encourage
skills development and job creation, support wellbeing, create better places to live,
work and visit, improve the resilience of organisations working in heritage. Every
project will need to achieve their inclusion outcome, ‘a wider range of people will be
involved in heritage’. They will also expect all projects to demonstrate that they are
building long-term environmental sustainability into their plans, as appropriate. You
can explore their Outcomes and Good Practice Guidance for more information. The
NLHF has guidance for three levels of funding, grants from £3,000 to £10,000,
grants from £10,000 to £250,000 and grants from £250,000 to £5million. You can
find more information, and apply, on their website.

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
The grant eligibility is largely the same as previous grants to hospitality and leisure
businesses. The key features are:

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•   Businesses with a rateable value of up to £15k will get £2,667
•   Businesses with a rateable value above £15k but less than £51k will get £4,000
•   Businesses with a rateable value over £51k will get £6,000
•   Leisure business are defined as a business that provide opportunities,
    experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment,
    celebratory events and days and nights out
• Retail businesses, coach tour operators, and tour operators are specifically
    excluded from the scheme
Museums and art galleries, stately homes and historic houses, cafes, and
restaurants are all included in the list of eligible businesses under the sector
thresholds for the scheme. Guidance for local authorities can be found here.

Additional Restrictions Grant
 The new guidance for the additional £102m ARG funding is also very similar to the
previous guidance. This third top-up is being allocated to councils on a per business
basis, as per previous tranches. Some of the key features are:
• Unlike previous tranches, councils are not allowed to use this new funding for
    business support activities so all funding must be given to businesses as grants
    payments.
• All ARG funding, including this tranche, need to be dispersed by 31 March 2022
• Businesses must self-certify that they meet all eligibility criteria and Local
    Authorities must verify the evidence provided as part of prepayment checks
• Councils are specifically encouraged to provide funding for hospitality,
    accommodation, leisure, personal care, the travel and tourism sector, including
    group travel, travel agents and tour operators, coach operators, wedding
    industries, nightclubs, theatres, events industries, wholesalers, English language
    schools, breweries, freelance and mobile businesses (including caterers, events,
    hair, beauty and wedding related businesses), gyms, and other businesses that
    may have not received other grant funding.
• There is no restriction on the number of grants a business may receive, subject
    to subsidy limits.
Guidance for local authorities can be found here.

Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
The government is reintroducing the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS).
This will be a temporary scheme to support employers facing heightened levels of
sickness absence due to COVID-19. The SSPRS will refund small and medium-
sized employers’ COVID-related SSP costs for up to two weeks per employee.
Employers will be able to make a claim through HMRC from mid-January onwards,
using this website. The government will keep the duration of the scheme under
review. See this public fact sheet for more details.

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
useful when looking for funding streams for your work. You can download the Excel
spreadsheet here, along with a number of our other resources. 2022 Update coming
soon.

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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.

Skills Plus: Assessing your museum's digital capacity
Thursday 03 February, 10 February AND 17 February 2022, 10:00–12:00
For museums to be able to take full advantage of everything digital can offer, they
must first understand how and where digital sits within their organisation. The Digital
Culture Compass is a powerful tool which can help a museum to evaluate how digital
relates to their organisation. But the toolkit can be daunting to use, particularly for
smaller museums. In this 3 part workshop museum senior leadership, alongside
practitioners, will be guided through using parts of the Digital Culture Compass, to
complete an assessment of some of their museum’s digital activities. They will leave
with the confidence, tools and resources needed to complete the full toolkit within
their own organisation, involving their staff, volunteers and trustees in the process.
This online course will encourage active learning and plenty of discussion for a small
group of up to 16 delegates from 8 museums. For more information, and to book
your place, please visit our website.

Skills Plus: Roots and Branches Carbon Literacy Training
Save the Dates: 08 March, 15 March
This Carbon Literacy course developed by the Carbon Literacy Project in partnership
with Museum Development England and Manchester Museum, uses the new
Museums’ Carbon Literacy Toolkit and is comprised of 4 modules. You will need to
successfully complete all 4 modules and complete an online form that evidences
your learning and your commitment to take meaningful carbon reduction actions.
This is a requirement to meet the Carbon Literacy standard for certification.
Module 1: Duration 1hr 30mins, to be completed independently between 28
February and 07 March 2022. Please watch a pre-recorded introductory video and a
documentary, which will give an overview of the Carbon Literacy course and the
science and facts about climate change.
Module 2: Duration 2hrs 30mins, live via zoom 10am-12.30pm on Tuesday 08
March 2022 (includes short break). This module will focus on the impacts of climate
change, equity and vulnerability as well as the roles of museums in tackling the
climate crisis and green recovery.
Module 3: Duration 1 hr 45 mins and Module 4: Duration 1 hr 45 mins, both live via
Zoom on Tuesday 15 March. Part one, from 10am to 11.45am, focuses on carbon
budgets, the UK and International policy positions, and carbon footprints. Part two,
from 1pm to 2.45pm is all about action planning and how we talk about climate
change with others. Both sessions include a short break.
For further details, and a link to the booking form, please see the MD London
website.

Strong and Safe: Managing Museum/Object and Archive Collections together
Thursday 24 March 2022, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Online (Zoom)
This course is aimed at those who are managing museum and archive collections
together and may lack the professional skills to care for and make the best of both
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to understand more about the challenges of managing mixed collections and will
highlight where managing archives and museums are similar and where there are
differences. Delegates will leave with an understanding of to how both Accreditation
schemes run alongside each other and can dovetail and will have confidence to
manage a mixed collection using the best of each sector. The training will draw
upon the TNA Mixed Collections guidance and AIM guidance. Download a full
course outline from the MD London website. Use our online booking form to secure
your place.

Upcoming Artswork Professional Development Courses Winter 2021
Artswork is pleased to announce the launch of a new self-guided online learning
website to support organisations and individuals with their professional development
needs. The Autumn training series is available on demand. The upcoming Winter
training schedule includes:
• January 24th & 31st: Creative Consultation with Young People

Kids in Museums: Encouraging intergenerational interactions with families
and young people
2 February 2022, 10:00 – 12:30
Online (Zoom)
Booking is now open for our online training courses for the first quarter of 2022. This
training webinar will be led by Susan Langford, Director/Founder of Magic Me, which
has pioneered intergenerational arts activities in the UK since 1989. Susan will draw
on Magic Me’s experiences of intergenerational projects with families and community
groups in east London, run in partnership with cultural collections including Hackney
Museum, Historic Royal Palaces: Tower of London, V&A Museum of Childhood and
The Women’s Library. We will also hear from National Museums Liverpool about
their ‘When I was little’ intergenerational resource. The session will help delegates
to:
• think about different models of intergenerational interactions with a variety of
     family and community groups
• find out about some of the practicalities and principles that can support positive
     intergenerational interactions
• explore how to design activities and questions which are inclusive for everyone
     in a mixed age group.
For more details and to book, visit the website.

RLUK Digital Shift Forum #RLUKDSF: February events
 RLUK’s Digital Shift Forum is hosting two seminars during February. The first will
feature Chris Speed (University of Edinburgh) and will include a lively and playful
exploration of the relationship between data and design. Our second seminar will
feature Catherine Devine (Microsoft) and will explore the ways in which information
and cultural organisations are using developments such as artificial intelligence to
enhance discoverability. Further details of both talks are below and please do follow
the links to the RLUK DSF webpage to register:
• Design From/With/By Data
    2 February 2022, 14.00-15.00 (GMT)
• Improving discoverability of knowledge leveraging modern technology
    16 February 2022, 14.00-15.00 (GMT)

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A New Direction: Principles into Practice events
9 February 2022, 10:00–12:00.
Online
Join A New Direction for invigorating sessions where you will learn from colleagues
across the sector as they share examples of excellent children and young people
(CYP) practice. Building on the Investment Principles laid out in Arts Council
England’s Let’s Create 10 year strategy, this series will offer a chance for cultural
educators to come together to share recent examples of best practice and current
insights. The sessions will be a space to reflect on collective learnings: what are the
current challenges, and where can we do better? We will also celebrate your
successes and share widely your ambitious visions for the future. The sessions will
cover:
• Environmental responsibility – 9 February
See the website to book your free place.

TEG Professional Development Programme: Partnership Agreement Workshop
Thursdays 10, 17 & 24 February 2022, 14:00 – 16:00
This 6-hour live, online workshop spread over 3 sessions focuses on how to devise
an agreement for projects that involve the collaboration of two or more partners, to
develop and deliver a collaborative exhibition, event or programme. The workshop
will increase the confidence of participants to work in partnership and negotiate key
areas of the agreement. It is also an opportunity to network with other professionals
interested in touring exhibitions and partnership work. Each online workshop is
interactive and delivered by a TEG trainer. The number of participants is limited to
ensure each person receives the support that they need. TEG members receive a
£20 discount on each workshop. Each 6-hour workshop is £59 for TEG members
and £79 for non-members (inc. Eventbrite booking fee). Book your place here.

Heritage Open Days: New Wave Training Programme
Thinking about programming in collaboration with young adults but don’t know where
to start? Heritage Open Days is accepting applications for New Wave, a training and
development programme offering tailored support and £1,000 funding to run an
event in September 2022 working with 18-25s. Applications are being accepted up
until Midnight on Sunday the 13th of February 2022. Download the application pack
and find further information on how to apply here.
Deadline: 13 February 2022

Volunteer Management Training
Museum of London
The Museum of London will soon be offering three courses of training as part of their
Volunteer Management Programme. There are limited additional places available for
non-national London-based museums. All courses will be taking place on Zoom.
• Volunteers and the Law (2-part course)
    17th & 24th February
• Recruitment and Selection
    8th March
• Support and Supervision
    10th March
For further information, please email Lucy Rivers.

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NCVO Road Ahead report
The Road Ahead report is an annual analysis of the changing operating environment
for NCVO members and those working or volunteering in the voluntary sector. It
identifies and explains forces and trends shaping the sector and are likely to have an
impact on voluntary organisations in the future. As in previous years, this report was
developed using a PESTEL analysis to highlight the key drivers shaping the sector in
six areas: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal. We
used a wide range of information sources: from official statistics and research to the
latest economic forecasts and futures analysis. As well as calling on the expertise of
our colleagues at NCVO, external stakeholders and members. Download the report
and read more on the NCVO website.

Julie’s Bicycle COP26 Summary
It’s time to reflect on what was achieved at COP26, and what remains to be done in
order to achieve the urgent change that needed to transform economies and
societies for a cleaner, greener future, and to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. There are
a variety of perspectives on the good, the bad and the ugly of COP26, so Julie’s
Bicycle has rounded up a few of go-to wash-up resources to help navigate through
the hits and misses of the critical Glasgow summit on Climate Change. They have
also updated their green gibberish explainer series for anyone struggling with the
jargon surrounding COP26. Download the full COP26 summary here.

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
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. 2022 Update
coming soon.

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.

4. Job Vacancies (to top)
Assistant Curator – Interpretation
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is looking for a creative museum professional to
assist the Curator with all aspects of developing and delivering exhibitions, displays
and interpretation. We are looking for a good communicator and researcher with
excellent time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced
and passionate individual to assist our team not only in staging displays and
exhibitions in the Museum but developing a broader range of interpretative content
for use across all our activities and sites.
Salary: £22,000 - £27,000.
Closing date: 30 January 2022, midnight.
To apply: For full job description and to apply, please visit the jobs website.

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Heritage Team Support
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
We're looking for someone to join us as Heritage Team Support. In this role, you will
help deliver the Heritage team vision by improving the effectiveness and focus of the
Heritage team in terms of project management and consistency and coordination of
administration.
Salary: £22,000 - £25,000
Closing date: 30 January 2022, midnight.
To apply: For full job description and to apply, please visit the jobs website.

Learning Manager & Actor Explainer
Florence Nightingale Museum
The ‘Learning Manager & Florence Nightingale Actor-Interpreter’ will lead the
development and implementation of the sites learning programme, as our museum
emerges from the pandemic. In addition to supporting the development of a new
Learning and Engagement Strategy, this role will be required to be hands-on,
delivering performances as Florence Nightingale to KS1 school groups, family
audiences and community groups. The museum has a strong track-record of such
performances, which are both artistically and commercially important to our business
plan, and it is therefore essential that the post-holder has the personal attributes to
convincingly portray Nightingale (at some point of her life), as well as accurately
learning scripts and relevant information. This is a full time, permanent contract.
Salary: IRO £28,500 per annum
Deadline: 9 February 2022, 17:00.
To apply: Send a CV and covering letter to the Director, David Green. See the
website for further details and to download a job description.

Museum & Tours Experience Manager
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
We're looking for a Museum & Tours Experience Manager to join our Heritage team
at Wimbledon. In this role, you will deliver the Heritage team Vision of outstanding
guest experience year-round by managing all areas of the daily public visitor
operations at AELTC
Salary: TBC
Closing date: 11th February
To apply: For full job description and to apply, please visit the jobs website.

Curator
Islington Museum
Islington Heritage Service is looking for a committed, confident and experienced
curator to manage and develop the collections within Islington Museum, and create
an inclusive exhibition programme for visitors of all ages, working on events,
outreach initiatives and community consultation. You will work closely with
colleagues within the service, the wider Islington Council and external partners.
Reporting to the Museum & Local History Manager, the post will provide ideal
opportunities for a curator seeking new challenges in a community-focused role,
using heritage to target local needs including isolation, community cohesion and
development.
The museum is about to go through a period of redevelopment and the successful
candidate will lead on the curatorial input into the project, developing concepts
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space will be easier for audiences to access, use and enjoy. Visitors will leave with a
stronger sense of place and a better understanding of Islington’s story.
Salary: £32,301 - £33,474 (permanent, 35 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 13 February 23:59
To apply: For the full job description and to apply, please visit our website

Director
Freud Museum London
The Freud Museum London is seeking a new Director to replace Carol Seigel, who is
retiring in summer 2022. The Freud Museum is a unique small London museum,
where Sigmund Freud lived and worked after his flight from Vienna in 1938. Its world
class collections are supported by an active programme of education, events and
exhibitions. The Director, together with the Board, will lead the development and
implementation of the Museum’s strategy, and oversees its operation to deliver the
key objectives of its vision and mission. Hours of work: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Strong part-time applicants will be considered.
Salary: £45,000- £60,000 pa, depending on experience
Closing date: 20 February 2022 at 5pm
To apply: For the full job description and how to apply, please see the website

5. Exhibitions and Events (to top)
BBC: The Art that Made Us Festival
First announced in October, the ‘Art that Made Us’ Festival will now take place from
1st to 30th April 2022, and will coincide with an 8 part series of the same name, to be
aired on BBC Two. Museums, galleries, libraries and archives of all sizes are invited
to register as Festival Partners. The stakeholders supporting the festival include the
NMDC, Art UK, Art Fund, AIM, The Black Curriculum, Culture24, Libraries
Connected, MA and the Scottish Libraries Information Council. It is hoped that the
new date range will help museums to coincide their Easter programme events with
the festival. Find out more about becoming a partner here.

Picture the City: Bank of England Museum’s new digital exhibition
Bank of England Museum joins forces with Google Arts & Culture to present eight
landscape paintings of London. Explore the scenes of historical London and find out
how the economic landscape has changed over time. How are our lives different
from theirs, and how have they stayed the same? Explore the exhibition online, or on
the streets through temporary signage installed in situ throughout London!

Museum Futures Summit
8 March 2022 (please note date change).
Clore Centre for Education
The British Museum is hosting a one-day summit to celebrate, reflect on, and learn
from 10 years of National Lottery Heritage Fund Skills for the Future programming.
The Museum Futures Summit aims to convene a national conversation exploring the
impact and key learning outcomes of a decade’s worth of investment in creating paid
entry-level training opportunities designed to increase the diversity of the cultural
heritage sector. What worked, and how? What didn’t? Which elements do we want to
take into future programmes? How best can we advocate for the value of this work
continuing for decades to come? The event will welcome past and current trainees,
as well as staff working to develop and deliver training programmes, to share ideas,
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across the UK arts and cultural heritage sector through critical and reflective
presentations, case studies, workshops and practical examples. We warmly invite
you to take part. Further information and ticket booking details will be posted to the
Museum Futures blog and on the website.
Submissions deadline: 31 January 2022 to UKpartnerships@britishmuseum.org.

Museums + Heritage Awards: Application deadline approaching
The Museums + Heritage Awards 2022 offer something for everyone, with 17
categories to choose from. The portal is open for entries… for big ideas and clever
initiatives, for huge ambitions and unique concepts, for environmental improvements
and amazing volunteers. This year, Museums + Heritage Awards have got 17
categories, including 3 free ones, 2 new ones and 2 international ones, covering the
year that was 2021. So unbox your ideas and unpack your thoughts! AIM has
partnered with the Volunteering category of the awards. Read further about how AIM
has shaped the M+H Awards here. TEG are the M+H partners for the Temporary or
Touring Exhibition of the Year category. Entries open on November 1st and close on
February 1st. Start your application process here.
Deadline: 1 February 2022, midnight.

Heritage Collections Management 2022: Virtual Event
4 February 2022
Online
Heritage Collections Management 2022 is dedicated to exploring the Galleries,
Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) technology landscape and the evolving
strategy around collections management. The event is designed to provide strategic
and tactical advice that empowers GLAM professionals to enrich their collections
information, celebrate the benefits of collections digitization and share collections
with a global audience. Hear from an array of speakers from the end-user to vendors
and consultants on their experiences with collections management systems, some of
the challenges and successes that they have faced and their predictions and
strategies for the future. Visit the website for further details.

Art Fund Museum of the Year Awards
Art Fund Museum of the Year is the world’s largest museum prize. It celebrates
exceptional museums, galleries and heritage sites, recognises imaginative work and
inspires more people to engage. The winner receives a prize of £100,000, and
shortlisted organisations £15,000 each. Today we are announcing that applications
will open on Wednesday 5 January, and close on 8 February. In 2022, we are
seeking applications from organisations whose achievements tell the story of the
creativity, ingenuity and resilience of the sector – with practice that can be sustained
for audiences of today and tomorrow at the forefront of our minds. Information on
how to apply, and a downloadable copy of the application pack, can be found on the
website. Alternatively, contact prize project manager Amy Dickson with any
questions.
Deadline: 8 February 2022, 12:00.

Half Term family activities inspired by new exhibition, Legacies: London
Transport’s Caribbean Workforce
12-20 February 2022
London Transport Museum
Families visiting London Transport Museum over February half-term can explore a
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shaped London’s transport history and culture, and join family activities inspired by
its themes. Legacies: London Transport’s Caribbean Workforce will open on 11
February and features the stories of first, second and third generation Caribbean
people, from those who worked for London Transport in the 1950s and 1960s to
today’s TfL employees. Visitors can learn about their experiences through new films,
archive photography, historic advertising posters, and never-before-displayed
objects. Kids go free. Find out more here.

2022 Sandford Awards for Heritage Education
Applications are open for the 2022 Sandford Awards for Heritage Education. The
awards are non-competitive and offer quality assurance for your education
programmes. Applications are welcome from a broad range of heritage sites and
services that run formal, curriculum-linked onsite education programmes.
Recognition is also given to informal learning such as family programmes and
outreach. To find out more please visit the website.
Deadline: 18 February 2022, 17:00.

From Africa to the Americas: The Landmark Sites of Slavery, Resistance and
Civil Rights
Thursday 24 February 2022, 7pm to 8pm GMT
Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ and live stream (hybrid
event).
World Monuments Fund and Intelligence Squared and have partnered for this
special free event exploring the landmark sites of slavery, resistance and civil rights.
The discussion will be chaired by writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied and
panellists include author, playwright and broadcaster Bonnie Greer; artist, curator
and researcher Alberta Whittle; author, archaeologist and Executive Director of WMF
Britain John Darlington. The event will explore the significance of key sites in the
history of the Black Atlantic – from slave forts in West Africa and trading ports on
Europe’s shores, to the home of the first sit-in in North Carolina, and much more.
The panel will also discuss the ongoing debate on the role of public monuments in
shaping historical narratives, and the pivotal role heritage can play in unlocking
underrepresented histories. Register today to join us for what promises to be a
dynamic conversation on the enduring struggle for racial equality.

Museums and Galleries responding to the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Conference (NMDC and the Whitworth)
7–8 March 2022
The Whitworth, University of Manchester
Following COP26 and the release of NMDC’s report ‘Green Museums: Tackling the
Climate Crisis’, NMDC is convening a conference hosted at the Whitworth, University
of Manchester, to explore the role of museums and galleries in combatting the
climate and ecological crisis. Museums and galleries have a unique perspective as
institutions that take a long-term view with their mission to preserve collections and
stories for the future. But how can they do so with the existential threat of the climate
crisis? How can museums combat climate change and biodiversity loss? The
conference will provide a forum to consider two key questions:
• What can museums do to reduce their environmental impact?
• How can museums inspire positive action?
See the website for a full schedule and to buy tickets.

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