A full programme of the day can be found HERE.

Location

New Walk Museum
New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7EA

Combined with the Federation AGM, the spring meeting will cover broader themes relevant across the sector. The meeting will provide opportunity to consider broader issues surrounding measuring cultural value, as well as practical advice and tools for tackling these issues in the workplace. 

The meeting will include an update from ACE; Dr. David O’Brien, Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at City University London and author of the 2010 DCMS report into measuring the value of culture; speakers from the Joseph Wright Foundation and the Stony Stratford ‘Wot no Books?’ campaign; and Museum Development Officers Gemma Dhami and Glynis Powell to discuss their work to develop materials to accompany the AIM economic toolkit. Delegates will have the chance to network.

To book your place, please contact Catriona Smellie at c.smellie@worc.ac.uk.
You can also find these details and download a booking form on our website: http://www.midfed.org.uk
Online booking will be available shortly via Event Elephant

Further details can be found HERE.

Location

AV Room
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square
Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham
B3 3DH

Treasurer.  Please click HERE for further details.

Secretary.  Please click HERE for further details.

Meetings Secretary.  Please click HERE for further details.

15th March  10.30 AM – 12.30 PM   Suitable for Heritage Students, volunteers and   museum professionals interested  in learning how governance works within a modern board

21st March  6.30 PM – 8.30 PM   Suitable for trustees and potential trustees, Chief Executives and senior managers interested in developing  Board structures and roles

More information can be found HERE.

Location

The Galleries of Justice Museum
Shire Hall
High Pavement
Nottingham
NG1 1HN

15th March  10.30 AM – 12.30 PM   Suitable for Heritage Students, volunteers and   museum professionals interested  in learning how governance works within a modern board

21st March  6.30 PM – 8.30 PM   Suitable for trustees and potential trustees, Chief Executives and senior managers interested in developing  Board structures and roles

More information can be found HERE.

Location

The Galleries of Justice
Shire Hall
High Pavement
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1HN

Location

Nottingham Playhouse
Wellington Circus
Nottingham
NG1 5AF

Location

Council Chamber
County Hall
Leicester Road
Glenfield
Leicester
LE4 4DG

Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery

The last meeting of the EMMS Practitioners' Panel was held on Thursday, 26th January 2012 in the Nemi Room at Nottingham Castle Museum.

The notes from the day can be accessed HERE.

Ann Inscker talked about the Collections Peer Reviews that took place at Nottingham Museums, and there outcomes.  The notes will be of interest to anyone interested in collections rationalisation, reviewing your collections strategy, Designation or valuing objects for the European audit.  Please see below for the Powerpoint presentations from the day.

Natural History collection review.  Powerpoint.

Nottingham Industrial Museum collection review.  Powerpoint.

Costume and Textile collection review.  Powerpoint.

Location

Brewhouse Yard Museum
Castle Boulevard
Nottingham
NG7 1FB

Supported by the Clore Duffield Foundation, the £10,000 award recognises quality, impact and innovation in using museums and galleries for learning activities and initiatives.

In the East Midlands, Leicestershire County Council Heritage and Arts Service have been longlisted for their Held in the Hand and Touch Tables projects.

Other longlisted venues are: Camden Arts Centre for Get The Message; Florence Nightingale Museum for Our Generation's Re‐interpretation; Jersey Heritage for My History Scrapbooks and Discovery Days; Penlee House Gallery and Museum for Treasures from the Earth; the Geffrye Museum of the Home for Stories of the World: London; the Quilt Museum and Gallery for Unfolding the Quilts; the Whitworth Art Gallery for the Manchester Early Years Partnership; the Victoria and Albert Museum for its Schools Team Collaboration with Seymourpowell; and Yorkshire Museum for Celebrating Severus.

Following the presentation by Simon Winiarski (Russell Scanlan Insurance Brokers) and Andrew Cheney (Hiscox Insurance) to EMMS members at the Company meeting on 30 April 2010, we announced the launch of  the Hiscox Insurance Proposal for EMMS members.  This exciting initiative offers a real benefit to EMMS members, most notably:

• Some bespoke upgrades in cover on Hiscox’s standard Venues product;
• A guaranteed rating reduction of 5% on your current insurance spend (and possibly greater, depending on the positive risk factors and claims experience);
• The opportunity to have an on site risk management cover audit undertaken, free of charge and without obligation, through Russell Scanlan Insurance Brokers.

Click here to see the Policy Summary and information leaflet, which provides full details of the cover available under the scheme.

Hiscox have a considerable track record in working with historic buildings, museums and heritage organisations and understand the needs of the sector. The scheme will be offered through Russell Scanlan Insurance Brokers, who have offices in Nottingham and Leicester. They have committed to undertake a free cover audit for all EMMS members, irrespective of whether they are asked to subsequently provide a quotation or not.  Russell Scanlan will provide advice, both on specific insurance issues and also risk management matters. They also have access to a range of professionals who can provide surveys from both a traditional insurance point of view and building valuations, should this be appropriate.

All quotations provided are free and without obligation.  If you would like to find out more, please contact either Simon Winiarski (simon.winiarski@rsib.co.uk, 0115 983 8834) or Bryan Banbury (bryan.banbury@rsib.co.uk, 0115 983 8825) at Russell Scanlan.