Museums Association news 2011
December 2011
21.12.2011
Davies to chair green debate at Garden Museum
14.12.2011
Effective Collections project leads to unexpected discoveries
Art Loss Register offers to register fakes after talks with MA fellow
ACE launches revised Accreditation scheme
13.12.2011
MA and UKTI help museum sector build ties in Turkey
07.12.2011
MoL bids to run museum development in London
Monument Fellow helps transform Outer Hebridean museum service
05.12.2011
Taylor warns of continuing decrease in public funds for museums
November 2011
30.11.2011
EFCF awards £372,764 to six projects
25.11.2011
Advocacy on the agenda at members' meeting
23.11.2011
ACE confirms interim support for museum development funding
Voice of museums must be heard in the EU Commission, says Taylor
22.11.2011
Does the MA's Code of Ethics support conservation today?
16.11.2011
Report warns long-term effect of cuts likely to be deep-seated
14.11.2011
London members' meeting to introduce Share scheme
09.11.2011
Scottish strategy needs to address funding
Line-up unveiled for London 2012 Festival
08.11.2011
MA Benevolent Fund receives legacy boost
07.11.2011
Figures show success of Egypt loan facilitated by MA
04.11.2011
Private giving must reach the regions, says Taylor
October 2011
28.10.2011
Scottish Effective Collections scheme surpasses ambitions
25.10.2011
Effective Collections made people "think differently about collections"
24.10.2011
AHRC Fellow to look into disposal by sale
19.10.2011
Tell the MA your views on Scotland's draft strategy
18.10.2011
Evaluation film gives thumbs up to Effective Collections project
12.10.2011
Have you signed up to the Funding Central website?
Audio highlights from Brighton 2011
3,200 graduates apply for 20 internships in Scotland
11.10.2011
Don't miss the London MA members' meeting
04.10.2011
Hudson's Heritage Group wins Best Stand at MA exhibition
ACE apologises as MDOs "mucked around"
Concern over effect of cuts on sustainability
Why are museums so scared of LGBT stories?
Is your museum commission-ready?
Cuts will make museums more resilient
03.10.2011
Trevelyan tells minister "get out more"
Beyond White Cubes and Black Boxes
Federations have a vital role, delegates told
Smit tells museums to "take risks"
Is syndication the way to save education?
Networks "improve morale and finances"
Cuts: bold solutions needed for financial realities
Are science collections an endangered species?
Make your staff happier
Royal welcome for conference delegates
Vaizey: sector is "thriving and viable"
Trevelyan to tell minister: get out more
September 2011
28.09.2011
Museums Association consults Scottish members on strategy
27.09.2011
Do you have a question for Arts Council England?
Janita Bagshawe in Q&A ahead of MA conference sessions
26.09.2011
Free study day on English and East Asian ceramics
23.09.2011
Conference, 100 years on
22.09.2011
Mixed reaction as Scotland's culture budget announced
21.09.2011
MA welcomes AIM statement on heritage asset guidelines
MA responds to consultation on lifetime giving incentives
20.09.2011
Vote in the Museums Association's AGM
19.09.2011
Have your say on Scotland's national strategy
Guidance issued for museums on display of endangered species
14.09.2011
Don't miss Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund deadline
MA seeks the sector's views on Smarter Loans
13.09.2011
ACE launches £20m major grants programme
07.09.2011
European museums sell works as cuts bite
Learning is not an added extra, says Trevelyan
MA Board appoints vice president
06.09.2011
Petrie begins £25,000 Egypt partnership
How can you export your organisation internationally?
August 2011
31.08.2011
MA publishes its Annual Report for 2010-11
How to get ahead in museums
30.08.2011
ACE to hold nationwide transition briefings
25.08.2011
Digital assets seminar confirmed
24.08.2011
UCL publishes collections review toolkit
18.08.2011
What roles and skills are sought by museums?
17.08.2011
Communications expert named as MA Board member
10.08.2011
Free MP seminars
9,000 festival-goers visit Effective Collections project
Don't miss free seminars at the MA's annual exhibition
09.08.2011
MA members urge ACE to prioritise community engagement
03.08.2011
What can England learn from the devolved nations?
Cost of museum-related degrees to triple
02.08.2011
Don't miss MA members' meetings in your region
July 2011
27.07.2011
Government guidelines say interns should be paid
How can museums better represent LGBT audiences?
26.07.2011
Effective Collections project takes to the stage
Museums Association appoints representatives in the nations and regions
22.07.2011
First MA members' meeting held in Wales
20.07.2011
Are science collections headed for extinction?
Government cuts red tape around school trips
UK museums hit by ‘devastating cuts’
14.07.2011
What should ACE’s goals for museums be?
13.07.2011
NCCL pioneers new model of museum learning
12.07.2011
Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund awards £413,000
11.07.2011
MA appoints Board member with financial portfolio
06.07.2011
Group established to steer Scotland's national strategy
June 2011
27.06.2011
Call for retail case studies
Sector urged to respond to legacy consultation
MA asks members to lobby MPs over copyright changes
24.06.2011
Taylor emphasises museums' resilience
22.06.2011
Independents lead the way in entrepreneurship
21.06.2011
Win the wild card session slot at Conference
21.06.2011
Cultural leadership scheme open for applications
21.06.2011
Find an object facilitates BM partnership with Dorset County Museum
20.06.2011
MA seeks collections sale researcher
15.06.2011
Arts and culture trade unions protest cuts
14.06.2011
New archive pages on the MA website
13.06.2011
Accreditation Committee seeks five new members
40% of local authority museums cut staff
08.06.2011
European Museum of the Year award reopens
07.06.2011
MA board calls for funding framework for regional museums
01.06.2011
MA launches confidential cuts survey
May 2011
25.05.2011
MA calls on ACE to scrap core museums
24.05.2011
Cost of museum studies to rise in devolved nations
23.05.2011
Caroline Lucas to address MA Conference
18.05.2011
Steep price hikes likely for museum degrees
Davies: MDOs need clearer strategic purpose
09.05.2011
Merriman: financially-motivated disposal has role in collections development
05.05.2011
Smarter Loans group finalises key loan principles
04.05.2011
Monument Fellowship knowledge transfer events
April 2011
27.04.2011
MA rolls out members' meetings
Cross to speak at Collections Trust conference
20.04.2011
The latest additions to the MA website
MA responds to HLF consultation
Deadline approaching for the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund
13.04.2011
Museum participation should be a measure of wellbeing, says MA
MA calls on members to respond to HLF consultation
New Gift Aid resources now available online
12.04.2011
Small grants available for Welsh museums
05.04.2011
CyMAL allocates £460,000 funding for museum development
Bolton withdraws painting from sale following MA ruling
March 2011
31.03.2011
Final round of Effective Collections beneficiaries unveiled
30.03.2011
MA talks with VAGA over help for visual arts
28.03.2011
MA Ethics Committee rules on Bolton disposal
23.03.2011
MA consults with Ed Vaizey and ACE
Cross: Benchmarks 2.0 will be a big improvement
21.03.2011
Could you represent your nation or region for the Museums Association?
16.03.2011
Museum staff concerned that cuts will undermine sharing of expertise
15.03.2011
MA website launches new Campaigns section
14.03.2011
MA Ethics Committee advises on three proposals for financially-motivated disposal
09.03.2011
NEMO secures funding until 2013
What would you like to ask Ed Vaizey?
08.03.2011
MA defends stance on sale
MA conducts research into sharing of collections expertise
01.03.2011
New MA board elected
February 2011
25.02.2011
Scotland moves a step closer towards national museums strategy
23.02.2011
MA calls for Renaissance rethink
22.02.2011
Book early for discounted places at Conference 2011
16.02.2011
Smarter Loans group wants "national collections pot"
Two-for-one offer on MA conferences
MA condemns 50% cut to national fund for acquisitions
14.02.2011
What would you like to ask ACE?
10.02.2011
MA submits evidence to NI museums review
09.02.2011
MA members to elect new board
04.02.2011
MA condemns raid on Renaissance funding
02.02.2011
Davies: funding for culture should be seen as an investment
January 2011
31.01.2011
Find a museum launches online
26.01.2011
NMNI fights back against £4.8m funding cut
Cross calls for new debate on stored collections
Davey: MLA funding envelope will prove 'challenging'
20.01.2011
Get collections out, Cross tells museums
MA meets the Federations
19.01.2011
Countdown to the launch of Yearbook online
Cross: stored collections could fill the gap left by blockbusters
I Value the Arts: have you signed up yet?
Pick your topic for Conference 2011
17.01.2011
HLF will not fund museums selling collections for capital programmes
11.01.2011
BM advertising for regional touring partner
05.01.2011
The MA's plans for the year ahead
