Members Together: England - Museums Association

Members Together: England

29 November 2023, 1400-1800
Manchester Museum & online

Join our free event – exclusively for our members

Members Together: England offers a brilliant opportunity to familiarise yourself with what is happening at the MA, from our work on climate justice, decolonisation, wellbeing and anti-racism to the funding opportunities we offer. Find out how to put our guidance into practice in your museum and to hear how to make the most of your membership benefits. It also offers the chance to hear updates from, and network with, your colleagues in England.

Getting our members together for interactive, lively discussions, key information and feedback, is core to our membership offer and one of the many ways we highlight and celebrate our diverse membership. It ensures your voice is heard, and that the MA reflects your work in our policy campaigns.

Join us at Manchester Museum or online for this hybrid event that is open to all individual members, commercial members and anyone who works for an organisation that is an institutional member. 

For those attending in person there is also the chance to network and be taken on an exclusive tour of the venue.

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Programme

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1400-1410
Introduction by chair
Speakers:
Simon Stephens
Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association
@SimonAStephens
1410-1425
Off the Shelf: a toolkit for ethical transfer, reuse and disposal

Sarah Briggs, Collections Lead, Museums Association, introduces the new guidance and takes your questions

Speakers:
Sarah Briggs
Collections Development Lead, Museums Association
1425-1440
Museums for Climate Justice

India Divers, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Museums Association, shares the MA’s campaign. This session includes the opportunity for online and in-person delegates to discuss the issues raised in small groups.

Speakers:
India Divers
Policy and Campaigns Officer, Museums Association
1440-1455
Museums and anti-racism

Joshua Robertson, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Museums Association, shares the MA’s campaign. This session includes the opportunity for online and in-person delegates to discuss the issues raised in small groups.

Speakers:
Joshua Robertson
Policy and Campaigns Officer, Museums Association
1455-1510
Review of the Code of Ethics

Sharon Heal, Director, Museums Association, introduces the review of the Code of Ethics. This session includes the opportunity for online and in-person delegates to discuss the issues raised in small groups.

Speakers:
Sharon Heal
Director, Museums Association
@Sharonheal
1510-1525
Wellbeing

Tamsin Russell, Workforce Lead, discusses the MA’s work on wellbeing including our 2022 research into workforce wellbeing and the recommendations that came from this and how to create your own wellbeing plan.

This session includes the opportunity for online and in-person delegates to discuss the issues raised in small groups.

Speakers:
Tamsin Russell
Workforce Development Officer, Museums Association
@TamsinRussell
1550-1610
In conversation

Gillian Findlay, President, Museums Association, is joined by a panel of speakers to discuss some of the themes raised during the MA’s Conference 2023. Speakers will be confirmed in due course.

Speakers:
Gillian Findlay
President, Museums Association and Curatorial and Engagement Manager, Edinburgh Museums
@gillianf1973
1610-1640
Panel discussion

Staff from Manchester Museum will share some of their practices and reflect on their future work and focus post redevelopment. Speakers and themes will be confirmed in due course.

1640-1700
Case study: Waterside Arts

Waterside Arts in Sale, Manchester, received £56,600 from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund in 2020 for “Engaging With Animation” – a project sharing Cosgrove Hall Films Archive with communities to increase wellbeing, learn about heritage and develop animation skills through the collection.

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Event details

Date 29 November 2023
Time 1400-1800
Location Manchester Museum & online

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