Join our free Members Together Online event to mark the launch of our new wellbeing and ableism research, which highlights the experiences of disabled individuals and makes recommendations to improve sector practice and experience.
Delegates will also have the chance to hear about topical wellbeing projects, including the wellbeing of staff and volunteers at military museums and burnout in the cultural sector, and take part in small discussion groups with peers.
Join us for free and hear more about our wellbeing campaign, which aims to:
- Work with museums to raise awareness and showcase good practice so that they can put in place programmes and support for their workforce and for the communities they serve
- Work to improve wellbeing within the workforce through advice, support and programmes
- Work with museums to actively support community wellbeing
Speakers
- Tamsin Russell, Workforce Lead, Museums Association
- Doug Henderson, Curator, The Gurkha Museum Trust
- Laura Crossley, Consultant and Coach
- Anna Woodham, Kings College London
1400-1405
Welcome from the chair Tamsin Russell
Tamsin Russell, Workforce Lead, Museums Association introduces the event and provides an update of the latest developments in this area of practice.
Speakers
Tamsin Russell
Workforce Development Lead, Museums Association
1405-1425
Workforce wellbeing in action
An opportunity to hear from three museum professionals and their work on workforce wellbeing.
Doug Henderson, Curator, The Gurkha Museum Trust discusses new research on wellbeing in military museums.
Laura Crossley, Consultant and Coach, shares her Clore and Arts and Humanities Research Council funded research project into burnout in the cultural sector.
Anna Woodham, King’s College London, shares her research into emotions and museums.
1425-1450
Panel discussion: workforce wellbeing in action
Our three speakers answer your questions.
1450-1505
Wellbeing and Ableism Recommendations Report
We know that wellbeing is affected by others’ treatment, based on who we are and our lived experiences – so what impact does ableism have on workforce wellbeing in the museum sector?
Tamsin Russell shares the findings from the Museums Association’s new research into wellbeing and ableism, which highlights the experience of disabled individuals and makes recommendations to improve sector practice.
This session shares insights and recommendations for action – and provides opportunities for discussion around how individuals can take the findings back to their organisation or embed in their own practice.
1505-1520
Exploring wellbeing and ableism discussion
Delegates have the opportunity to discuss the findings of the research and its recommendations in small breakout groups. We will provide prompts to help guide your conversation. At the end of the discussion, all delegates will return to the main Zoom where there will be the chance to share your thoughts verbally or via the chat function.
Delegates who do not wish to take part in group discussions are invited to consider the research independently and may feed back if they wish to.
1520-1530
What next?
Tamsin Russell shares the next steps for the workforce wellbeing campaign and provides some useful signposting for delegates who want to find out more.
These free events, exclusively for our members, bring you together for interactive, insightful meetings on the most pressing museum topics of the moment. Panel discussions, case studies and breakout conversations explore the theme or issue in depth.
Join us for a 90 minute deep dive where you are part of the conversation that helps shape how museums interact with their audiences, provide a voice to communities, and give a platform to national and local debates.
Attending Members Together, as part of your core package of membership benefits, is a learning opportunity that helps keep you up to date and informed and gives you the chance to meet new sector peers.
Members Together Online events are open to all individual members of the Museums Association, freelance and consultant members, staff at institutional members and commercial members.
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Competency Framework
Our events programme supports the Museums Association’s Competency Framework, which is designed to inform professional development, improve professional practice and support museums in making a positive difference to people’s lives. This event supports the following competencies: Developing Self and Others.
