Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Moving on Up 2027 is the essential conference to give you a motivation boost, help you identify areas for progress, develop your networks and discover how you can demonstrate your impact in the sector. 

This event is for you if you work in any area of the museum sector, or are employed in a different sector looking to bring your skills and experience to a museum or heritage setting.  

Come to this lively and inspiring event to: 

  • build confidence 
  • gain the ideas you need to think innovatively 
  • get key skills and tips for career development 
  • meet new contacts to share ideas with 
  • develop your creative thinking 
  • learn about launching a freelance or consultancy career 
  • explore how you can progress your career and be a changemaker 

Views from last year’s event: 

“It helped me to identify my strengths / transferable skills to highlight on my CV and also to consider where there might be gaps to work on.” 

“Excellent advice and guidance.” 

“Useful pieces of advice which I can take away and apply to both my personal and professional development. It has been thought provoking in terms of how I see making progress in my career.” 

A full programme will be available in due course. Please note that this event will be recorded and available exclusively to delegates after the event, so if you can’t attend on the day, you can catch up in your own time.  

Event fees

Concessionary Member – £37
Freelance and Consultant Member – £42
Member (Essential, Full, Institutional and Commercial members) – £47
Non-member – £69

Not a member? Join today and pay a discounted price for this event as well as receiving lots of other great benefits.

Important booking information

Please sign in and check the email address on your profile before booking. Your confirmation and joining instruction emails will go to the email address you use to log in to the website. 

If you create a new record with a different email address your membership will not be recognised and you will be charged the incorrect fee. You can check and change your email address before booking.

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.