Dear MCG
May I highlight a sandpit event for museums and universities in the East Midlands region. Participants will be able to submit project planning proposals and receive funding (of between £1000 to £5000) to help museums and universities explore and plan collaborative projects. The deadline for applications is now 7pm Wednesday 16th December. More information is below and attached.
If you have an East Midlands university partner in mind please ask them to apply also. Another sandpit event is being delivered in the North East region (posted separately to avoid confusion).
Apologies for cross posting. Please do share with all colleagues or networks you think would be interested or benefit from this event.
Kind Regards
Paddy McNulty
Paddy McNulty Associates
Museums Consultant
Details
Creating Connections – Museum university partnership sandpit
Date: Friday 13th January: 1230 – 1730 (Lunch included)
Venue: NEWN24, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University
Free: ACE funded
Audience: Museums that are Accredited, Provisionally Accredited, or working towards Accreditation in the East Midlands Museum Development region
Are you interested in a partnership project with a university or do you want to broaden your existing university partnerships? Do you need some funds to kick start a joint project? If so, this ACE funded initiative may interest you. The Museum and University Partnership Initiative is facilitating a sandpit event and inviting museums and academics in the East Midlands Museum Development region to join us for a series of cross sector discussions with the objective of generating ideas for future projects. The first part of the event will explore current collaborative practice and provide participants with the opportunity to build their knowledge and formulate future partnerships.
In the second part of the event, participants will form self-directed break out groups and explore ideas for future partnership projects around the following themes:
• Audiences
• Business
• Collections
• Engagement
• Internationalism
We welcome applications from all museums in the East Midlands region that are Accredited, Provisionally Accredited, or working towards Accreditation; we also would welcome representatives of local, county, or regional museum forums or networks.
At the conclusion of the sandpit potential partners can ‘pitch’ their project ideas to the panel. Up to £5000 of funding is available for a further stage of project planning; we welcome bids for the funding between £1000 and £5000. Please note that funding must be spent by 31st March 2016
This event is an ideal opportunity for increasing access to resources, cross sector networking, and sharing expertise. Funding can be used to facilitate the next stage of your planning – providing a unique opportunity to explore the dynamics of your partnership and potential ways forward.
The Museum and University Partnership Initiative (MUPI) is an Arts Council England funded partnership project involving the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, and Share Academy (UCL, the University of the Arts London, and the London Museums Group). MUPI is currently exploring the landscape of collaborative practice between museums and universities and the project seeks to identify key drivers for collaboration as well as test new opportunities for activities and cross-sector development.
If you are keen to participate in the sandpit then please fill in our online application form no later than 7pm on Wednesday 16th December 2015. Please complete the online application form at http://bit.ly/emsandpit . Successful applicants will be notified by the 18th December 2015. Please note that places are limited. We will seek to ensure that there is a balance between museum and university staff to enable cross sector working. and places will be allocated on the basis of the application criteria.
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