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Gwasanaeth gwybodaeth amgueddfeydd - bwletin bach

Museums current awareness - mini bulletin
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Rhai cyfleoedd ariannu, adnoddau newydd a chyfleoedd eraill a fydd o ddiddordeb i amgueddfeydd yng Nghymru.

Some funding opportunities, new resources and other opportunities that will be of interest to museums in Wales.


Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund 2018 open for applications
We're very pleased to announce that the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund has opened for its second round of applications.  The programme is designed to directly fund and empower museums and galleries which are regional and/or run by local authorities, universities, or have independent Trust status, to borrow major works or collections from the UK's national museums and galleries.

Generously supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation, the programme will distribute a further £200,000 to museums and galleries across the UK for projects that enable loans of works of art and artefacts to go on display. Grants will range from £5,000 to £25,000 and can be used to cover a range of costs, including transport, insurance, conservation, installation, and activities relating to advocacy, marketing and audience development.

The deadline for submissions is 11 September 2018. If you have any queries or would like to discuss a potential project. please contact Penny Bull, [log in to unmask]
http://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/weston-loan-programme


Rhaglen Fenthyca Weston ar y cyd ag Art Fund ar agor i geisiadau
Mae'n bleser gennym gyhoeddi bod Rhaglen Fenthyca Weston ar y cyd ag Art Fund wedi agor ar gyfer ei hail gylch o geisiadau. Nod y rhaglen yw sicrhau bod amgueddfeydd ac orielau rhanbarthol a/neu amgueddfeydd ac orielau sy'n cael eu rhedeg gan awdurdodau lleol neu brifysgolion neu sydd â statws ymddiriedolaeth annibynnol, yn cael eu hariannu'n uniongyrchol a'u grymuso i fenthyg prif weithiau neu gasgliadau gan amgueddfeydd ac orielau cenedlaethol y DU.

Wedi'i chefnogi'n hael gan Sefydliad Garfield Weston, bydd y rhaglen yn dosbarthu £200,000 ychwanegol i amgueddfeydd ac orielau ledled y DU ar gyfer prosiectau sy'n galluogi benthyg gweithiau celf ac arteffactau i gael eu harddangos. Bydd grantiau'n amrywio o £5,000 i £25,000 a gellir eu defnyddio i dalu amrywiaeth o gostau, gan gynnwys cludiant, yswiriant, cadwraeth, gwaith gosod, a gweithgareddau sy'n ymwneud ag eiriolaeth, marchnata a datblygu cynulleidfaoedd.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 11 Medi 2018. Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau neu os hoffech drafod prosiect posibl, cysylltwch â Penny Bull, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
http://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/weston-loan-programme


Shape the Museums + Heritage Show 2019
This is your chance to help shape the programme at next year's Museums + Heritage Show (15 + 16 May 2019). They are keen to hear about the issues you would like to see featured and topics you would find particularly helpful. So, if there any specific case studies you would be interested to hear more about, or you've got something to share, do let them know!

The organisers would like to ensure that talks continue to provide advice, solutions and inspiration for all and invite proposals for the following:
- a brief outline of the topic(s) you would like to see included. Please do try and provide information on the challenges you are facing relating to this and if you're aware of any best practice examples which you would like to hear more about do reference those too
or
- send an overview of a talk/case study which you would like to present. Let them know, in brief, why it should be included, who would be speaking and what visitors can expect to learn from this session.

The Museums + Heritage Show offers the most extensive, entirely free, opportunity for people working in museums, galleries and heritage visitor attractions to share, inspire and learn. To submit a proposal or case study email [log in to unmask] The deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday 31st August 2018.


Free Online Course - Museums as Spaces for Wellbeing
The Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing have launched a FREE online course: Museums as spaces for wellbeing, funded by Arts Council England and Wellcome.
This course is aimed at providing advice, tools and guidance on the steps to take in order to develop, deliver and evaluate health and wellbeing work within a museum, heritage or cultural organisation. It is aimed at sector professionals and anyone interested in health and wellbeing work in a museum, heritage, or cultural organisation. It will be useful for those who have yet to undertake work in this area or are already doing so but would like support in certain aspects of their provision.

The course has six modules:
1.      An introduction to health and wellbeing
2.      Partnership and co-creation
3.      Types of audiences and activities
4.      Measuring impact
5.      Organisational change
6.      Next steps

Each module takes 1-1.5 hours to complete and contains case study films, useful resources and recommended further reading as well as exercises so you can reflect on own learning and apply it to your own practice.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/museums-wellbeing/


ICOM UK / British Council International Travel Grants 2018-19
ICOM UK, with support from the British Council, is pleased to offer travel grants to support museum professionals to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships for their organisations.

The 2018-19 ICOM UK - British Council Travel Grant Scheme will enable recipients to undertake an international visit to meet with colleagues and share skills, expertise and experience. The Travel Grant Scheme supports museums who are starting to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships.

Applications will be considered for grants of up to £1,500 per organisation or consortium for visits beyond greater Europe and up to £700 for visits within greater Europe. The total amount of funding available for 2018-19 is £17,000 and travel must be completed by 11 February 2019.The deadline for applications is 24 September, 9am.
http://uk.icom.museum/about-us/bursaries/


Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grants
This funding scheme is open to curators and other professionals working with public collections and aims to help individuals realise their curatorial ambitions by offering grants for collections-based research and curatorial development opportunities. There is £75,000 available annually and since the programme launched in 2012 the grants have helped over 320 museum professionals with 294 projects.

They can accept small grant applications at any point throughout the year, while applications with a request of above £1,500 are considered at committee meetings three times a year. Full details on the programme, including details of some of the awards they have already made, can be found on the Art Fund website.
https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/jonathan-ruffer-curatorial-grants


Free Sensory Equipment from Autism in Museums
In April 2018 over 30 volunteers completed a Museum Marathon walking to over 26 museums in London in one day. We raised over £1,000 and some of that money is going towards purchasing sensory equipment to encourage museums, galleries and heritage sites to support autistic visitors in the UK. Using this form https://goo.gl/forms/4ycfTXvCNMSp9ctJ2  you will be able to select equipment to apply for and provide details so I can contact you if you are chosen to receive one of the packages on offer.

The deadline for completing the form is the 31st August 2018. I will be bringing together a panel of young autistic people to help decide who will receive the equipment. The answers you give to this form will help us make a decision if lots of museums apply. I will be making a decision on who to give the equipment to in Sept - early Oct. This offer is only open to UK based venues. All the equipment will be bought new from reputable suppliers and I will arrange for delivery to a named recipient at your museum.

If you have any questions or queries not covered in this survey please contact me via email at [log in to unmask]
https://tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/free-sensory-equipment-from-autism-in-museums/


Open Up: new resources for attracting diverse visitors to museums
Open Up Museums is a website of resources for museums wishing to broaden their audiences. There are case studies based on the experience of 12 pilot museums including Derby Museums Trust, Glasgow Women's Library, Museum of Cambridge and National Museums Liverpool. It describes the raft of measures that each venue has introduced and the results so far. There is also the option for more museums to sign up to the project, receive news and offer their own advice. The project is driven by AIM in collaboration with other major museum funders and bodies from all four UK countries.
http://www.openupmuseums.com/an-introduction-to-the-open-up-guide-and-project-2/


UK Photography Group Seeks Independent Museums For Paid Shoot Locations
With nearly 10,000 members - and a close association with the National Photographic Society - the Photoshoots Facebook group is seeking AIM member museums and heritage sites across the UK to use as shoot locations. The group can provide a location fee in exchange for using your museum as a venue for group members to practice their photography, plus they credit all locations in photographs across their group and provide digital copies for use in your own marketing.
https://www.aim-museums.co.uk/uk-photography-group-seeks-independent-museums-paid-shoot-locations/


Future proof your organisation - testing new business model and income generation ideas
This Future Proof guide provides practical advice to support leaders, senior managers and board members of museums, arts and other cultural organisations to review new business model and income generation ideas. This guide has been inspired by the AMA's Future Proof programme and includes tools to help you to test and review your ideas, enabling you to build confidence in selecting future direction, and helping you reduce the risk of failure. The guide includes stories from leaders of enterprising cultural organisations, as well as advice and top tips from the trainers on the Future Proof programme, exploring how to involve others in the process, overcome fear of change, and inspire people across your organisation with the benefits of a new approach.
http://www.culturehive.co.uk/resources/future-proof-your-organisation-testing-new-business-model-and-income-generation-ideas/

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Nid yw'r ffaith bod gwybodaeth trydydd parti wedi'i chynnwys yng Ngwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd yn golygu bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei chymeradwyo. Nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru'n derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am ansawdd digwyddiadau, cynhyrchion neu wasanaethau trydydd parti y sonnir amdanynt yn y Gwasanaeth hwn. Er ein bod wedi gwneud ein gorau i sicrhau bod yr wybodaeth a ddarperir yn gywir, nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru na'r golygydd yn atebol am unrhyw gamgymeriad neu hepgoriad.

Inclusion of third party information in the Museums Current Awareness Service does not constitute an endorsement by the Welsh Government. It takes no responsibility for the quality of third party events, products or services featured in this Newsletter. Whilst every care is taken to provide accurate information, neither the Welsh Government nor the editor undertakes any liability for any error or omission.

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Elizabeth Bennett

Is-adran Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd - Museums Archives and Libraries Division
Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government

Rhodfa Padarn,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion,
SY23 3UR.

Ffôn/Tel: 0300 062 2101
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