Screen South, through its pioneering Accentuate Programme, has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £950,900.00 for an England-wide heritage project that aims to be transformational for the museum sector.
Building on the success of the inaugural Curating for Change Sector Forum The Equity of Recruitment and the subsequent action plan for equitable recruitment in the museums sector, this 2-part forum focuses on retaining disabled talent within the museum workforce.
Re-framing induction processes for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent staff
What does it take for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people to thrive in their museum careers?
The following museums and sector organisations will be hosting placements or supporting activities and creating a nationwide network as part of Curating for Change:
• National Railway Museum (part of the Science Museum Group)
• Thackray Museum of Medicine
• Museum of Liverpool
• Black Country Living Museum
• Pitt Rivers and Ashmolean Museum (joint placement)
• North Hertfordshire Museum
• Nottinghamshire Museums (Wollaton Hall)
• Imperial War Museums
• The Horniman Museum
• Bristol Culture
• Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
• The Historic Dockyard Chatham
• Cumbria Museum Consortium
• Kettle’s Yard and Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (joint placement)
• Colchester and Ipswich Museums
• The Museum of English Rural Life
• The British Museum
• The Museum of London
• The Museums Association
• AIM
• The University of Leicester Research Centre for Museums and Galleries
• DASH Arts
• Vocaleyes
• Museums DCN
• Arts & Heritage
• Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Join us at this online sector forum, aiming to equip delegates with tools on how to deliver an inclusive recruitment practice for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent applicants.
We are pleased to help support our colleagues at the University of Leicester with the promotion of their latest recruitment for the next cohort of the New Museum School Advanced Programme, which offers fully funded MAs and the chance to be part of a wider movement for inclusive transformation to groups under represented in the sector. For more information, click here.
The Heritage Trust Network are setting up a Network Youth Forum for anyone aged 18-30 and interested in supporting their local community heritage projects. They want to ensure that under-represented young voices are heard in the heritage sector. To find out how you can get involved, click here:
Curating for Change, a ground-breaking work placement programme for D/deaf and disabled curators in museums, launches today thanks to an award of £950,900.00 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Screen South, through our Accentuate Programme, is delighted to launch our report, Curating for Change: disabled people leading in museums. This is based on extensive consultation we have undertaken over the last year in preparation for the Curating for Change programme (subject to funding).
Curating for Change, aims to tackle the underrepresentation of D/deaf and disabled people in our Museums, secures National Lottery funding. To find our more about the project click here.