Useful links

Renaissance partners

Leicester Arts and Museums Service: Leicester City Museums website

MLA East Midlands: MLA East Midlands website

Derby Museums and Art Gallery: Derby Museums and Art Gallery website 

Leicestershire Heritage Services: Leicestershire Heritage Services

Lincolnshire Heritage Services: Lincolnshire Heritage Services website

Nottingham Museums and Galleries: Nottingham Museums and Art Galleries website

Northampton Museums Service: Northampton Museums Service website

Renaissance East Midlands logos and materials

Downloadable Renaissance East Midlands logos can be found at the MLA national website. Please let us know if you are using the logo and send a copy of the material where it is used to Ruth Stockdale.  Find contact details on the contact pages.

National bodies and organisations

Museums Libraries and Archives Council is the lead strategic agency for museums, libraries and archives and is funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport: MLA national website

Renaissance is the national programme to support regional museums of which Renaissance East Midlands is a part: Renaissance national website

Culture24 provides the latest information from and for museums across Britain.  Museums can also add their own information for the general public:Culture 24 website

Musuems and Galleries Month is the annual event, in May each year, which encourages museums and galleries to hold events on a given theme and members of the public to visit them: Museums and Galleries Month website

Collections information

One of the best websites to provide a comprehensive range of information on collections is the Collections Link website.  It provides information on storage, digitistaion, copyright, insurance, legal issues and much more.

Learning

MLA East Midlands has a range of useful links on learning and access.  Visit MLA East Midlands useful websites for more information.

Renaissance East Midlands is supporting the Learn with Museums website (funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the Department for Education and Skills). Learn with Museums provides a range of lesson ideas and curriculum linked resources for teachers and pupils.  Museums are encouraged to add their own pages, for help to do this contact Bryony Robins, the Renaissance e-learning manager.

Volunteering information

Community Service Volunteers: advice on volunteering and training opportunities – visit the CSV website.

National Association for Volunteering and Community Action (NAVCA): information on training in management, finance, promotion and publicity, and funding. There are 33 NAVCAs in the East Midlands, and you can find a full list of them at the NAVCA website.

Do – It: can help with volunteer recruitment, visit the Do It website. 

VCS Collaborate website: helps to facilitate collaboration within the voluntary and community sector.

Investing In Volunteers: the UK quality standard for organisations which involve volunteers in their work. The Standard enables organisations to review their volunteer management, and also publicly demonstrates their commitment to volunteering. Full details of the standard, a Benefits Checklist and case studies can be found at the Investing in Volunteers website.

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): members have access to specialist information and advice, and discounts on events and publications at the NCVO website.

Volunteering England: answers to Frequently Asked Questions about volunteers from the Volunteering England website.