Excited to be in Karlstad, Sweden, for the Sveriges Museer spring meeting and to speak about 10 years of the Museums Association Museums Change Lives campaign!

Just arrived in Belfast for the ICOM UK conference! Any Museums Association members attending, please come say hi! I'll be at the evening social tonight and the conference tomorrow 😊

Two weeks left to apply for funding from this round of the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund 📆

If you're looking for support for your participatory, inclusive collections work, we want to hear from you ✅

Find out more and apply by 22 April 👉 ow.ly/TVj550RatXt

💬 Share your thoughts on environmental issues at our first Climate Café on April 20th!

🗓️ Join us for informal discussions and a waste-to-beauty workshop, 11am-12.30pm

🎟️ Limited free tickets available, find out more: burrellcollection.com/event/7b38016d…

Case study | Taking a sustainable approach to the design, build and procurement of an exhibition about climate change and biodiversity loss 🌱

Find out more about the development of Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania at National Museums Scotland 👉 ow.ly/TMZl50R8hpK

Last chance to apply to join two new steering groups getting hands-on with our campaigning 👇

🤝 Anti-racism and decolonisation: ow.ly/98pI50QHRbC
🌍 Climate justice: ow.ly/UXJr50QHRbE

If you've got insight into these areas, come and influence our strategy ⬆️

If you're looking for funding for your participatory collections project, apply for this round of the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund 💸

We're interested in supporting social and climate justice work using museum collections – apply by 22 April 👉 ow.ly/rT9s50QXNvV

The MA is recruiting new members for our climate justice steering group 🌍

Please share widely and consider applying: museumsassociation.org/campaigns/muse…

It's Creative Careers Week at UofG Careers ✨

Our fab policy and campaigns officer India Divers will be speaking at the 'Museums & More' online panel discussion at 12.00pm tomorrow – University of Glasgow students can register here 👉 bit.ly/3T1HMih

India Divers highlights that climate justice is intrinsically linked to decolonisation #MAMembersTogether

New additions to our climate resources bank 🌱

We've added a handful of resources on sustainable procurement to the resources bank, including material from UK Sport, Julie's Bicycle and the the Design Museum 🛒

Take a look 👉 ow.ly/o6fo50QLJlE

Excited to be MuseumsGalleriesScot Strategy event National Museums Scotland come and find India Divers Sharon Heal and me Museums Association stand.

5️⃣ top tips for advocating for your museum in the run up to a general election

With a general election (likely) on the horizon this year, we've put together a quick guide to championing your museum effectively and making an impact with decision makers 👉 ow.ly/nJwF50QHUQb

If you're interested in our campaigning work, we're now recruiting for two steering groups 👇

🤝 Anti-racism and decolonisation: ow.ly/98pI50QHRbC
🌍 Climate justice: ow.ly/UXJr50QHRbE

Got insight into either of those areas? We want you influencing our strategy ⬆️

Thinking about proposing today? 💍

Us too! Proposals are now open for sessions at #Museums2024 , and we can't think of anything more romantic than checking out the guidelines on our site 😍

If your work is asking big questions, we want to hear from you 👉 ow.ly/PLLG50QB7ig

News | Councils spend 23% less per head on museums than they did 15 years ago

Arts Council England report lays bare extent of local authority funding crisis in England.

Read: ow.ly/jcY350QzywB

💬 Opinion | Intangible cultural heritage could be a gamechanger for museums

Plan to finally ratify UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 convention presents a great opportunity for the sector, says Jacob O'Sullivan.

Read: ow.ly/BTY850QwQWB

Opportunity | Join our Ethics Committee 👥

We're looking for a new member to join the existing committee to uphold the principles of the Code of Ethics for Museums and oversee the effective and consistent operation of the code ✅

Apply by 23 February 👉 ow.ly/7Spv50QwGA4

Sign up by 9am tomorrow for our rethinking cataloguing session with Museums Association. It includes an overview of the Code of Ethics review consultation responses so far and discussion about how the Code of Ethics impacts ethical issues related to cataloguing :buff.ly/3SeFQCL

*Tomorrow!* How should the Code of Ethics for Museums represent workforce and governance? 👥

We want to hear from you as we undertake a review of the code, so join us for our final free online consultation event to share your thoughts 👉 ow.ly/B3sM50QraB2

#MAEthics