Welcome to the London Museums Group
Established in 2006, London Museums Group is the representative group of all museums and the museum workforce in the Greater London area.
All individuals working in and for museums and related organisations in London, whether paid or unpaid, whether directly or as freelancers, can become members of the wider London Museums Group.
LMG Blog 4 | Swop Shop I and II
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Read the skill sharing stories by Curators Milly Farrell (Hunterian Museum) and Louise Tomsett (Natural History Museum) in the blogs Swop Shop I and Swop Shop II | from one dinosaur to the next.
Swop Shop I explores what skill sharing is and why it is important.
Swop Shop II | from one dinosaur to...
LMG Blog 3: Green Shoots
Friday 27 April 2012
Green Shoots: energy efficiency and reducing costs: Yvette Shepherd, Museum Development Officer for South and West London reports on Museum of London/Renaissance Green Museum projects in Green Shoots. The Green Museum programme enabled Bexley Heritage Trust, Bruce Castle Museum, Kelmscott House, Little Holland House and the Whitechapel Gallery...
LMG: Museum Professional Narratives
Friday 27 April 2012
The next LMG Museum Professional narrative blog: Behind Closed Doors is by Rachel Mackay, Front of House Section Manager at the Natural History Museum. Read Rachel's experiences of mines and waxworks.
If you would like to share your professional story please contact Julie Reynolds, LMG Blogger...
Nominations Open: London Volunteers in Museums Awards 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
The Museum of London is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the London Volunteers in Museums Awards 2012. Most of London’s 250 museums could not open to the public without the support of volunteers, yet there is little recognition of the massive...
LMG: Museum Professional Narratives
Thursday 12 April 2012
LMG's Museum Professional blog series.
Read Jade-Lauren Cawthray's, the first Trainee of Sustainable Heritage at the Garden Museum, blog: Nature and Nurture : leading the nation in sustainable heritage.
If you would like to share your professional story please contact Julie Reynolds, LMG Blogger on news@londonmuseumsgroup.org...
LMG Membership growing: 500+
Thursday 5 April 2012
Over 500 people are now members of London Museums Group
London Museums Group (LMG) now has over 500 members after only 10 months of registration being open. LMG asked members to formally register from the 23rd May last year when the group formally re-launched as...
OpenCulture 2012
Thursday 5 April 2012
The Collections Trust's flagship event dedicated to Collections Management: OpenCulture 2012
26-27 June at The Kia Oval, London
Book your place NOW!
The two-day event comprises:
• A major conference with a cutting-edge programme that tackles the key issues • More than 20 expert speakers to discuss and...
E-Learning Tool Available
Thursday 5 April 2012
Emergency Planning E-Learning Tool Available online
The Emergency Planning E-Learning Tool is a free resource for London’s Museums from the Regional Programmes Department at the Museum of London. Follow the link to the tool to access this desk top teaching aide and in around fifteen minutes you will...
Observer Ethical Awards
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Arts and Culture added as a category to this year’s The Observer Ethical Awards
The Observer has launched the 2012 Observer Ethical Awards in association with Ecover (observer.co.uk/ethicalawards). This is its seventh successive year celebrating the projects, ideas, campaigns and activists making sustainable change a reality....
Make an Impact
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Campaign! Make an Impact FREE training event and networking group London
FREE EVENT
Date: Tuesday 20 March, 2012 10am-4pm (includes lunch)
Venue: Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0ALBOOKING ESSENTIAL: Call: 020 7332 3851 or email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Campaign! Make An Impact provides an innovative approach to inspire young people...