Although the WMMD team are working remotely please be assured that we are very much here to support the region’s museums through this challenging time so please contact us via email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you need specific advice and we will do our very best to help.
All cultural organisations’ priorities are undoubtedly changing in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and they are assessing the impact on their people and organisation. As the situation evolves should your museum become in imminent danger of closure please contact us immediately by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk.
The WMMD programme is also changing in response and we will be contacting all the region’s Accredited Museums asking a small number of questions which will help us to develop the support we will offer over the coming months. Keep up to date with these developments by continuing to visit our website or signing up to our mailing list.
In the meantime we are pulling together advice and guidance from across sector which can be found below grouped under the following headings:
- Advice and guidance
- Museums facing closure
- Reopening advice and guidance
- Funding
- Wellbeing
- Communications
- Collections care
Advice and guidance
A range of advice and guidance for the sector during this time can be found here. This page is being updated regularly so please check back for updates.
Museums facing closure
Museum funders and sector bodies have an agreed co-ordinated approach in response to situations when museums or collections are at risk.
Reopening advice and guidance
National guidance on reopening museums post-lockdown is being prepared and should be available in June 2020. Find information on reopening from across the globe here. Please check back regularly for updates.
Funding
Find information about the emergency funds currently available for the sector. Please check back regularly for updates.
Wellbeing
Find information about advice on how to support people through this challenging time.
Communications
The way museums are communicating with staff, volunteers and their audiences has changed dramatically. Find information on digital communications and how to be accessible online.
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