Delivering Change: Museum Activists Programme
Introduction
Sign ups for the Museum Activists programme have now closed.
Delivering Change: Museum Activists is a free anti-oppression programme offering you, as staff and volunteers in museums, training and support to help all people to access culture. It has been developed by Museums Galleries Scotland and an Expert Advisory Group. It’s funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, and the Scottish Government.
During the programme of coaching, reflection, and peer-to-peer support you will:
- Become one of the Museum Activists in Scotland leading in anti-oppression and human rights
- Learn how to identify and implement anti-oppressive behaviours and processes
- Deepen your community impact through relationships built on solidarity
- Maximise the momentum of previous diversity, equity, and inclusion work
- Have space to make mistakes in a supportive environment
What does the programme consist of?
The programme is designed to support you either as part of your role in an organisation, or as personal development.
The programme will be online. It consists of both self-directed learning and facilitated learning and support. In recognition of the diversity of working patterns across the sector workforce, the programme will operate with flexible times for participants.
During the programme you’ll explore how to put anti-oppression principles into action through these sessions:
- Museums Association Essentials Courses: Introducing Decolonisation in Museums and Supporting Anti-racism
- Human Rights Based Approach
- Participatory Practice – working with Children and Young People
- Building the Decolonised Museum with Professor Tommy Curry
- Disability Equality Training
- Developing Anti-Racist Critical Thinking
- Regular facilitated peer to peer online meet ups
Who can participate in the programme?
The programme is open to all individuals and teams in Scotland who work, freelance, or volunteer in the museum sector. All confidence levels are welcome and no prior experience of anti-oppression is needed.
What to expect at the end of the programme
- Confidence and tools to put anti-oppression into action in your work and life
- To work in solidarity with people who have been systematically excluded
- To understand how to make decisions rooted in anti-oppression principles
- To understand how to apply Human Rights and a Human Rights based approach in museums
- To be more resilient by being part of a large Museum Activist network who will support each other on their anti-oppression journeys
Training information
- Online and flexible to your working pattern
- Directed and self-led training
- Choose either the full training (12 hours per month), or parts of it (4 hours per month)
Benefits
- Build confidence with anti-oppression tools, training, and networks
- Meet new people through peer-to-peer learning and supportive groups
- Free Museums Association membership
- Mental health support for your anti-oppression work
Watch the introductory webinar
Watch the Museum Activists information webinar below for full details on the project.
Dates
Sign up for cohort 2 is now closed.
How to sign up
Sign up for cohort 2 is now closed.
FAQs
The programme is free to attend.
Anyone in Scotland who works, freelances, or volunteers in the museum sector.
You can participate in the programme either as part of your role in an organisation, or outside of it as personal development.
The programme is online and will be flexible to your working pattern.
Yes. You can participate in the programme either as part of your role in an organisation or outside of it as personal development, so your membership of the Activists programme would remain if you move to another institution.
The training modules in the Activists programme are self-contained. Each module has a set number of hours to complete, and this varies depending on the training module. We have calculated that doing all the modules would need 12 hours dedicated time per month. You can sign up for as many modules as you’re able to manage over the course of the programme (April 2024 to April 2026). We will help you to design a programme that works best for you.
