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Regional museums supported by Renaissance North West
Reviewing the print collection gave us a much better appreciation of these items – plus it improved documentation and storage. The opinion of a curator from the Whitworth Art Gallery gave us the confidence to really make full use of what we had in terms of redisplay and interpretation. Sean Baggaley, Gallery Oldham
How is the learning being used and shared?
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the MAGPIE literacy programme and audience segmentation work at the Hub venues was used to develop the Preston Museums Family Learning Programme the latter programme was used as evidence for the Museum of Lancashire’s successful HLF application feedback from Standpoint visitor surveys is being used to develop programmes in Pennine Lancashire museums in Greater Manchester are using Standpoint data to advocate to governing bodies around National Indicator 10 the RDA funded retail and income generation project at Hub venues has been rolled out to local authority venues in Greater Manchester Renaissance’s powerful evidence base and research programme provides robust intelligence about the sector that is shared through our publications and events.
How can my museum benefit from the Renaissance North West programme? grow your audiences and understand your visitors better raise the profile of your service by demonstrating how you contribute to your governing body’s priorities increase the sustainability of your organisation by developing staff and adapting new business models lever in additional funding and support from stakeholders engage with your visitors by raising awareness of green issues. To learn more about the achievements and impact of the Renaissance North West programme on regional museums, their visitors and users, visit our new pages on the MLA website www.renaissancenw.org.uk
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Renaissance has made improvements to many areas of the galleries. Our visitors are very impressed with the displays and our enthusiastic team, and are grateful for investment in our heritage that current and future generations will be inspired by. Staff and volunteers, Tameside Museums & Galleries Service
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Collaborating with partners across Manchester and Lancashire on the Historic Houses initiative is helping us clarify the direction of Turton Tower and exploit what we provide to local people in a way we wouldn’t be able to do alone. Paul Flintoff, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
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1 Abbot Hall 2 Armitt Museum 3 Astley Hall Museum & Art Gallery 4 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 5 Blackwell – The Arts & Craft House 6 Brantwood House 7 Catalyst Science Discovery Centre 8 Cheshire Military Museum 9 Clitheroe Castle 10 Congleton Museum 11 Cumbria’s Military Museum 12 Dock Museum 13 Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum 14 Gallery Oldham 15 The Garstang Museum of Archaeology 16 Gawthorpe Hall 17 Greater Manchester Police Museum 18 Grosvenor Museum 19 The Haig Colliery Mining Museum 20 Haworth Art Gallery 21 Helena Thompson Museum 22 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum 23 John Rylands University Library 24 Kendal Museum 25 Keswick Museum 26 Lancaster Maritime Museum 27 Lion Salt Works Trust 28 Manchester Metropolitan Collection 29 Millom Folk Museum 30 Museum of Science & Industry 31 Museum of Lancashire 32 Nantwich Museum 33 National Football Museum 34 National Museums Liverpool 35 National Waterways Museum 36 Norton Priory Museum and Gardens 37 Penrith & Eden Museum 38 People’s History Museum
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39 Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village 40 Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre 41 Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Museum 42 Queen Street Mill Textile Museum 43 Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Museum 44 Rossendale Museum 45 Ruskin Library 46 Ruskin Museum 47 Salford Museum & Art Gallery 48 The Salt Museum 49 Senhouse Roman Museum 50 Steamboat Museum 51 Stockport Heritage Services 52 Tameside Museums Service 53 The Beacon Museum 54 The Lowry 55 Touchstones Rochdale 56 Towneley Hall 57 Turton Tower 58 Urbis 59 Warrington Museum & Art Gallery 60 Weaver’s Triangle Visitor Centre 61 Wigan Culture & Leisure Trust 62 Williamson Art Gallery & Museum 63 The Wordsworth Trust