How is Renaissance funding museums that are not in the Hub?
Renaissance money is allocated by the South East Hub Business Plan to support non-Hub museums in a number of ways. MLA South East manages the Museum Development Fund, which supports the network of Museum Development Officers (MDOs) in the South East. The MDOs provide direct support to museums in the region through site visits and providing advice and information. See above for how to contact your local MDO. Renaissance also covers the Designation Challenge Fund, which supports museums which hold Designated collections. The South East Hub has also funded non-Hub museums directly through a wide range of initiatives, such as enabling MDO contracts to be extended, providing a small grants scheme, providing free access audits, free training programmes and employing professional photographers. For more information go to Museum Development Services and Sharing Skills.
