These are the Museum Development Service for Kent and Medway pages.
The MDS offers a range of services to museums including:
- Quarterly newsletter
- Grants scheme: The 2008-2009 grants scheme has been launched. There will be 3 rounds of grant awards - the first deadline is 11 July.
- New Funding Advisory Service for Kent & Medway Registered/Accredited Museums - further details are available from the righthand side of the screen
- FREE training opportunities
- Download 2008/2009 training programme details from the 'related resources' section to the right of the screen.
- Further details on individual events is also available from the 'related events' section to the right of the screen.
- For details of all South East MDS training events, visit our MDS training programme page.
- Access Auditing Programme (see the Museum Access Programme case study to the right of the screen)
- Lending Library which includes books and equipment required to carry out audits
Networks
- The Museum Development Service for Kent and Medway has regular meetings with the Steering Group for the Service
- Ashford Museums Group for registered/accredited museums in the Ashford Borough area
- Dover Deal Sandwich Museum Group
- Kent & Medway Learning & Access Group (KMLAG)
- Kent Medway Museums Partnership (KMMP)
- Kent Museums Group (KMG)
Contact Details
Samantha Bowen
Museum Development Officer for Kent & Medway
c/o Libraries & Archives
Gibson Drive
West Malling
Kent
ME 19 4AL
Email: sam.bowen@kent.gov.uk
Tel: 01622 605298
Mob: 07825 712761
Contact Liz Ritchie for general museum issue inquiries - Elizabeth.ritchie@kent.gov.uk or 01622 605210
