Poverty Proofing Museums
Online WebinarJoin us online to hear how you can support inclusive access to arts, museums and heritage.
Join us as we hear from Children’s North East, the team behind Poverty Proofing© which is a nationally recognised tool supporting organisations to remove barriers for those living in poverty.
This session is intended to inform people about the diverse experiences of people living in poverty and to generate informed discussion about ways in which we may unintentionally promote stigma or limit an individual’s access to participation and opportunities.
The Poverty Proofing© team have provided their services to some of the UK’s leading cultural organisations, including Sage Gateshead, BALTIC, Northern Stage and Head of Steam Museum as well as presenting at the Museums Association Conference 2023. This will be their first delivery of training to the NI sector.
About the Training
The two main aims of this training are that staff have an understanding and an empathy for families suffering the effects of poverty, and that staff start to understand and unpick the impact poverty may have on the accessibility of their work through an exploration of:
- Why this work matters nationally and locally.
- Definitions of poverty.
- What the consequences of poverty are.
- The root causes of poverty.
- What lived experience of poverty looks like to audiences who engage, or do not engage, activities/workshops etc. at cultural venues and beyond.
- The development of Poverty Proofing Arts and Cultural organisations following development of this work in cultural settings.
- Exploration of staffs’ current role and identification of some of the barriers staff can identify within their work role.
How to Book
Bookings can be made via Eventbrite. If this is not possible, please send a completed Booking Form to NI Museums Council at catherine.doran(at)nimc.co.uk and provide a Purchase Order number.
Reduced tickets are available for members. To become an individual or organisational member, please see our website: nimc.co.uk.
Please note that if you work for an organisation that is a member, you qualify for the reduced amount. If you are not sure whether your organisation is a member, feel free to check via info@nimc.co.uk.
Refund Policy
NI Museums Council does not offer refunds on cancellations made within two weeks week of the course date, however the place can be transferred to another person within your organization or who is also a member.
Eventbrite cancellations made over two weeks before the event will be refunded minus the Eventbrite booking fee. Please note that costs are inclusive of the Eventbrite booking fee. By default, Eventbrite do not provide refunds on fees. This means that the attendee will receive a refund for the amount they paid minus the Eventbrite fees.
Cancellations two weeks before the event on bookings made via NIMC Booking form will be refunded minus a 10% admin fee.