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Museum Detox at Museums + Heritage Show 2024
Museum Detox had a starring role at this year’s Museums + Heritage Show in May 2024.
Jeannette Plummer Sires
May 27, 20242 min read
Organising a Detox Meet Up
To support our members and encourage them to meet within their local Museum Detox networks, we asked Danika Parikh -- previously based at...
Museum Detox
Jan 20, 20244 min read
Join a Union! Then What?
So you’ve probably seen the posts that say things like “Join a union!” flying around. At a time of heightened precarity in our sector,...
Florence Okoye
Oct 5, 20235 min read
Museum Detox at Museums + Heritage Show 2024
Museum Detox had a starring role at this year’s Museums + Heritage Show in May 2024.
Jeannette Plummer Sires
May 27, 20242 min read
Organising a Detox Meet Up
To support our members and encourage them to meet within their local Museum Detox networks, we asked Danika Parikh -- previously based at...
Museum Detox
Jan 20, 20244 min read
Join a Union! Then What?
So you’ve probably seen the posts that say things like “Join a union!” flying around. At a time of heightened precarity in our sector,...
Florence Okoye
Oct 5, 20235 min read
Museum Detox @ Museums Association Conference, Edinburgh 2022
This was my first Museums Association Conference as Co-Chair of Museum Detox. I know from experience that there can be a sense of...
Museum Detox
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Supporting Museum Detox Membership via the Hardship Fund, formerly Coronavirus Emergency Fund
On 6th May 2020, after over one month of nationwide lockdown, and many painful losses, the Museum Detox Executive Committee set up a...
Museum Detox
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Museum Detox DIY Series concludes: Thank you all
Museum Detox DIY Series concludes: Thank you all! As The DIY Series concludes, we wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank...
Museum Detox
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Now open for Donations: Museum Detox Hardship Fund, Formerly Coronavirus Emergency Fund
Museum Detox Hardship Fund, Formerly Coronavirus Emergency Fund Reopens for Donations In May 2020 140 members and allies raised over...
Museum Detox
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Sustained Solidarity with BLM: Being on the outer
Being on the outer #BlackLivesMatter Content warning: This post contains discussions of racism and death. Discretion is advised. Lots of...
Museum Detox
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Sustained Solidarity with BLM: Memory in a Public Space
Gold Statues And Questionable Gynaecologists – Memory In Public Space #BlackLivesMatter Content warning: This post contains discussions...
Museum Detox
Jun 15, 20205 min read
Sustained Solidarity with BLM: Transforming support into ACTIONS #BlackLivesMatter
Sustained Solidarity with BLM: Transforming support into ACTIONS #BlackLivesMatter If you are an ally of #BlackLivesMatter and feel...
Museum Detox
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Museum Detox DIY series: Self Care during a time of lockdown
Museum Detox DIY series: Self Care during a time of lockdown #MuseumDetoxDIY Like everyone else in lockdown I’ve been struggling to see...
Museum Detox
Jun 1, 20203 min read
Standing in Solidarity with BLM: Transforming support into ACTIONS
Standing in Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK Transforming support into ACTIONS Systemic oppression erodes the fabric...
Museum Detox
Jun 1, 20204 min read
MD Coronavirus Emergency Fund working group call out!
Coronavirus Emergency Fund working group There is approximately £4k available in the Coronavirus Emergency Fund and we would really like...
Museum Detox
May 27, 20201 min read
Museum Detox Coronavirus Emergency Fund - FAQs
Coronavirus Emergency Fund - FAQs Who is eligible for hardship funding? ● Any member of Museum Detox can apply. We ask six ‘yes/no’...
Museum Detox
May 27, 20202 min read
Museum Detox Coronavirus Emergency Fund: UPDATE
You lot are amazing! We have been blown away by your generosity! The Museum Detox Coronavirus Emergency Fund has raised over £6000 in a...
Museum Detox
May 17, 20201 min read
Museum Detox Coronavirus Emergency Fund
During these unprecedented times Museum Detox is focused on supporting members experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus...
Museum Detox
May 14, 20201 min read
Museum Detox DIY series: How to Embrace the Complexities
How to Embrace the Complexities A poetic response #MuseumDetoxDIY NHS Links for those needing additional support:...
Museum Detox
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Museum Detox DIY series: How to Grieve with Barriers
How to Grieve with Barriers #MuseumDetoxDIY Content warning: Grief, loss, bereavement, illness, depression, strong language. The last...
Museum Detox
Mar 28, 20203 min read
Museum Detox DIY series: How to engage with uncertainty and risk
We understand that during this challenging time our members will be impacted in a number of different ways. The Museum Detox DIY How to...
Museum Detox
Mar 19, 20203 min read
Coronavirus Covid-19: Information and guidance
We are aware that coronavirus Covid-19 will be impacting members within the sector in a number of different ways. We appreciate this is a...
Museum Detox
Mar 17, 20201 min read
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