MRF2 National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing (360G-Wellcome-208216_Z_17_Z)

This project seeks to take forward work begun by the National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing. Since its establishment in July 2015 the Alliance has engaged with an of audience of 96,000, recruited 400 members, led an All Party Parliamentary Roundtable on Museums and Wellbeing, delivered the first National Museums and Wellbeing Conference and Week, and developed a database of over 600 museum-wellbeing projects. The proposal draws together the shared expertise of a number of allied organisations with interests in wellbeing. By working in partnership we will: share expertise and best practice across our diverse audiences; provide training to help develop the regional workforce; create online virtual training resources for building resilience in museums; provide leadership and advocacy at the highest levels of health and social care policy making; and develop an umbrella organisation across arts and culture to ensure future sustainability and legacy. The Alliance is a consortium led by UCL Museums, National Museums Liverpool, British Museum, Thackray Medical Museum, UK Medical Collections Group, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Manchester Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, Museums Association and National Alliance for Arts, Health & Wellbeing.