1. Working Together: Digital Solutions Sam Elliott Transition Manager Bolton Library and Museum Service

2. Task: Renaissance North West : Sustainable Futures Fund Aim: Increase sustainability Using the fund to work with Greater Manchester Museums Group to ensure that they have a relevant legacy post Renaissance and to ensure they have the resources to continue in the future.

3. Greater Manchester Museum Group (GMMG) GMMG historically provided a forum for museum professionals to share good practice and work based issues Renaissance involvement in recent years meant that GMMG is now more strategic Senior managers group, ensuring that museums in Greater Manchester can be discussed at a high level During past eighteen months GMMG has been focusing on three projects that feed into the aims of the Sustainable Futures Fund. The three projects are themed around shared services

4. GMMG Partners Bolton Museum Bury Art Museum Stockport Museums Gallery Oldham Salford Museum Wigan Museum of Life Tameside Museums Touchstones

5. 1. Touring Exhibitions and Collection Loans 2. Retail Development 3. Schools and Education Services A. Online Development B. Learning Partnership Group Three projects

6. Learning Partnership Group (Led by Louise Sutherland) Share good practice Network of learning professionals Strategy for future joint projects Analysis of data captured from venues Exploring full Greater Manchester Learning Offer Ambassadors for GMMG Advice surgery Neutral space Greater Manchester Museums Group

7. Online Development Create a central website for GMMG that ensures it is a visible and accessible group Create digital resources that form online learning sessions based on the collections from the partner venues Provide a solution to a reduced staff capacity by creating an online offer that compliments an onsite offer Sustainable offer

8. Digital Resources Working with D2 Digital to create high quality resources D2 Digital http://www.d2digital.co.uk/ @d2_digital

9. GMMG Website

10. GMMG Website – partner venue page

11. Rochdale Tour Virtual Tours of Museums and Towns Example digital resources for GMMG

12. Digital Scrapbook Example digital resources for GMMG

13. Panorama reconstruction Example digital resources for GMMG

14. Panorama reconstruction Example digital resources for GMMG complete panorama zoomed section

15. 360 degree object images Example digital resources for GMMG

16. Paper based resources Example digital resources for GMMG

17. Going Forward GMMG Joint funding applications Shared services Joint online learning offer Staff members involved in the Network groups and much more…….

18. Questions? Sam Elliott Transition Manager Bolton Library and Museum Service Samantha.elliot@bolton.gov.uk @samelliot1