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The Imagination Museum announces co-commission for dance artists in the East of England

We are thrilled to announce that applications for our second co-commission for dance artists based in the East of England are now open. Delivered in partnership with Ipswich…

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The Imagination Museum Co-Commissions: East of England Callout 2026

Supported with funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Ipswich Museum and DanceEast, The Imagination Museum network is pleased to announce a £6,000 co-commission for a…

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Recording: Zoom Q&A for London Co-commission

Watch our recording of our online Q&A providing more information about the Imagination Museum dance/heritage co-commission project with the Horniman Museum and Gardens and Trinity Laban. Also made possible…

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The Imagination Museum Co-Commissions: London Callout 2026

Overview Supported with funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the Horniman Museum and Gardens and Trinity Laban, The Imagination Museum dance and heritage network is…

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Getting started with co-commissioning

by Strategic Lead Katie Green What a joy it has been to finally start sharing the news of our recent funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council…

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The Imagination Museum announces new co-commissions programme

Today we have announced the launch of our new co-commissioning programme, supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. This ambitious initiative will explore how we can…

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Using Dance and Collections to Promote Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Museums

An article written by Executive Committee member Sally Lewis, following a Museum Development South West networking event held at Bristol's M Shed on the 26th January 2026 Last…

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The Power of the Network

by Katie Green (Imagination Museum Strategic Lead) Earlier this year, I was inspired by an article from Holly Payton-Lombardo, outgoing Director of the National Rural Touring Forum, about…

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The Imagination Museum Phase 1 – what we learnt

In 2024, we received funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England to relaunch The Imagination Museum network for dance and heritage professionals, focusing on organisational development,…

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Recording – first online event, March 2024

On the 21st March 2024 we met online to officially 'launch' our events programme for this year. The main aim of this talk was to give a more…

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