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The cafe as a visitor experience

Paul Smith of Montfort Catering highlights some innovative approaches to refreshing your catering offer. “Less and less people are going out just for a drink and there are…

Transform your visitor experience with Bloomberg Connects

The leading edge (and free) museum app For more than two decades, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been helping museums build digital tools to share their collections and exhibitions â…

Promoting localism

Colin Mulberg highlights how to make the most of connections to your local area to help tackle many of the issues facing museums. Museum and heritage venues face numerous ch…

Top tips to increase revenue for your museum

AIM Associate Suppliers Vennersys are experts when it comes to integrated ticketing and point-of-sale solutions for your heritage venue. Their top tips on increasing revenue will also help reduce q…

LTC Rolt conference at Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust completes catalogue of the papers of LTC Rolt and announces May 2024 conference in partnership with Keele University to mark the 50th anniversary …

Unlocking the power of conversion rate tracking

Associate Supplier Convious explains the benefits of tracking conversion rates and consumer behaviour. In today’s digital age, success heavi…

Heritage Open Days 2023

Heritage Open Days Registration Deadline Approaching!  England’s biggest festival of history and culture returns this September with thousands of events already registere…

AIM Conference 2024 speaker callout

Can you help? We are looking for contributions to our breakout sessions for next year’s conference at Black Country Living Museum. Always a popular part of the programme, …

Fantastic for Families Awards 2023 are now open!

Family Arts Campaign’s annual awards are now open for applications. The Fantastic for Families Awards celebrate the wealth of outstanding creative provision for families of all ages across the UK…

Discover the UK’s best museums to visit with kids this summer

AIM members are amongst the 15 museums in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum. Kids in Museums has revealed the shortlist of its Family Friendly M…

The Ambience Playbook – new free resource now available

Your shop is your event space – an activation of your brand experience. Stephen Spencer + Associates are an experiential retail consultancy who work with small independent museums with great …

Can real-time pricing help counter the cost of living crisis?

Associate Supplier Convious explains how real-time pricing can help museums remain competitive and provide visitors with an accessible world-class cultural experience in these challenging t…

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