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Andrew Lovett appointed to ACE National Council

AIM Chair Andrew Lovett OBE joins Arts Council England National Council. Made up of 15 members who are also charitable trustees, ACE National Council includes its National Chair, Si…

Association of Independent Museums appoints new Chair  

The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Rhiannon Goddard as the new Chair of the Association. Rhiannon takes up the role after an open search. …

Safe Access heritage freelancers survey

Are you a freelancer/casual contract staff member now or have you previously worked as a freelancer/casual contract staff member within the heritage sector? If so, we want to hear from you! …

AIM Conference 2025 speaker call out

Have you got something great to share? We are looking for proposals for breakout sessions for next year’s AIM Conference at The Mary Rose Museum and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on 18 and 19 June…

New chief executive for the SS Great Britain Trust

The SS Great Britain Trust – the charity that runs the multi award-winning museum, visitor attraction and Brunel Institute in Bristol – has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.…

Shortlisted nominees announced for the 22nd annual Museums + Heritage Awards

For the first time, the public and the museum & heritage industry will be asked to vote The shortlisted nominees have been announced for the annual …

New Year, new honours 

AIM is keen to support nominations celebrating the breadth of great work in independent museums and heritage. Honours nominations are submitted to a committee which makes decisions on awards…

Acting for the future

Dr Jenny Peachey, Senior Policy Advocate, Carnegie UK on future generations, wellbeing, and relevance. Future generations and museums  Our great-gre…

Curating for Change

In part one of a series, we caught up with Amelia Silver – Fellow – Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds and Freya Purcell – Curatorial Fellowship Assistant – Bristol Culture from t…

‘Tis the season

With the Christmas party season in full swing, Sarah Furness, partner in the employment law team at Hay & Kilner, has issued a checklist to help employers prepare …

Cylchlythyr Ymddiriedolwyr AIM Tachwedd 2023

Adeiladu bwrdd amrywiol Mae adeiladu bwrdd amrywiol yn rhan hanfodol o gyflawni’r cydbwysedd rhwng sgiliau proffesiynol craidd a phrofiad strategol ehangach. Mae cynyddu …

Building a diverse board

Building a diverse board is a critical part of achieving the balance between core professional skills and broader strategic experience. Increasing non-executive diversity is a key priority …

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