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Round 3 AIM Brighter Day grants awarded

The third round of the Brighter Day grants, gratefully funded by the Arts Scholars Charitable Trust, have been awarded by AIM.  In the final round, we received twenty-two a…

Who is really in charge?

AIM Conference gold sponsors, Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers, look at some of the key considerations when considering collaborating or working with partners. It’s incredi…

Is 2024 the year to review your museum’s IT systems?

Are your commercial technology systems truly offering you the best return on investment asks Rod Barlow, specialist in practical digital support for museums. …

Listen to yourself and your ideas

In our final interview with participants on the pioneering Curating for Change programme, we caught up with Jack Guy, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and Claudia Davies, Black Country Livin…

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…

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…

Latest AIM Pilgrim Trust grants awarded

We’re pleased to announce the 18 AIM members awarded the latest AIM Pilgrim Trust conservation grants. AIM is grateful to the Pilgrim Trust for funding the grant sche…

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 …

First round of Re:Collections Grants awarded

Three museums have been awarded Re:Collections Grants totalling over £54,000. Funded from the Welsh Government Anti-Racist Wales Culture, Heritage, and Sport Fund, Re:Colle…

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