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This section features news, events and staff and Trustee vacancies from across the museum and heritage sector.
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Re-engaging your visitors
16/12/2020 in Visitor Focus
Due to the altered COVID-19 landscape, we may have to re-learn what our visitors want, explains Colin Mulberg. The museum and heritage sectors are dealing with shifts in vis…
Job vacancy – Freelance strategic development consultant at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
15/12/2020 in Job Vacancies
Project: Strategic Development Consultancy Location: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life Fee: £10,000 including VAT and all expenses including travel Status: Freelance Consultant…
Job vacancy – Community Development Officer at Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
15/12/2020 in Job Vacancies
Job title: Community Development Officer Salary: up to £20,000 p.a subject to qualifications Term: initially a 6-month contract Location: Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, Ll…
Understanding how visitors and their opinions have changed in a COVID world is invaluable. Two new services can help AIM members explore their visitors’ experience and tailor their respon…
Merchant Services 101
15/12/2020 in Finance
Although taking card payments is now paramount for all museums, industry data suggests seven out of ten of all businesses pay unnecessary Merchant Services fees. But what are Merchant Services? How…
Museum Profile – Black Cultural Archives
14/12/2020 in Awareness & Networks
Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton is the home of Black British History. Our mission is to collect, preserve and celebrate the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK a…
Trustee vacancy – UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
10/12/2020 in Trustees
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, based in Cambridge, is looking to strengthen and enhance our Board of Trustees with new skills and ideas and the energy to deliver our vision. We are seeking indivi…
What more can we do?
09/12/2020 in Leadership & Culture, Visitor Focus
Management Consultants Fourth Street highlight how responding to COVID-19 demands constant creative thinking, not least as museums are perhaps more important to our communities tha…
Job title: Interim Museum Director, Wycombe Museum Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum pro rata + pension Term: 12-month contract, 4 or 5 days per week Location: Based …
A challenging year for business insurance
08/12/2020 in Finance
Ben Leah, Director of Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers, reflects on the current Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) business interruption “test case” and its implications for museums in a …
The British Museum has partnered with archiving experts Exact Editions to offer cutting-edge digital subscriptions to their membership magazine to institutions around the world. The expansive arc…