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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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COVID-19 is an ongoing public health emergency and our foremost thoughts are with those who are affected, those who have lost loved ones and those in the healthcare frontline. As has been ac…
March 2020 Trustee Vacancies
13/03/2020
Three trustees covering Museum Management and Educational Outreach; Finance; Fundraising Kent Mining Heritage Foundation, Deal, Kent The Kent Mining …
Budget 2020 and Business Rates
12/03/2020
AIM spoke to Colin Hunter of Lambert Smith Hampton about yesterday’s Budget and what it could mean for museum business rates. In his ina…
AIM appoints Andrew Lovett as Chair and Marilyn Scott MBE and Caroline Worthington as Vice Chairs AIM made a number of new appointments …
February 2020 Trustee Vacancies
18/02/2020
Chair and Trustees, Kiplin Hall and Gardens, North Yorkshire Chair Kiplin Hall and Gardens is seeking a passionate and dynamic…
Landmark Ruling on Business Rates for Museums
20/01/2020 in Finance
Museum operators across England and Wales breathed a sigh of relief last week after the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) ruled in their favour, following a long-running battle with the Valuation Offic…
January 2020 Trustee Vacancies
16/01/2020
Chair of Trustees, Crossness Engines Trust, Bexley, London The Crossness Engines Trust was established as a charity in 1987 with th…
Success Guide: Negotiating Business Rates
13/01/2020 in Finance
In partnership with Lambert Smith Hampton, AIM has updated its guide on ‘Successfully Negotiating Business Rates’. Written by Colin Hunter, …
December 2019 Trustee Vacancies
16/12/2019
Can you support an AIM member museum by becoming a Trustee? If so, the following museums would love to hear from you. Weald & Downland Living Museum Singleton, Chi…
AIM e-News December 2019
10/12/2019
AIM E-News December 2019 AIM NEWS Have you called Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief helpline? AIM members can now be…
AIM Board Update
10/12/2019
At its meeting on 5 December 2019 the Board of the Association of Independent Museums took the decision, with regret, to remove Richard Evans from the Board after an absence now entering its sixth …
AIM Achievements 2019
03/12/2019
It has been an incredible year for AIM and its members, here’s just a few highlights and achievements from the last twelve months. Representation and advocacy â…