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AIM is pleased to be working with Social Enterprise Academy on the third round of Steps to Sustainability Heritage organisations across the UK are under increasi…
Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums win case against Valuation Office Agency
10/08/2022 in Awareness & Networks, Finance
Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM) have won their case against the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and will now only pay nominal business rates for Shipley Art Gallery, Laing Art Gallery, an…
New AIM trustees elected
10/08/2022 in Awareness & Networks, Trustees
Three new Trustees have been appointed to the AIM Board following the AGM in June Liz Power Liz has worked in museums for over 23 years, starting o…
Get involved with The Great Escape
09/08/2022 in Awareness & Networks
Art Fund, the UK charity for art and museums, has launched The Great Escape – a new programme exploring the biodiversity of our landscape. The Great Escape is a new initia…
Two Rivers Media are currently casting for teams to take part in a museum-based quiz for a major UK broadcaster. They’re looking for people in any role including curato…
Anti-racist Wales Culture, Heritage and Sport Fund grant scheme launch
26/07/2022 in Awareness & Networks
The Welsh Government is taking action to make Wales an Anti-racist nation, publishing the ‘Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan’ to tackle systemic and institutionalised racism as well as laun…
AIM is excited to announce that applications are open for the second round of the Rising Leaders Programme for Museums, Archives and Libraries in Wales. …
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is carrying out a National Survey of Scotland’s Museums and Galleries, supported by DC Research. The survey will provide MGS with essential i…
To help combat the negative impact from this cost of living crisis, AIM Associate Supplier Beyonk is encouraging experience providers to take a look at their current operations and make som…
What is the value of an image?
11/07/2022 in Awareness & Networks, Collections
Visual Content Consultant, Andrea Stern explores how museums might better understand, evaluate and protect their collection images. Our cultural institutions house and care …
Art Fund and Museums Association are running a survey on ‘Funded Digital Projects – voices from the sector’ with research agency, One Further, and th…
National Lottery Heritage Fund launches pilot funding initiative to champion innovation
05/07/2022 in Awareness & Networks
National Lottery Heritage Fund is launching a new funding initiative which will give pioneering organisations the freedom to be ambitious in their thinking and help shape the future of the …