This section features news, events and staff and Trustee vacancies from across the museum and heritage sector.

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Trustee vacancy – Maritime Heritage Trust

Maritime Heritage Trust (MHT) is a membership charity supporting maritime heritage projects and vessel owners across the UK.  We are now looking for new Trustees to help us reshape and renew our a…

Trustee vacancy – Holst Birthplace Trust

Could you use your finance skills to support Cheltenham’s only independent museum, a period house which was the birthplace of the composer Gustav Holst? We’re looking for a Treasurer to join ou…

Museum Profile – Seven Stories

Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, is a registered charity and accredited museum in Newcastle Upon Tyne dedicated to celebrating and protecting Brit…

Trustee vacancy – Bakewell and District Historical Society

Bakewell and District Historical Society is recruiting Trustees and a Chair of the Board of Trustees. Trustees provide strategic leadership for the Society and the Bakewell Old House Museum.…

Getting the most from your online booking system

Make sure you’re getting your money’s worth from your online booking system with these five tips, say AIM Associate Supplier, Beyonk. Set up …

Making the case – independents and levelling up

Valuable feedback from our Membership Insight Group supported AIM’s response to a recent DCMS Select Committee inquiry on Levelling Up. “I believe the real s…

Trustee vacancy – de Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust

de Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust in Hertfordshire is seeking a new Chair and a Finance Director. Chair We are looking for a dynamic person to Chair meetings of trus…

Trustee vacancy – Beck Isle Museum

Beck Isle Museum in Pickering, North Yorkshire, is recruiting for two trustee positions. Trustees are the museum’s greatest advocates. They ensure the organisation realises its ambitions, …

What are the best practices when you choose your independent examiner to review your accounts?

Under charity law, charities are subjected to two different forms of external scrutiny -independent examination and audit. An independent examination can be a preferred alternative for smaller char…

The Value of Valuations: Museum Buildings and Collections

How frequently do you evaluate your museum buildings and collections? It’s an important question, particularly as values have increased considerably in the last two years. AIM Associate S…

From collections to characters

Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Personas Project The Trust have been working with AIM member Documentary Media Centre to develop a new project with the support of a young…

Trustee vacancy – Redditch Local History Museum

The Redditch Local History Museum wish to recruit a Trustee and Finance Manager. They will maintain the museum’s daily, monthly and annual financial transactions and be responsible developing and…

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