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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…

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…

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…

A new way to insure your museum collection

Sotera is an Insurtech start-up that uses AI and a proprietary risk algorithm to evaluate the risk of collections to improve how they are insured. The company was founded by two former archaeologis…

Kerb appeal

The phrase “Kerb appeal” is not something one immediately relates to museums and insurance! But the phrase can be a useful umbrella term to thinking about the outside of your museum and how to …

Human intelligence is your best defence against cyber-attack

Dr Clare Mills, Charity Finance Group, explains how, despite its rise, AI hasn’t yet replaced human intelligence when it comes to preventing cyber-attacks, and shares tips on what you can…

The power of possibility

Martin Howard from Associate Suppliers Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers responds to the upcoming conference theme. Whilst chatting to a new museum client recently, we were he…

Considering mergers or closures?

Martin Howard from Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers outlines some key considerations for organisations thinking about mergers or even closure. The museum sector has many thin…

Technology column – Time to start thinking about Christmas?!

In a new regular Technology Column, Associate Supplier Rod Barlow shares his top tips for maximising the potential of technology in your museum. This month the focus is online shops –…

Setting up an Escape Room

AIM spoke to Ameeta Lodhia, Business Development Manager, Museum of the Order of St John to uncover how the team set up an Escape Room, opening up new markets in their Clerkenwell neighbour…

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