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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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Using technology to improve access to the UK’s smaller museums and galleries
26/10/2021 in Visitor Focus
This summer Art Fund launched Art Pass Unbooked an innovative approach to helping visitors support local cultural institutions. According to Research conducted by Opinium fo…
Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life is an award-winning independent museum that holds one the largest collections in the West Country. We are seeking a Chair and up to 4 trustees to help us take the…
Urras Achadh an Droighinn/The Auchindrain Trust in Argyll, Scotland is seeking outward-looking movers, shakers and influencers, to win hearts and minds and/or bring ideas to attract people and inco…
Trustee vacancy – Stanley Spencer Memorial Trust
22/10/2021 in Trustees
The Sir Stanley Spencer Memorial Trust runs the Gallery devoted to the work of Sir Stanley Spencer RA. We are looking for a new treasurer to take over the finances of the trust, including administr…
It has been a busy few months for our AIM Biffa Award History Makers projects with new exhibitions opening to visitors, and funding announced for the final round of projects. AIM Biffa Award…
Don’t just sit there – give yourself a financial health check-up!
20/10/2021 in Finance, Visitor Focus
Challenging visitor numbers can have a direct impact on income, but what can you do? Now is the time to be more proactive than ever, as AIM Associate Supplier Paul Ogburn explains. There are…
Are you experienced?
19/10/2021 in Leadership & Culture
Experience design is the ‘user led design of products and services’ – but how can it help museums and heritage organisations integrate, improve and innovate? We spoke to Alison Pearce…
We’re delighted to announce that Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has been awarded just over £39,000 of funding from AIM Biffa Award, as part of the Landfill Communities Fund, which will fund…
Trustee vacancy – Eureka!
18/10/2021 in Trustees
The state of play… Eureka! is well known and well loved family and children’s visitor attraction in the north of England. In 2022, we celebrate our 30th birthday and are fac…
The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic first opened its doors in 1950 and has been enchanting the public ever since. Now tucked away in the harbour village of Boscastle, the museum’s founder…
Trustee vacancy – National Horse Racing Museum
13/10/2021 in Trustees
The National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket is looking for an enthusiastic individual with particular knowledge/experience of the heritage/museum sector to assist the Board of Trustees to develop…
The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust is seeking a new generation of Trustees to shape the future of Dunollie Museum, Castle & Grounds. We are particularly interested to hear from those…