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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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Stop – Start – More – Less
22/02/2021 in Innovation & Risk, Leadership & Culture
2021 is going to be a tough year so we do not have much choice but to find opportunities, ways to transition, search out collaborators and create new beginnings and new thinking, says Busin…
When we think of the Welsh Valleys our thoughts generally turn to male voice choirs, Tom Jones, rugby and of course coal – the black gold that fuelled so much of the industrial revolution and lef…
Accreditation Scheme for Museums and Galleries in the United Kingdom: COVID-19 Update
10/02/2021 in Leadership & Culture
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, museums across the UK closed their sites because of the impact of the pandemic and in line with Government guidance. In response, the UK Accred…
This time of year is usually incredibly busy as we all start to get ready for a new season. Setting up new displays and exhibitions, welcoming back volunteers and stocking up the shop are normal ac…
AMA events
11/01/2021 in Awareness & Networks, Visitor Focus
The AMA has a variety of webinars coming up between January and March that are a great way to fit some training into your week — whether you’re at home or are back in the office. They co…
It’s Showtown!
21/12/2020 in Awareness & Networks, Innovation & Risk
Seeking to bring together the best of museum and visitor attraction, Showtown celebrates Blackpool and its role in the development of British popular culture. We spoke to Learning and Engag…
Heritage Heroes Awards 2020
16/12/2020 in Awareness & Networks
Heritage Heroes Awards 2020: Nominations are now open! Do you know someone who went in to check on an empty heritage building in lockdown? Do you know someone who check…
Museum Profile – Black Cultural Archives
14/12/2020 in Awareness & Networks
Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton is the home of Black British History. Our mission is to collect, preserve and celebrate the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK a…
What more can we do?
09/12/2020 in Leadership & Culture, Visitor Focus
Management Consultants Fourth Street highlight how responding to COVID-19 demands constant creative thinking, not least as museums are perhaps more important to our communities tha…
Museum Profile – The Cromwell Museum
27/10/2020 in Awareness & Networks
The Cromwell Museum is a contradiction; it’s one of the smallest museums in the UK (our gallery space is currently a single room just 70 metres square) but has internationally important c…
What will your future strategy be?
20/10/2020 in Leadership & Culture
Six months ago, everything changed fast. Coming back is proving to be slow and unsure. Each museum is having a unique experience depending on your size, location, physical space, digital capacity, …
AIM and Museums Association are working together to support the sector in accessing the Kickstart Scheme…