Members benefit from Cultural Investment Fund

Over 70 cultural organisations across England will share a £60m investment to improve access to arts and support local economic growth More than 70 cultural organisations are to be…

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

All AIM Coronavirus resources on e.g. Finance, HR and 1-1 advice can be accessed here. AIM Advocacy …

Freelance Opportunity: Focus Group Facilitator, New Stories, New Audiences

AIM has been awarded initial funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund to develop a new grant fund, New Stories, New Audiences. The proposed new scheme would enable museums an…

Joint statement from National Museum Directors’ Council, Association of Independent Museums, Museums Association, Heritage Alliance and National Trust

COVID-19 is an ongoing public health emergency and our foremost thoughts are with those who are affected, those who have lost loved ones and those in the healthcare frontline. As has been ac…

Budget 2020 and Business Rates

AIM spoke to Colin Hunter of Lambert Smith Hampton about yesterday’s Budget and what it could mean for museum business rates.  In his ina…

New Chair and Vice Chair appointments – AIM Council

AIM appoints Andrew Lovett as Chair and Marilyn Scott MBE and Caroline Worthington as Vice Chairs AIM made a number of new appointments when its Board met yesterday…

February 2020 Trustee Vacancies

Chair and Trustees, Kiplin Hall and Gardens, North Yorkshire Chair Kiplin Hall and Gardens is seeking a passionate and dynamic…

Landmark Ruling on Business Rates for Museums

Museum operators across England and Wales breathed a sigh of relief last week after the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) ruled in their favour, following a long-running battle with the Valuation Offic…

Success Guide: Negotiating Business Rates

In partnership with Lambert Smith Hampton, AIM has updated its guide on ‘Successfully Negotiating Business Rates’. Written by Colin Hunter, …

December 2019 Trustee Vacancies

Can you support an AIM member museum by becoming a Trustee? If so, the following museums would love to hear from you. Weald & Downland Living Museum Singleton, Chi…

AIM e-News December 2019

AIM E-News December 2019 AIM NEWS Have you called Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief helpline? AIM members can now be…

AIM Board Update
AIM Board Update
10/12/2019 in News

At its meeting on 5 December 2019 the Board of the Association of Independent Museums took the decision, with regret, to remove Richard Evans from the Board after an absence now entering its sixth …