New research published by AIM, the Welsh Government, Arts Council England, and NMDC, explores the opportunities and challenges presented by museum land and outdoor spaces. The report includes two industrial museum case studies (Greenfield Heritage Park and Wheal Martyn), as well as a toolkit that allows museums and heritage organisations to start putting the recommendations…
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Report Published on Local Authority Museums Considering Different Operating Models
The Association for Independent Museums (AIM) has published a new AIM Success Guide on ‘Local Authority Museums in Wales Considering Different Operating Models’. Although written for Local Authority museums in Wales, with funding from Welsh Government, the guide is also applicable to museums in other parts of the United Kingdom. Over 15% of industrial heritage…
Exhibitions Tax Relief Made Permanent
The UK Government announced in its March Budget that the Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR) is to be made permanent. Since its inception in 2017, MGETR has supported hundreds of museums and galleries across the UK with £59 million invested, a lifeline for many museums and visual arts projects. The relief, worth up…
AIM Pilgrim Trust Conservation Grants 2024 Open for Applications
Applications for collections care audits, collections care grants, and remedial conservation grants are now open and the closing date is Friday 29 March. The fund is administered by the Association of Independent Musems (AIM) with monies from the Pilgrim Trust. Those eligible for funding are: The grants enable museums to bring in conservation expertise to…
AIM 2024 Conference Comes to Black Country Living Museum
Tickets for AIM Conference 2024, June 13 & 14 at the Black Country Living Museum, are now on sale. This year’s theme is ‘Heritage: at the heart of the community’, exploring how heritage organisations can contribute to the development of thriving communities. Approachable, friendly, and practical, AIM’s conference is the key gathering of the independent sector,…
AIM Launches Pilot for Free Support for Potential Museum Trustees
AIM is introducing a series of free Heritage Trustees 101 events across England. Working with SHARE Museums East and supported by Trustees Unlimited, these training sessions are designed to help prepare those considering a trustee role in the independent museum sector. This event will be especially useful for potential trustees of the hundreds of Industrial Heritage organisations in England. The first pilot event…
AIM’s 2024 ‘State of the Sector’ Survey Now Open
Following on from the Association of Independent Museums’ previous surveys, AIM are keen to assess how museums have fared over the summer holiday period and the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on the museum sector, including industrial sites. The state of the sector survey helps AIM to understand the challenges facing…
AIM Success Guides
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) Success Guides are a series of publications giving museums access to relevant and expert advice. The extensive range covers a whole variety of aspects of running a museum, from setting up a museum, to running a café, securing tax reliefs or appealing business rates decisions. Each Success Guide is written by an…
AIM’s ‘New Stories New Audiences’ Scheme Open for Applications
‘New Stories New Audiences’ is an Association for Independent Museums grant scheme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is open to all AIM members in the small museum category (up to 20,000 visitors). AIM members in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all eligible to apply. The scheme inspires museums to stay…
AIM Pilgrim Trust Grants 2023 Open for Applications
Applications for Collections Care Audits, Collections Care grants and Remedial Conservation grants are now open. AIM is grateful to the Pilgrim Trust for funding the scheme for a further three years from 2023-2025. The grants support small to medium sized museums to care for their collections more effectively and efficiently and to meet the standards required…
Industrial Heritage Support 