On Thursday 23 April 2026, as part of the celebrations for the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) UK is holding a discussion event titled ‘Industrial Heritage Today: Conservation and Community’ at the London Canal Museum. This will also mark the launch of ICOMOS UK’s new National…
Category: industrial archaeology
Museum Development North: Introduction to AI in Museums
Museum Development North are running a free online training session on 30 April providing a short introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in museums. It is aimed at museum staff, volunteers, and trustees wishing to find out more about AI, and how their organisation might respond to these emerging technologies. The three-hour session will cover: To…
Historic England – Free Carbon Reduction Training for the Heritage Sector
Historic England – Free Carbon Reduction Training for the Heritage Sector
Science Museum Group & RICHeS Survey – Empowering Safety
The Science Museum Group is running a Collections Hazards project, ‘Empowering Safety‘, funded by RICHeS (the UK’s Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science). The ‘Empowering Safety’ project aims to increase knowledge and guidance around hazards in museum collections through targetted training, which is especially relevant for industrial heritage sites. As part of the project…
The National Lottery Heritage Fund: Museum Collections, Storage, Access, and Resilience Research
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is working with Heather Lomas and Emma Chaplin to research the current landscape for UK museum collections, including industrial heritage collections. The research focuses on how collections are stored, acquired, and rationalised, as well as the extent to which stored collections are accessible to the public. The findings will directly…
Early Engines Database Finds New Home With the AIA
The Early Engines Database of eighteenth century steam engines has a new permanent home, courtesy of the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA). The database is a record of the steam engines constructed in the United Kingdom up to the end of the year 1800. It records only the first erection of each engine, (although what…
Historic Environment Scotland’ ‘Inform Guide’ to Ceramic Tiled Flooring
Historic Environment Scotland (HES)’s ‘Inform Guide’ on ceramic tiled floors is available to download. Fired clay tiles have been in use since the Middle Ages, and a large manufactruign industry developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The guide gives a brief overview of the traditional, and often decorative, floor tiles. The Inform Guide explores…
Rural Museums Network Online Seminars
The Rural Museums Network is holding two online seminars that are open to all – free for members and a small fee for non-members. For more details follow the links below. 6 November – Collecting and studying rural protest 4 December – Rethinking the Rural Life Museum The Rural Museums Network is a registered charity,…
Stockton & Darlington Railway HELM Webinar
Historic England’s next free industrial heritage webinar takes place on 23 Oct, from 1300 to1400. This is HE’s second webinar to focus on the Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone. They will be exploring the successes and challenges of the different strands of work undertaken, including designation, repair, re-use and community engagement, as well…
ICON – The Instute of Conservation – Launches 4th Edition of ‘First Aid for Finds’
ICON, the Instute for Conservation, is launching the 4th edition of ‘First Aid for Finds’, the essential guide for the care of freshly excavated archaeological objects, on 15th October. The session will feature an exclusive lecture from the book’s authors, who will discuss the evolution of First Aid for Finds, highlight the key updates in…
Industrial Heritage Support 