The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) will be running their online introduction to the care and maintenance of period properties this autumn. This course is appropriate not only for homeowners and tenants of old buildings, but also for those organisations and individuals with an industrial heritage structure to look after. This modular,…
Category: industrial archaeology
New Fundraising Toolkit & Guide for Arts, Culture, & Heritage Organisations
A new fundraising toolkit and guide has been published by Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and Arts Council England (ACE) to support arts, culture, and heritage organisations as the sector faces growing financial pressures and the need to diversify income. The research, which will be relevant to all industrial heritage sites and museums, was commissioned by ACE. The…
Historic England Updates Local Heritage Listing Guidance
Historic England has published the third editon of its ‘Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage. Historic England Advice Note 7’. Local heritage lists are ‘lists of non-designated heritage assets (NDHAs) which, due to their local heritage significance, have been identified as being of value to a particular place and the community who live…
New Book from Historic England on Industrial Archaeology of the Nuclear Industry
New Book from Historic England on Industrial Archaeology of the nuclear industry
Heritage Volunteers: Ensuring They are Up to Date with the Latest Legisation
Heritage Volunteers: Ensuring They are Up to Date with the Latest Legisation
SW Museum Skills Online: Essentials in Application Writing
This free on line course on 10th & 17th June is designed to build skills in writing strong applications for funding, an essential element of running any industrial hertiage site. Over two sessions, the training will provide helpful information and tips to build skills in writing strong applications for funding – whether grants from trusts/foundations…
Industrial Heritage Today: Conservation & Community Event, April 23
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…
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…
Industrial Heritage Support 