The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association (MA), supports museums and their community partners to develop together, using collections. Following a period of review, the Collections Fund has updated its purpose, guidance and application criteria for 2024 and is now inviting applications. The Museum Association award the fund on behalf of Esmée…
ABTEM Sector Support Consultation
ABTEM (The Association of British Transport and Engineering Museums) is a subject specialist network for all things engineering and transport collections based and is full of knowledgeable members eager to help each other and the wider museum community. ABTEM needs your help as they are keen to discover what the sector needs and the challenges…
IHSO Project Seeks Consultant to Carry Out Rapid Survey of England’s Industrial Heritage Sites
Historic England has awarded funding to the Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England (IHSO) project to commission a new survey of the circa 600 industrial heritage sites in England that are open to the public. Applications are now open for consultants to apply to carry out the survey. There are around 600 nationally designated industrial…
Fourth Round of the Museum Estate & Development Fund Launched
The UK government has announced the fourth round of its Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND). This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England. Qualifying museums are invited to apply for funding to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance backlogs which are beyond the scope of…
New Historic England Heritage Assets Guide to Textile Mills
Historic England’s latest Heritage Asset guide deals with the above and below ground archaeology of the industrial textile mill, from spinning and integrated mills to weaving sheds and the power plants needed to run these sites. The textile mill is one of the iconic monuments of industrialization, and a variety of different ways of recording…
Museum of the Gorge, Ironbridge, Re-opens
At the beginning of February 2024, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust’s Museum of the Gorge reopened after major conservation and restoration work. The building was built in 1840 as a river warehouse for the Coalbrookdale Company for the onward transport of its goods down river to Bristol and beyond. It became part of the Museum in…
World Heritage UK Workshop Spring 2024
The Spring 2024 UK World Heritage Workshop with be on Industrial Heritage. The venue is Bangor University, North Wales, 10th to 11th April. This will be a foundation of the workshop but the topics covered will be relevant to all cultural and natural World Heritage Sites, as well as the wider heritage sector. Topics include…
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,…
Graffiti & Anti-social Behaviour at Heritage Attractions Rose in 2023 but AI May Help
Heritage organisations are becoming an increasing target of graffiti, anti-social behaviour, and verbal abuse, according to new research commissioned by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical. A survey of 500 heritage decision makers from museums, galleries, stately homes and castles found that 32% had suffered anti-social behaviour in the past year, up 3% on the previous year….
New Report on Museum Emergency Networks & Support by Museum Development North West
At the end of 2023 Museum Development North West published a research report into museum emergency networks and support across North West England. This identified that the risks to museums are increasing, especially due to the growing impact of climate change through water, pests, and mould. The report also highlighted that the levels of emergency…
Industrial Heritage Support 