The AIA are running their inaugural online AIA accredited CPD workshop on the conservation of cast and wrought iron on 27th January 2024. The workshops are for anyone with an interest in industrial archaeology, anyone working in heritage conservation and restoration, council and museums decision-makers. Its also open to anyone in the industrial heritage and…
AIA 5th East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology, 25 November 2023
There are still free places available on the next online East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology, run by the AIA. This 5th workshop explores the architecture created for or by industry, and how the post-industrial society transforms and repopulates the spaces of the industrial period. The focus will be on China, England, Greece, and Spain to…
Folkestone’s Leas Lift Secures £4.8m Funding For Restoration
Folkestone’s Grade II* listed Leas Lift has reached its restoration fundraising target, thanks to a £4.8m contribution from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The capital means the overall goal of £6.6 million for its restoration has been met. Originally installed in 1885, it carried 2,389 passengers on the first day! It is one of only…
Historic England To Object ‘in the strongest terms’ to London’s Liverpool Street Station Redevelopment
Historic England will object in the strongest terms to current proposals to redevelop London’s Liverpool Street Station. The scheme proposes a giant new building above the existing station and the neighbouring Great Eastern Hotel, both listed buildings set within the heart of the City. It also proposes far-reaching redevelopment of the station complex. Historic England note that ‘The…
Derby Museums Launches Flood Damage Appeal
Derby Museums has launched an appeal to help retore and repair the Museum of Making (the Old Silk Mill), which was flooded on 21 October. On that day the River Derwent reached 3.58m above its usual level. This is the highest level since records began and well above the flood defence design limits for the…
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…
SPMA Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture 2023
This year’s Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture is being held at the Museum of Making in Derby on a textile theme. The topic is very relevant to industrial heritage textile sites and those in historic textile producing regions. The lecture title is ‘The Unexpected Side of English Cloth Seals: 16th– to…
Polish ‘Industrial Heritage in the Heart of Green Europe’ Conference, November 2023
Industrial Heritage Network members in England are amongst those who are warmly invited to participate in this international scientific conference at the Museum of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, on Thursday 16th to Friday 17th November 2023. The conference will be devoted to the issues of protection of industrial heritage with sensible environmental measures, issues very relevant…
Call for Papers for Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust & Keele University LTC Rolt 50th Anniversary Conference, 2024
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the writer and biographer LTC Rolt, one of the pioneers of industrial archaeology and heritage, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust has partnered with academics from Keele University to organise a conference on 10 May 2024 to celebrate his life and the continuing legacy of his work….
Museums Association Conference 2023: the Power of Museums
The Museums Association hybrid annual Conference 2023 will be held at The Glasshouse (formerly the Sage Gateshead) on 7-9 November 2023, and is also available online for remote attendees. Collections, buildings and people have the power to inspire, engage and enrich the communities that we serve. But with museums facing multiple financial, ethical and practical challenges,…
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