Choosing the right social media platform or platforms for your industrial museum or site is a big step since it affects the visibility, engagement, and impact of your site. Most industrial sites have a presence on Facebook, but deciding to join, stay, or leave a platform requires careful consideration, since some platforms are a better…
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Association for Industrial Archaeology Grants & Awards Deadlines in 2025
The deadlines for the 2025 Association for Industrial Archaeology grants and awards are fast approaching (31 January and 31 March 2025), but there is still time to consider applying for a restoration or research grant, or nominating a book or thesis for an award. Recent winners have included Wayne Cocroft and Paul Stamper for their book Legacies…
Second Heritage Skills Seminar at London Transport Museum 31 October
The second London Transport Museum seminar series on heritage skills will take place at the London Transport Museum Depot at Acton on 31 October. The seminar is part of the Museum’s Sustaining Heritage Skills project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Innovation Fund. The seminar builds on the previous seminar held in June…
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…
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 Annual Conference to Highlight Industrial Heritage by Coming to Black Country Living Museum in 2024
The annual conference Association of Independent Museums (AIM) will be coming to the Black Country Living Museum, in the West Midlands, in June 2024, highlighting the role of industrial heritage museums in Britain. The Black Country Living Museum first opened to the public in 1978, and has since added over 50 shops, houses, and other…
Heritage Open Days Training Now Open
Heritage Open Day’s annual training programme, New Wave, is now open for applications. Successful applicants will get £1,000 of funding to run a free event during the festival, tailored support through a series of training sessions and 1-2-1s, and a network of peers from across the sector. This year they are offering 14 places, open…
Industrial Heritage Sites Amongst National Portfolio Organisations being Supported for 2023-26
In November 2022 Arts Council England (ACE) announced that 990 organisations would receive £446 million each year for the period 2023 to 2026 as National Portfolio Organisations. The National Portfolio is a group of nearly a thousand arts and cultural organisations that get regular funding from ACE and forms the core of ACE’s investment of…
Historic England Announce First ‘Everyday Heritage’ Grants
Historic England has announced the 57 new projects which will be supported by the first ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories’ scheme. The projects are ‘community-led and people focused’ with the aim of providing volunteering opportunities. Industrial Heritage projects supported include: Northern Souls – Going Down the Welly (Easington), Peel Street Mill and its…
AIA e-News Bulletin April 2022
Welcome to the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s regular e-news bulletin. Read on for updates on what the AIA have been doing recently, and other industrial archaeology news from the UK and beyond. If you have a story you think should feature in a future bulletin please get in touch with the AIA. Industrial sites receive…
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