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,…
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Register for Next London Transport Museum Heritage Skills Seminar
There is still time (just!) to register for the next installment of the London Transport Museum’s ‘Heritage Skills Seminar’ series taking place on Thursday 30 October 2025. You can register your interest in attending in-person on the 24th October by emailing Smauel Carter at Samuel.Carter@ltmuseum.co.uk This seminar aims to bring together people working with transport…
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…
HE Webinar on Stockton & Darlington Railway Heritage Now Available On-line
The recording of Historic England’s industrial heritage webinar looking at the various research projects undertaken as part of Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone is now available online. The Stockton & Darlington Railway opened on September 27, 1825, connecting places, people, communities and ideas and ultimately transforming the world. The Stockton & Darlington Railway…
Carbon Literacy for Musuems Course
Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an online Museums’ Carbon Literacy Toolkit that is free to access by all museums. It is being delivered by the Museum Development teams across England, with the support of the Museum Carbon Literacy Officer. It will run online from the…
New Heritage Tool Box for West Yorkshire
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Heritage Network, and Locality are launching a new support scheme for heritage organisations in the region. The programme aims to help build resilience and capacity in the community and grass-roots heritage sector in West Yorkshire through a toolbox of learning sessions on several key topics. Heritage organisations operating within the region are invited to…
Mills Archive Trust ‘Caring for Your Collections’ Webinars in May & June
Do you have old records that need looking after? Then, the Mills Archive Trust’s ‘Caring for your collection’ webinars are designed to help anyone look after archival documents, from photographs and papers, to digital files. The cost is £50 for the two seminars. Part 1: Overview, Arrangement, Description – Sat 24 May 2025, 2:00-4:00 pm…
AIA 2025 Spring Tour to Catalunya Now Booking
The 2025 Association for Industrial Archaeology Spring tour is to Catalunya in Spain, from the 12th to the 18th May, and booking is now open. Catalunya tends to value most the heritage that distinguishes it from the rest of Spain, so the Romanesque and Gothic architecture, largely built while the rest of the Peninsular was…
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – New eLearning Resources for the Heritage Sector
Museum Development South West have launched a free eLearning course for museums (and relevant to industrial heritage sites) across England who want to develop their understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). The EDI Roadmap has been developed with expert consultants, with lived experience and EDI expertise, alongside a group of museum user testers. Through…
Heritage Carbon Literacy Training for Transport Industrial Sites this Autumn
Carbon Literacy training for industrial heritage sites specialising in transport will be available this September, run by Historic England with the support of the Heritage Alliance. The training session for mobile heritage organisations is on the 17th and 19th September, with the opportunity to schedule other sessions if there is demand. Historic England will include…
Industrial Heritage Support 