Tag: training

Root & Branches: Carbon Literacy Training for the Cultural (Industrial Heritage) Sector, 2024-26

Roots & Branches is an award-winning, environmentally-driven collaborative project between Museum Development England (MDE), The Carbon Literacy Project and Manchester Museum. Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for another two years with a programme launching in June 2024 and continuing until March 2026.  Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for…

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Historic England Technical Tuesday Training Courses for Autumn 2023

Historic England have announced this autumn’s topics for their Technical Tuesday training courses. The free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation issues. The subjects include two industrial heritage-related items: a study of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings ground source heat pump project,…

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AIM’s ‘New Stories New Audiences’ Scheme Open for Applications 

‘New Stories New Audiences’ is an Association for Independent Museums grant scheme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is open to all AIM members in the small museum category (up to 20,000 visitors). AIM members in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all eligible to apply. The scheme inspires museums to stay…

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Saving Energy in the Cultural Sector: Free Webinar 18 November

Rising energy prices are causing a crisis in the cultural sector. In response to this the Cultural Sector FM Hub is bringing together a panel of experts to discuss ways of saving energy in heritage and cultural buildings of all types and sizes for a free webinar on the 18 November at 1.30pm. The multi-disciplinary panel will also look…

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Launch Webinar for New Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit

A new Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit has been developed by The Carbon Literacy Project and Museum Development North West, in collaboration with Museum Development England, museums and Julie’s Bicycle.  Museums have an important role to play in tackling the climate crisis – not only by reducing the emissions created within the museum sector, but also as…

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AIM Adds More Industrial Museum Case Studies

AIM (Association of Independent Museums) helps heritage organisations to improve their resilience and thereby to prosper. They do this by providing regular sector updates, targeted grants, training programmes, and a range of expert advice and guidance services. AIM also commissions research on behalf of the sector and undertakes advocacy for the sector. Through their ‘helping…

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Rebuilding Heritage – Round 4 Support Applications Now Open

Rebuilding Heritage, which provides free online support and training for the heritage sector, has opened a fourth round of support. Round 4 will include new group training on financial literacy, digital marketing, and workplace inclusion, in addition to offers of support in business planning, communications, fundraising, legal issues, leadership, and wellbeing. You can apply for…

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Free Industrial Heritage Webinar January 2021

Historic England will be running a third free industrial heritage webinar on Thursday 21 January 2021 between 1300 and 1400. This webinar will look at the identification, assessment, and recording of industrial heritage sites through the planning process in England, as well as considering potential public benefits arising from such work. The speakers will be…

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AIA Annual Conference August 2020 Booking Now Open

Booking for the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s Annual Conference is now open. This year’s event will be based at Liverpool Hope University and will run from the 21st to the 26th August. The Conference is being organised in conjunction with an enthusiastic local team from the Merseyside Industrial Heritage Society led by Anna Alexander and…

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