This section features news, events and staff and Trustee vacancies from across the museum and heritage sector.

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National Lottery Heritage Fund’s new strategy

Since the National Lottery Heritage Fund was established in 1994, we have become one of the main investors in independent museums across the UK. Our funding has enabled museums to upgrade b…

Trustee vacancy – Co-operative Heritage Trust

Nominations are now sought from strategic thinkers who have the time and skills to contribute to this important role and are able and willing to contribute effectively at Board meetings. Meetings t…

Trustee vacancy – Dean Heritage Centre

We are seeking one or two Trustees to join a small, but dedicated, Board for the Dean Heritage Museum Trust and help to support an exciting development project to transform the centre into a 21…

AIM members recognised in King’s first Birthday Honours

The first Birthday Honours under the reign of the new King acknowledged the outstanding contributions of professionals in the museums and heritage sectors. AIM members recognised in…

The TWA Digitisation Grant is back for 2023

2023 marks the TWA Digitisation Grant’s SIXTH successful year! In that time, it has supported over 110 organisations, offering a total of £108,000 in funding. Last year 31 separate projects were…

Museum Profile – Surgeons Hall Museums

Introducing our venue for AIM National Conference 2023. Surgeons’ Hall Museums are owned by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and consist of the Wohl Path…

Trustee vacancy – National Mining Museum Scotland

Opportunity NMMS’s Board members are key to our success, helping us to set our future strategy and ensure that we continue to fulfil our charitable objectives. There are c…

Trustee vacancy – Holst Birthplace Trust (Holst Victorian House)

Holst Victorian House is looking for a new Treasurer Could you use your finance skills to support Cheltenham’s only independent museum, a period house which was the birthp…

Association for Cultural Enterprises Appoints Gordon Morrison as new CEO

The Association for Cultural Enterprises is pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon Morrison as its new CEO. Gordon will take over the role from outgoing CEO Jill Fenwick.…

The power of possibility

Martin Howard from Associate Suppliers Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers responds to the upcoming conference theme. Whilst chatting to a new museum client recently, we were he…

Headline conference sponsor – Azets

Kirsty Murray, Partner at AIM Associate Supplier Azets introduces the support they offer museums. We are delighted to be sponsoring this year’s AIM conference and look for…

The Ambience Playbook – new free resource now available

Your shop is your event space – an activation of your brand experience. Stephen Spencer + Associates are an experiential retail consultancy who work with small independent museums with great …

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