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Cultural infrastructure maintenance assessment

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned a major research project to understand the scale and nature of England’s cultural infrastructure maintenance needs.…

Promoting localism

Colin Mulberg highlights how to make the most of connections to your local area to help tackle many of the issues facing museums. Museum and heritage venues face numerous ch…

New Year, new honours 

AIM is keen to support nominations celebrating the breadth of great work in independent museums and heritage. Honours nominations are submitted to a committee which makes decisions on awards…

2024 membership fees
2024 membership fees
19/12/2023 in Uncategorised

AIM’s 2024 membership fees were recently approved by the Board and commence from 1 January 2024.  AIM Director Lisa Ollerhead said; “We know times …

Seasons greetings from AIM

Congratulations to all AIM members, your dedicated staff, valued board members, and passionate volunteers for skillfully navigating yet another challenging year. Whether you’re anticip…

Acting for the future

Dr Jenny Peachey, Senior Policy Advocate, Carnegie UK on future generations, wellbeing, and relevance. Future generations and museums  Our great-gre…

Curating for Change

In part one of a series, we caught up with Amelia Silver – Fellow – Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds and Freya Purcell – Curatorial Fellowship Assistant – Bristol Culture from t…

Latest AIM Pilgrim Trust grants awarded

We’re pleased to announce the 18 AIM members awarded the latest AIM Pilgrim Trust conservation grants. AIM is grateful to the Pilgrim Trust for funding the grant sche…

New research and guidance on museum admission prices

New research and guidance on setting museum admission prices In partnership with Arts Council England, Museums Galleries Scotland, the Welsh Government, the National Museum Directors’ Co…

Autumn Statement leaves questions

In yesterdays Autumn Statement>> Chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined 110 measures through which he hoped to stimulat…

‘Tis the season

With the Christmas party season in full swing, Sarah Furness, partner in the employment law team at Hay & Kilner, has issued a checklist to help employers prepare …

Cylchlythyr Ymddiriedolwyr AIM Tachwedd 2023

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