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

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State of the sector survey

AIM’s 2023 state of the sector survey is now open and we want to hear from you. Following on from our previous surveys, we’re keen to assess how museums have fared o…

Trustee vacancy – Roald Dahl Museum

Join the Board of Trustees at the Roald Dahl Museum Are you committed to creativity? Do you care that charities are well-run? Do you value the power …

Designation Scheme Panel members – Arts Council England

Arts Council England is recruiting 2 new Members of the Designation Scheme Panel.  Panel members support the decision-making process for Designation scheme applications, providing expert knowledge…

Acceptance in Lieu Panel members – Arts Council England

The Arts Council is looking for 2 new Members of the Acceptance in Lieu Panel.  The Acceptance in Lieu Panel…

Trustee vacancy – The Whithorn Trust

We are looking for a new Trustee from any background or experience to join our Board of Trustees. Having a passion for Scotland’s history and archaeology is key to this role in a trust which mana…

Trustee vacancy – Silk Heritage Trust, Macclesfield

We are the Silk Heritage Trust and have a number of exciting opportunities coming up for new Trustees. We are very keen to recruit to the Board of Trustees new faces who have enthusiasm, energy and…

Trustee vacancy – Museum of the Mercian Regiment (WFR Collection)

We are seeking one or two Trustees to join a small, but dedicated, Board for Museum of the Mercian Regiment (WFR Collection). We would value interest from anyone who has knowledge of marketing or F…

Launching a new AIM Hallmark
Launching a new AIM Hallmark
16/08/2023 in Uncategorised

As announced at Conference, an Environment Hallmark is being added to AIM’s key characteristics of successful museums. The AIM Hallmarks combine the distilled experience o…

Trustee vacancy – Chair – Bridport Museum Trust

Bridport Museum is looking for a new Chair of Trustees to lead our vibrant local museum. Over the last few years, the Museum has been through a major change programme, including changes to the orga…

Trustee vacancy – York Museums Trust

York Museums Trust was formed on 1 August, 2002 as an independent charitable trust to manage the museums and gallery service previously run by City of York Council.  All the collections are design…

Museum Profile – Spalding Gentleman’s Society

Our Museum & Collections Founded in 1710, Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (SGS) is Britain’s oldest provincial learned society and second-oldest museum. From a small co…

A new way to insure your museum collection

Sotera is an Insurtech start-up that uses AI and a proprietary risk algorithm to evaluate the risk of collections to improve how they are insured. The company was founded by two former archaeologis…

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