Feeling somewhat battered, bereft and friendless, the Arts Council has decided to produce some (very cool looking) advocacy materials to help us make the case for why cultural activities should be funded and, indeed, how central they are to any kind of life.. There is advice, figures and pretty pics… most covers ‘culture’ in general, […]
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Museums and Heritage awards
Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the Museums & Heritage show this year. And special mentions to all our regional shortlisted peeps! Astley Castle, in North Warwickshire, reently completed (eco) restoration by The Landmark Trust, was joint winner of the Restoration or conservation prize Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service and University of Birmingham, TouchHistory, […]
Focus on Success- Guides from AIM
The excellent series of practically minded advice documents produced by AIM (Association of Independent Museums) the focus guides.. have added a whole slew of musthavetohandonmydesk new titles. The six new papers entitled Success Guides as per with AIM, accentuate the ‘can do’ ‘how to’ practical approach. AIM Success Guide – Retailing AIM Success Guide – […]
More funds to make us happy
Happy Museum is delighted to announce a third open application fund available to English museums and a new fund open to museums in Wales. This funding is available to museums who demonstrate they can promote thinking around happiness and well-being––brought together with issues of environmental sustainability––and can leave a legacy of cultural change within their organisations and […]
Seeing the woods..and the trees
Two midlands projects, including ComptonVerney art gallery have been shortlisted for the national Excellence in Forestry Schools award 2013 run by the Royal Forestry society The Award aims to recognise education projects which increase understanding of trees, woodlands and forests and their environmental, social and economic potential. Judging is taking place during April and May. […]
Communities – watching your assets
‘Asset Mapping’ is a way of ensuring you and your community knows what is important round where you are … its not all about Grade1 listed buildings – but it might be…AnneMarie Naylor THE encyclopedic expert in asset transfer at Locality, has written a toptips guide. It helps to ‘be prepared’! See here Top tips for […]
Funded creative partnerships with digital partners available
CATH (Collaborative Arts Triple Helix) Project want to help you make a date with a digital company to research something new and creative … Intrigued?… go along on to the university of Bham on 15th May … book here http://cathlaunch.eventbrite.co.uk/ CATH is a new AHRC-funded research project led by do.collaboration (University of Birmingham) in partnership with […]
Leisure courses – sweating your assets?
More and more museums are beginning to offer leisure courses on site. This can be yet another creative way to interpret and attract new users to your collections or heritage skills, they can also be more wide ranging, encouraging the use of the site as an attractive venue for learning or sociability. Whether you are […]
Alfred Russel Wallace- travelling exhibition available
The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, arrived at the Theory of Natural Selection at the same time as, but independently of, Charles Darwin. Wallace, who grew up in Hertford, lived and worked in a variety of places in the UK and abroad. Hertford Museum now have travelling exhibition available for other museums – largely free details here… World of […]
The day Happy Museums came to town
After their two exhausting, enlightening and thought provoking open workshops, in Birmingham and Newcastle, the Happy Museums peopls have created a blog post about ‘how it all turned out all right’ – to use the phrase used in their research paper…Read it here and look out for the new round of funding to be launched […]
