Director @Aimuseums - helping heritage organisations prosper!
Wirral, England
Joined April 2014
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I know how hard @lisanandy @RhonddaBryant & @DCMS @ace_national colleagues will have been working to get this over the line. As a former official it's hard to hear from your sectors how much they need help and not be able to say it's coming. Congrats to all on getting here.
People across the nation are set to gain more access to culture where they live with a major funding package announced by Culture Secretary @lisanandy today. This includes financial support for arts venues, museums, libraries, and heritage
gov.uk/government/news/major…
ALT A graphic with the headline "£270 million funding boost for arts and culture"
Story from @Aimuseums here aim-museums.co.uk/news/arts-… and we will be sharing more about how museums can access in the coming weeks.
We're so pleased to be part of this major announcement with generous new funding from the Julia Rausing Trust - we know there is so much demand for the additional collections activities and projects we'll be able to support and look forward to sharing more in the new year.
NEWS: With thanks to the generous support of the Julia Rausing Trust and building on our long-standing work with @ThePilgrimTrust, AIM is launching a new scheme in '25 - Museum Fundamentals - to support members. Sign up to our eNews for updates.
Andrew has done great things for AIM and we are saying a very grateful goodbye after his wonderful service to the organisation, members, and independent museum community (as well as the wider sector) as Chair, including advocating tirelessly through the struggles of covid.
This afternoon I Chaired the @Aimuseums Board for the last time. My 9-year AIM journey started in Edinburgh in 2016, via Tower of London in 2019, to a finish line today at Manchester Museum. Huge thanks to so many wonderful people, including @tanner_matthew for encouraging me.
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Great to hear our Economic Impact Report and Toolkit being referenced! All the info and links: aim-museums.co.uk/2024-econo…
Just mentioned #Museums2024 (not even by me!) the @Aimuseums 2024 version economic impact toolkit aim-museums.co.uk/wp-content…
Just mentioned #Museums2024 (not even by me!) the @Aimuseums 2024 version economic impact toolkit aim-museums.co.uk/wp-content…
(Just mentioned by @tonybutler1 the Treasury Green Book - this methodology from @JonathanDurnin @DCResearchUK is as compliant as we can manage and with good data fed in produces robust and reliable analysis)
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A serious undertaking ahead to ensure museums, freelancers and arts organisations continue to be of great and greater consequence in our lives.
@ace_national
NEWS: AIM Chair Andrew Lovett OBE @bclmdirector joins Arts Council England @ace_national National Council. Read more aim-museums.co.uk/ace-appoin…
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ICOM UK seeks a new Strategic Director as @Kate_Arthurs_ heads back to other sector commitments. If you're passionate about shaping the future of museums & think you are the right fit, we hope to hear from you. Deadline Mon 4 Nov: uk.icom.museum/icom-uk-strat… #ICOM #Museums #Strategy – at London, England
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Great opportunity to come and work with us to research and evaluate Curating Visibility. If you are a freelancer or consultancy company with interest & experience in assessing impacts of work that aims to break new ground this could be for you! Deadline 4th November @ace_national
Now recruiting: Consultant Evaluator or Researcher for Accentuate Curating Visibility. curatingforchange.org/2024/1…
Please visit the website for service brief. Closing date: Monday 4 November 2024
Congratulations all shortlisted and winners 🫶
The winner of the #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award 2024 is Young V&A! 🏆
This free East London museum was created with and by children from birth to the early teens. It is a much-loved and vital part of its local community in East London.
Congratulations @young_vam!
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The Best Small Museum winner is @civilwarcentre 💫
Families loved the wide range of exhibits that made a complex subject matter accessible for children, with dressing up clothes and playhem blocks.
#FamilyFriendlyMuseum
ALT Family Friendly Museum Award logo sits beside a photo of a happy family leaving the National Civil War Centre.
At the absolute end of my tether @British_Airways who left my suitcase at Heathrow on Friday, sent it to Seattle Saturday morning, sent it to this random place Saturday evening and the baggage line is unable to find it, unable to get it delivered to me, unable to keep track of
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England's heritage sector is estimated to have contributed £44.9 billion in Gross Value Added to the UK economy in 2022 and employed over 523,000 workers.
Today we have published our latest study on the economic value of the heritage sector.
Read more ⬇️
historicengland.org.uk/resea…
Just over a week left to apply to be our new Chair @Aimuseums aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-va… we are grateful to Andrew for steering us through the difficulties of recent years and as he comes to the end of his final term we’re excited to look to the future with a new Chair to lead our
decisionmakers and sector colleagues. This is a great time to join AIM: core funding hopefully secure until early 2027 (thanks @ace_national!) and plans to be a louder voice for independents, build the community our members need to help them thrive, and develop our partnerships