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Steve Garland, Katy Archer and myself ( Chrissy Partheni ) attended the conference.  There was an excellent turn out ( 200 people ) and it was great to meet so many new people and catch up with old friends. The NWFED is keen to work closer with AIM and we are hoping that we can plan with them a future networking ...

The Smithy is set in what once was the village blacksmith shop in Eccleston, St Helens. The blacksmith shop was still functioning in the late 1970’s to early 80’s and many of its visitors today still remember Ellis who was the last blacksmith there.  Eccleston parish Council purchased the building in 1995 and turned it into a local Heritage Centre. ...

First of all thank you to Marcus Chase, Catherine Pank and Michael Whitworth for their excellent presentations on the challenges and opportunities of corporate events for museums and galleries. Their  sincere account of how things are planned and executed and their responses to the delegates' questions has made the event a success. The teams at Manchester Art Galleries and Manchester Museum may be well experienced ...

Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence 2013 These are some of the winners to the Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence  announced on the 15 May at a glittering ceremony at 8 Northumberland. Sustainability Award WinnerScience Museum, Hemcrete Museum Store Shortlisted Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Going Green at Prittlewell Priory Museum of British Surfing, Sustainability Policy Event Communications, The Crystal KBW Ltd, BP Showcase Pavilion, ...

We held the 4th Rethinking the Museum networking event at Bury Museum on Monday the 13th of May. We had 10 people attending and we are thankful to both Tony Trehy and Sarah Evans for their contributions. The event kicked off with the visit to the museum shop, recently refurbished. The new design is effective and clear and has been developed on a ...

The Happy Museum Paper concluded with an 8 point ‘manifesto’ intended as a guide for museums wishing to embrace well-being and sustainability (for fuller details click here). Following the experience of 12 UK museums road-testing the principles we’ve now distilled them from eight down to six. First Iteration Second Iteration Make People Happy Pursue Mutual Relationships Value the environment, the ...

Our Annual Meeting will be after our first networking event on Harnessing the Power of Social Media at the Museum of Liverpool. To view current nominations for Janice Hayes and Joanne Chamberlain see here Nomination paper2013JaniceHayes and Nomination paper2013JoanneChamberlain ...

From 1st August 2012 Museum Development North West is the new name for museum development support in the North West Region The Manchester Partnership (Manchester Art Gallery, the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum) and The Cumbrian Museums Consortium (Lakeland Arts Trust, Wordsworth Trust and Tuille House Museum and Art Gallery Trust) have been commissioned by Arts Council England (ACE) ...

The AIM was established in 1976 to improve standards in independent museums, to represent their interests and contribute to national policy making. ...

GEM is committed to advancing learning through heritage. It supports museums, galleries and other cultural organisations, and education practitioners in developing and sharing best practice in heritage learning. ...

ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage. ...

Icon is the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK and is committed to public benefit through promoting public understanding of and access to all the diverse elements of cultural heritage. ...