3-7 September 2018, Krakow, Poland Call for Papers Deadline: 9th April 2018 Over the centuries, cities across Europe and around the world have been impacted by their Jewish communities; as places of both presence and absence. Being held as part of the European Year of …
Theatres at Risk 2018
Theatres Trust has announced its Theatres at Risk Register 2018 with a call for localauthorities to better support their theatre buildings by developing the opportunities they offer to their communities. The Register lists 35 theatre buildings across England, Scotland and Wales that are most at risk of …
Theatres Trust announce new Theatre Improvement Scheme alongside final Urgent Repairs recipients in renewed Wolfson Foundation partnership
Theatres Trust [Alliance member], the national advisory public body for theatres, will be awarding four theatres a total of £54,520 in the final funding round of the Urgent Repairs Scheme. This scheme, set up in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, helps theatres in need of immediate repair …
Griff Rhys Jones appointed Victorian Society President
Griff Rhys Jones has been appointed as the new President of the Victorian Society. He will be replacing Lord Briggs of Lewes (who died in March 2016) and has held the position of Vice-President since 2009. Griff Rhys Jones has a long history of conservation …
GDPR could leave charities at risk
A survey carried out by specialist charity insurer and Alliance sponsor, Ecclesiastical, revealed that while awareness of the new data protection regulation is almost universal among charities with a turnover over £1.5m – only 4% are unaware of the forthcoming changes – that figure stands at …
New Reports Estimate 8,000 After-Hours Events A Year In UK Museums And Galleries
Arts charity Culture24, producers of the Museums at Night festival, has published three linked reports into after-hours events in museums and galleries (Lates) and their role in the night-time economy. The reports conclude that if Lates can be supported by night-time economy policymakers they could generate a …
Arts Council England: Museum & Gallery Exhibition Tax Credit Briefings
In March 2018, Arts Council England will be hosting a series of briefing events across England to support museums and galleries to understand and benefit from the Museum and Gallery Exhibitions Tax Relief. Tickets are free and restricted to one person per organisation. Find out more …
Download the New AIM Hallmarks Publication – ‘Preparing To Prosper’
Over the past three years, AIM [Alliance member] has worked with museums and heritage organisations across the UK to put the ideas in the AIM Hallmarks framework into practice. Distilling the very best ideas from museums that have used the AIM Hallmarks, a new publication …
20th Sussex Heritage Trust Awards Launches Sponsored by Harvey’s Brewery
The 2018 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards were launched at the award-winning Depot in Lewes on Tuesday 13th February. 2018 is the 20th anniversary of the Awards scheme, designed to recognise and reward high quality conservation and restoration projects, good design of newly built projects and …
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2016: Business Demographics
DCMS has published official statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by the number of businesses. These do not separate out the heritage sector but note that it is likely to be an underestimation for the heritage …
Derby Council successful heritage partnership
Derby City Council has highlighted how a nine-year collaborative partnership scheme between Historic England, the Council and local retailers to revive Derby’s historic shopping streets is celebrating success. The scheme has brought 2,800 square metres of floor space back into use, created 42 new jobs, and helped …
£45 million funding boost to support councils unlock land for thousands of homes
79 projects will receive funding to support building up to 7,280 homes on council owned land. A £45 million cash injection into key community projects will help kick-start the building of thousands of new homes, Housing Minister Dominic Raab announced today.