The National Heritage Science Forum is partnering with Wikimedia UK to provide a series of free training sessions around the UK, to develop the skills to work with Wikipedia. The next session will be held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh on the …
C20 Lost Modern Campaign
Some of Britain’s most dynamic and expressive buildings are being lost to the developers’ wrecking ball because the speed of demolition increasingly outpaces heritage recognition, says Catherine Croft, Director of the Twentieth Century Society [Alliance member]. She made the claims as the Society publishes a …
World War I HLF projects
In response to a written question, Heritage Minister John Glen, has stated that the Government has committed funds to support the National Commemorative events delivered by DCMS – to commemorate the Gallipoli Campaign, the battles of Jutland, the Somme and Passchendaele, and a variety of …
Moving Image Fund for Museums
The second round of the Moving Image Fund is open for applications. The deadline is midday on Monday 30 October 2017. The Moving Image Fund was created in 2015 to address the challenges that UK museums face when building their collections of moving-image works. The …
40 Years of Sussex Heritage Trust celebrated
Sussex Heritage Trust [Alliance member] celebrated its 40th Anniversary at a black-tie dinner at Petworth House on Friday 6th October. Hosted by the Trust’s President, The Rt. Hon. Lord Egremont and Lady Egremont, the dinner, attended by over 150 guests from across Sussex, highlighted the …
AHI announce winners of 2017 Discover Heritage Awards
The winners of the AHI [Alliance member] 2017 Discover Heritage Awards have been announced. The finalists and winners represent the visitor centres, museums, historic houses, gardens and landscapes which demonstrate best-practice in heritage interpretation. The award-winners were announced at a ceremony in Inverness in front …
Free breaks in historic buildings for charities – 50 for free
Applications are now open for the Landmark Trust’s 50 for Free scheme. For the fifth year, the initiative offers fifty short breaks between 12 to 19 March 2018 in selected Landmarks absolutely free to charities and non-profit organisations. 50 for Free brings the restorative benefits …
Bright Ideas Fund reopens
The final round of the Community Business Bright Ideas Fund will open for applications on 1 November on MyCommunity.org.uk. The Bright Ideas Fund offers grants and support to new community business ideas across England. For this final round, there is one significant change to the …
Sign-Up as a BBC Civilisations Festival Partner
The Civilisations Festival is an partnership between museums, galleries, libraries and the BBC to coincide with the broadcast of BBC Arts’ Civilisations series in Spring 2018. The Festival – from Friday 2nd March to Sunday 11th March – will be a showcase of ideas, events …
John Glen: Making creative opportunities a reality
Heritage Minister, John Glen, has written a blog on how the ‘culture and technology sectors can work together to drive new forms of audience engagement, which is a central theme of our #CultureisDigital project. He writes: ‘By focusing on the synergies between the two sectors, …
Nominate women for blue plaques
A recent survey by English Heritage [Alliance member] has found that 40% of people think women have had less impact on history than men. To celebrate the start of women’s history month – as well as 150th anniversary of the blue plaque scheme – English …
Mapping 100 years of England’s history from the perspective of Black & Asian people
Another England tells the story of the country’s rich multicultural heritage through place. From 1918 – 2018, the project spans the period from the end of the Great War through to what will in 2018 be the 70th anniversary of the British Nationality Act. Another …