Alistair Brown

BRITISH LIBRARY Chief Executive

The @britishlibrary.bsky.social is recruiting for a permanent Chief Executive. It’s really critical they appoint someone great, who gets the value of serving the research community, and cares about librarianship. £174k. Deadline 13 April
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Volunteers are completing my survey to tell me about the impact that a Heritage Lottery Funded project has had on them. Each one of them is making me sob. Lottery funding really is an amazing resource.

Policy Project Manager | The National Heritage Memorial Fund iRecruit PortalName As the largest funder for the UK’s heritage, our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

We're hiring! Come and work with me at the National Lottery Heritage Fund on all things heritage policy. This is a great opportunity to have a real impact in the heritage sector by supporting our grant-making and contributing to our policy direction.

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For our Museum Futures programme, we've partnered with SCVO to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland without a dedicated HR rep who want expert guidance to strengthen their HR practices. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/H9tr6B7

Great to see John Swinney giving a speech in support of Scotland's museums, and highlighting the new Museum Futures programme delivered by @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Discover the UK’s best museums for families this summer - Kids in Museums 18 museums are in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum.

🎉 The wait is over! Meet the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 shortlist🏆

From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.

Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...

And congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted projects - really inspiring to see so much good work happening across our sector. Check out the full list of winners here: awards.museumsandheritage.com/2025-winners/

Really delighted to be @museumsandheritage.com Awards last night - particularly to see the winners of our Heritage Fund-sponsored Sustainable Project of the Year Award - Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough, and Stourbridge Glass Museum. Well done! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/winners...

Really looking forward to speaking about the National Lottery Heritage Fund's role in supporting organisational sustainability in the heritage sector at @museumsandheritage.com Show today. If you're at the Show, come and find us at Theatre 1 at 12.45.

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Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part of a pivot toward President Trump’s priorities.

Breaking News: The Mellon Foundation announced $15 million to support state humanities councils after federal aid cancellations left some in danger of collapse. The endowment provides crucial support to museums, historical sites, cultural festivals and community projects.

Great to see a brilliant shortlist for the @artfund.bsky.social Museum of the Year Award 2025 - can't wait to see who wins...

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Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.

#archives #history #LondonHistory

Thought this was an outstanding podcast by @danneidle.bsky.social from the BBC. Wonkish but clear, entertaining and much needed - well worth checking out: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Sotheby’s offers to value cash-strapped councils’ art collections Critics warn auction house is pressuring struggling authorities into selling public assets

Vultures circle over Council art collections as austerity bites:

BBC Sounds - X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story on BBC Sounds.

There's an excellent Jill Lepore BBC podcast on Musk that explores the whole story:
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There's an excellent Jill Lepore BBC podcast on Musk that explores the whole story: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

An image of the old Canmore website with an arrow to the new Trove website.

Do you use Historic Environment Scotland's data? If so you need to know that Canmore is being retired this June.

Trove (www.trove.scot) is replacing it and is now online in beta.

Please try it out and feedback your comments here: haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/470...

Extraordinary political interference happening in museums across the pond.

Six projects shortlisted for Sustainable Project of the Year 2025 From upcycled exhibitions to changing travel behaviour to historic sites, these six projects demonstrate outstanding environmentally-driven initiatives from the past year.

We have a fantastic shortlist of projects for the Sustainable Project of the Year Award at @museumsandheritage.com Awards 2025. Take a look here and be inspired!
www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/six-pro...

Science Museum appoints first ever head of space - Museums Association Leading spaceflight expert to support curators and public engagement

News | Science Museum appoints first ever head of space – leading spaceflight expert to support curators and public engagement

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Got there in the end. Hope you did too!

I'm in the same situation going south. Getting on for 9 hours into a 4.5 hour journey. Yawn.

This is excellent news for Berwick!

Archives Revealed awards new cataloguing grants and first-ever consortium grant - The National Archives Archives Revealed has awarded 12 cataloguing grants and its first ever consortium grant to archives across the UK. Archives Revealed is a partnership programme between The National Archives, the Pilgr...

Delighted that the National Archives has announced the first successful projects under the new Archives Revealed programme. Fantastic cataloguing and consortium projects that will enable access to previously hidden history - all supported by Heritage Fund. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/a...

Arts Everywhere Fund announced - AIM - Association of Independent Museums Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost.

So glad today to see precious museums funding announced @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social - help for civics and more MEND to help across England as well as nationals getting uplifts. We will share more as we hear how members can benefit aim-museums.co.uk/news/arts-ev...

Also delighted to see 29 museums benefit from over £24m of MEND funding as part of this announcement, as well as news of a new round of MEND opening this year. Great to work on this funding in collaboration with DCMS, ACE and HE.

Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth

Great to see major new government investment in England's museums and heritage sectors today. A huge boost to many organisations facing significant challenges.
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Liverpool museums secure £10m government grant Liverpool's International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum are both set for refurbishments.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #museums

Rethink - Rethink... museums - BBC Sounds What are museums for?

Great discussion here about the future of museums with @benansell.bsky.social @tonybutler1.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Sharon Ament.

Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.

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