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Our friends at Mather & Co Ltd are looking for a Senior 3D Museum Designer to join their creative team in Wilmslow! Mather & Co are multidisciplinary designers, interpretive developers, researchers, master planners, and project managers—an excellent team of storytellers, consistently working on the most exciting projects we covered on MuseumINSIDER! If you'd like to find out more about the role, visit the link below.

The MuseumINSIDER team is even more excited about IMCC 2024 in Edinburgh later this year! Congratulations Ann! ⭐

👀 Last week, the Smithsonian Institution held a Supplier Session for Exhibit firms classed as small businesses as part of their brilliant Supplier Diversity initiative. 🤝 The session gave an overview of how to do business with The Smithsonian and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It was incredibly useful, and we didn't want our higher-level subscribers to miss out on the valuable market intelligence from the session! 📖 So, we produced a report about the session, with information about key contacts, contracts and other opportunities coming up in 2024. To find out more, get in touch with Mandy Smith or Adam E. Badenhorst. Or visit the link below. https://lnkd.in/esCrSYCB #exhibitiondesign #exhibition #smithsonian #museum

🌟 Special Announcement: Meet Our New Steering Committee Members! 🌟 We have some exciting news to share - the International Museum Construction Congress (IMCC) has assembled a stellar new Steering Committee! This talented group of individuals is poised to drive IMCC's mission forward with passion and expertise. Each member brings a wealth of experience and over the years, their contributions have been integral to IMCC's growth and impact. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to each member of our Steering Committee for their efforts and dedication to advancing the mission of IMCC. Together, we are shaping the future of museum construction through collaboration and innovation! 📲 https://bit.ly/3rTnIS2 Ann Curtis DAVID GREENBAUM, FAIA, LEED AP Göran Joryd Ben Melham Martha Morris Carole W. . #IMCC #museumdesign #museumconstruction #museum #leadership #conference #networking #museumleadership #museumbuilding #museumarchitecture #mandriergroup #mandriermeetings #internationalmuseums #MuseumConstruction #SteeringCommittee

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, celebrating the activist’s fight for racial equality in the 1960s. The National Park Service is working on rehabilitating historic buildings at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. Over the last few months, we have published various tenders for the National Park Service’s project to rehabilitate various historic buildings at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, including his birthplace. Yesterday, we highlighted a sources sought notice for the rehabilitation of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park visitor centre and headquarters building. These initiatives are not just about preserving a site but an effort to keep alive the stories of nonviolent activism and the struggle for civil rights. The National Park Service manages many sites of brutal violence and historic significance to the Civil Rights Movement, including the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and the Freedom Riders National Monument in Alabama, keeping alive these stories of sacrifice and inspiration. In a parallel development, the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council in Northern Ireland is working to create a Peace Park in Omagh, County Tyrone, the site of the deadliest incident during The Troubles. This incident, a car bombing by an IRA splinter group in 1998, resulted in tragic loss of life and numerous injuries. Now, a proposed Peace Park is envisioned as a space of unity and remembrance, a testament to resilience in the face of violence. Both projects underscore the power of museums and heritage sites as spaces for reckoning with our pasts and healing. They serve as poignant reminders of our collective history, offering insights and tools for fostering dialogue around violent and traumatic histories while giving visitors space for their own experiences. We thought these two initiatives were both unique opportunities for museum and heritage sector professionals to engage in work that is not only about conservation but also about educating, reflecting, and healing. Find out more about these projects at MuseumINSIDER. #MuseumProfessionals #HeritageConservation #CivilRights #PeaceBuilding #Omagh #HistoricalSites #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr

🎉 The MuseumINSIDER team is happy to hear that Ann Curtis' session was successful on the first day of the International Museum Construction Congress! 👀 Don't forget: On day 3, Ann will also be moderating a panel (Identifying Red Flags on Your Projects) with Chris Potts of Counterculture Partnership LLP. 🎤 The panel will include: 🇫🇷 Hervé Barbaret - CEO and Director General of France Muséums 🇩🇰 Juliette Fritsch - Executive Advisor to the Director, Natural History Museum Denmark 🇬🇧 Rebecca Lim - Interim Head of Projects Victoria and Albert Museum (case study: Young V&A)

See you there! 👋

🇧🇪 Are you going to the International Museum Construction Congress in Antwerp this week? MuseumINSIDER's Ann Curtis and Adam E. Badenhorst will be attending! 🗣️ Ann's presentation will be the first session at the conference on Sunday at 13:20 - 14:00! She will give an overview of European projects (Getting the Big Picture: Museum Projects on the Horizon in Europe) covering everything from smaller regional museums to some of the biggest capital projects in Europe. 🚩 On day 3, Ann will also be moderating a panel (Identifying Red Flags on Your Projects) with Chris Potts of Counterculture Partnership LLP. 🎤 The panel will include: 🇫🇷 Hervé Barbaret - CEO and Director General of France Muséums 🇩🇰 Juliette Fritsch - Executive Advisor to the Director, Natural History Museum Denmark 🇬🇧 Rebecca Lim - Interim Head of Projects Victoria and Albert Museum (case study: Young V&A) Find out more about what International Museum Construction Congress has to offer this year at the link... #imcc2023 #antwerp #museums #museum #architecture #culturalheritage #heritage #imcc

👀 "The British Museum has today set out plans to increase access to the collection, and ensure everything is documented and available online. It is estimated that the project will take 5 years, and means that for the first time the entire collection will be accessible to anyone who wants to explore it." #collectionsmanagement #digitisation #museum #collections #libraryservices #britishmuseum #transparency #security

🇺🇸 The U.S. government shutdown was temporarily averted at the end of September. 🌳 When a government shutdown happens, it impacts everything from the FDA to the National Park Service. It also affects major museums like the Smithsonian Institution, though it can remain in operation with non-government funding. 🔒 The last government shutdown in 2018 lasted 34 days, costing the U.S. economy $11 billion. 💡 This got the team at MuseumINSIDER thinking about the impacts a shutdown might have on our museum and heritage suppliers working with federally-funded sites. So, we put together a guide to help prepare for a potential shutdown. 🔍 Our researchers find work from state, federal and NGO sources and multiple regions worldwide. So, a government shutdown doesn't mean disaster - but it's always better to be prepared! Find out more at the link... #museums #heritage #usgov #federalfunding #congress #funding #federalcontractor #procurement #tender #nationalparks #smithsonian