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New collections funding opportunity for AIM - Association of Independent Museums members🎉 Museum Fundamentals combines the existing invaluable collections care and conservation support from the Pilgrim Trust with new funding from the Julia Rausing Trust, which covers collections documentation. It includes support for collections review, documentation materials and equipment, and collections management software. The new grant will allow small and medium sized museums to create projects based on their collection needs, which improve knowledge, care and access to our nation’s heritage. Up to £20,000 is available Find out more 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4A5t3za #Museums #MuseumDocumentation #Funding #Grant

News | From a £100m first-year fund, cathedrals, gardens and museums receive grants including £500,000 for York Minster (Chapter of York) and £1.3m for Wales’ Great Glasshouse 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ebYSXFP9

🌍 May 18-Celebrating International Museum Day! 🎨 Today, we honor the incredible contributions of museums worldwide. These institutions are not just about preserving artifacts; they are dynamic spaces that educate, inspire, and connect us. 🔍 Why Museums Matter: Cultural Preservation: Museums protect the artifacts and stories that define our history, ensuring they endure for future generations. Education & Inspiration: They are centers of learning and creativity, igniting curiosity and innovation in visitors of all ages. Community Engagement: Museums offer spaces for dialogue, promoting understanding and collaboration among diverse groups. As professionals, we can draw inspiration from museums' commitment to continuous learning and adaptation. From embracing new technologies to enhancing visitor experiences and developing programs that reflect current social issues, museums exemplify the power of evolution and relevance. 💡 How You Can Get Involved: Visit a Museum: Explore your local museum or dive into virtual exhibits from around the world. Support Museum Initiatives: Consider donating or volunteering to support their vital work. Share Your Experiences: Please share your favorite museum memories and what you’ve learned from them in the comment box Let’s celebrate the past, present, and future contributions of museums. Happy International Museum Day! #InternationalMuseumDay #CulturalHeritage #ContinuousLearning #Innovation #CommunityEngagement #SudheerSlice

Statues of the Dessie Museum Renovation project, run by Ethiopian Heritage Trust and funded by the British Council`s Cultural Protection Fund. https://lnkd.in/eTP9dWZA

We're delighted to announce that the first round of the new Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications 🥳 The fund supports projects using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners. We now offer core grants to single museum organisations for strategic development of their inclusive collections work; and partnership project grants for museums and community organisations working equitably with collections to achieve shared aims for inclusion. Express your interest by 5 February: https://ow.ly/IjAR50Ulx42 #FundingOpportunity #MuseumFunding #MuseumGrants #GrantOpportunity

3️⃣0️⃣ November #Museum30 celebrates museums & heritage, a theme a day - 9th being Abstraction. Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has a 1722 3-volume edition of “The works of John Locke” which includes “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in which English philosopher and physician (widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers) John Locke defined abstraction: “…the mind makes particular ideas received from particular things become general; which it does by considering them as they are in the mind—mental appearances—separate from all other existences, and from the circumstances of real existence, such as time, place, and so on. This procedure is called abstraction.” 🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library 📅 Open only on Saturdays until Christmas 🕚 11am-4pm 🆓 Free admission (donations invited) https://lnkd.in/eZ4cprRi #Scotland #ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow

The Dubuque County Government Board of Supervisors awarded the Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) with $10,000 in Purchase of Service funding support for 2025 for DCHS's Museums for All low-cost admission program. The DCHS Museums for All program, a part of the nationwide program serving a network of 1,300 museums, zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens, serves approximately 9,000 individuals each year at The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and The Mathias Ham Historic Site. Museums For All is utilized by both local residents and visitors to Dubuque living below the federal poverty threshold, and qualify for assistance programs such as SNAP benefits, Medicaid, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Housing Choice Voucher Program, can provide proof of their enrollment in one or more of these programs to access a $3 admission. Museums for All, an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) initiative, endeavors to provide barrier-free access to cultural institutions and encourage diverse populations to build routine engagement in cultural experiences in an effort to nurture the prioritization of lifelong learning.

🌊 🌊 Want to get involved with the UN Ocean Decade? Here are some top tips on responding to the Decade Call for Action#7 from endorsed UK Decade Actions 🌊 🌊 Historic England’s ‘Unpath’d Waters’ is a 3-year research project which has been endorsed as a Decade contribution. The aim of the research is to connect universities, heritage agencies, museums, charitable trusts, and experts together to explore and enhance scattered marine heritage collections for preservation of the UK’s diverse maritime legacy. It is using Artificial Intelligence to devise new ways of searching across newly linked collections; simulations to help visualise the wrecks and landscapes; and science to help identify wrecks and find out more about them. It will deliver integrated management tools to help protect heritage and enable the public to co-design new ways of interacting with marine heritage and enhance it from their own collections. #UnpathdWaters will contribute to the Ocean Decade as part of the wider Cultural Heritage Framework Programme, which is led by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network and supported by one of their partners, Lloyds Register Foundation. Some top tips for applying are to “have early discussions with the relevant Programme, allow plenty of time to prepare the application, and look forward to the benefits that Endorsement will bring!” 🌊 🌊 Find more information on responding to the Decade Call for Action on our UKNDC FAQ page (link below) 🌊 🌊 🌊 Image: SS Apapa © Dr Michael Roberts, Bangor University

In the GLAM sector, there are important conversations happening around balancing the need for funding with transparency and independent research. On National Philanthropy Day, we invite you to dive deeper into these tensions by reading "Whose Museum is it, Anyway?: A Case Study of the Effects of Large Scale Funding on National Museums" by Julie Zungri from our Spring 2018 issue. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e9UTj2Ng #ijournaluoft

The financial landscape for museums can feel like a constant tightrope walk. Now, add in the uncertainties of a new administration, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed and out of control. One powerful opportunity often overlooked? Your museum store. My latest blog post explores: ⭐ The financial landscape for museums ⭐ Leveraging nonprofit retail as a strategic revenue driver ⭐ The importance of financial resilience in the face of funding challenges Learn the full potential of your museum store and proactively build a sustainable future for your institution. #MuseumRetail #MuseumLeadership #Fundraising #MuseumFinance #Nonprofit