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Education in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) field is key to preserving cultural heritage for future generations. By nurturing childrens appreciation for the past, we ensure they grow up to understand and protect it. 🏛️📜🖼️

Are you familiar with the story of Quantrill's Raid on the city of Lawrence during the Civil War? If not, you should read Will Haynes' story "City of Sorrow."

Read the latest about one of our recent projects.

Researchers believe they have found the wreck of the HMS Stephen Furness, a ship that’s been lost to the bottom of the Irish sea along with over 100 crew for more than a century, after it was sunk in WWII. With AHRC funding, the Unpath’d Waters project was able to locate the shipwreck by combining resources and new data through a digital ‘hyper network’, uniting UK’s museums, galleries, libraries and archives. Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair for AHRC shares his thoughts: “This is a thrilling discovery and a testament to power AHRC aims to unleash by connecting the disparate collections of information and material held by the UK’s various heritage institutions through the Towards a National Collection project. The exemplary work of the Unpath’d Waters has revealed, at long last, the resting place of over a hundred men who died under tragic circumstances and gives us a tantalising hint at the historical riches concealed within the waters that surround our island. If the work of Towards a National Collection is already leading to finds this exciting, I cannot wait to see what else it might enable in the future.” Find out more on this incredible collaboration and what it means for maritime heritage:  https://lnkd.in/e8pZDpzM

Building relevancy: Cleveland Museum of Natural History defines a new approach for the sector. We speak to director and CEO, Sonia Winner, about the museum’s $150million transformation project. https://lnkd.in/eQHYq2C9

We’re delighted to share Coastwatch's upcoming event, unveiling the 1st Survey Results on Marine Litter. This event will bring together experts, stakeholders, and dedicated volunteers to discuss findings and explore actionable solutions for tackling marine litter in Ireland.     The event includes:    🍴 Lunch & Launch by Minister Ossian Smyth at the TCD Pavilion, starting at 1:00 PM.  🐚 Workshop at the M17 Museum Building, where survey insights will be analysed, fostering collaborative discussions on impactful solutions for cleaner coasts.    The Coastwatch Survey, a flagship initiative since 1987, leverages the power of citizen science, gathering vital data on coastal conditions across Ireland and Europe. The data is collected by hundreds of volunteers participating every year in the Coastwatch Survey, giving their time and energy for free. By combining volunteer observations with modern tools like GIS and water testing, this survey paints a crucial picture of our coastal environment. Thanks to the Coastwatch ( Irish Coastal Environment Group - Coastwatch) for the Irish Survey.    Event Details:     📅 November 21, 2024  🕐 1:00 – 3:45 PM  📍 TCD Pavilion & M17 Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin  🎟️ The event is free but ticketed – so make sure to secure your spot  https://lnkd.in/eRK6zX78   Don't miss the chance to contribute to this important conversation and help pave the way for a sustainable marine future!     #MarineLitter #CitizenScience #EnvironmentalAction #CoastalSurvey Zero Pollution: Karin Dubsky, Bernie Connolly, Eoin Dubsky from Coastwatch, more4nature coordinator Uta Wehn, and partners Earthwatch Europe, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Polish Smog Alert, NILU, The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, VITO, and Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia    Seas At Risk   

Dear Siblings in The Struggle against The System, We now know that the next decade, 2025 to 2034, will be a decade of challenges—of a magnitude greater than any, perhaps, than the present generation has ever faced. Rising to these challenges will mean—at the very least—reimagining the stories our society has, up until this point, untruthfully told us about how we got free—if indeed we got free... This is why I have agreed to share conversation with the curator of the International Slavery Museum, about how museums, specifically, and in fact all members of our society, co-productively, might reimagine histories and reconstruct solidarities that, strategically, equip us for the challenges of the daunting decade ahead—a decade during which the very freedom our forebears fought for is very likely to be at stake. Please join us, therefore, as we ask “How can museums take an active role in preparing for the bicentenary of the Abolition of Slavery?” https://lnkd.in/dFKuKPMt

“It is important to remember how Hull developed and became what it is today.” In this blog post, Kevin Batty (Contracts Manager at Simpson of York) discusses the challenges of transforming the Grade II* Maritime Museum. https://lnkd.in/et_TyXVg Simpson

Scaffolding is an art form all of its own

Attention Museum folks! What current exhibits/exhibitions that you have visited that are pushing the boundaries of inclusive narratives and telling hard and complex histories? Please list your examples in the comments!