London’s Victoria and Albert Museum with partners is hosting a conference ‘Great Expectations’ about the future of the UK’s historic churches, chapels and meeting houses on Tuesday 21 October 2025. Read more and book: bit.ly/4h3oWCT #heritage #History #churches #chapels #meetinghouses

Collaboration for survival: How museums can compete (together) for attention and visitors dcs-heritage.uk/collaboratio...

Fantastic day at the @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social Conference with a wide range of speakers discussing audience engagement

Happy National Sporting Heritage Day! NSHD is an opportunity for clubs, associations, museums, collectors and individuals to celebrate their rich culture and heritage. #NSHD2025 www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/cate...

🚨 It’s here – the AMOT Annual Conference 2025 is THIS WEEK! Final tickets available – book now! www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

28th September 1066: William, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey. Establishing a base near #Hastings, he awaited the return of King Harold from the north.

Couple of years ago attending a talk by a military museum's curator… Q&A: Ret’d Maj-Gen insisted military museums should exist solely to share a regt's history with current soldiers. Not for family days out!

"There’s no multimedia treasure hunt. There’s no playground. There’s barely even a café. But what there is is an absolute shed load of old trains and buses!" Sketch about dangers of flip-flopping between latest museum trends 😂 BBC Sounds (from 03:35) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

21st September: (United Nations) International Day of Peace

📅 2 weeks to go until AMOT 2025! Meet exhibitors like YourArchive (archives & storytelling) and John Morgan (props & regimental museum support). With thanks to our headline sponsors: Holt’s Military Banking, PLB Projects, Towergate Insurance. More info & tickets: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

Looking forward to meeting up with colleagues, clients & friends at the @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social Conference in two weeks! Will you be there? www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

I'm giving this talk at Buckler's Hard on Friday. It's free, but donations to the Buckler's Hard Shipyard Trust are gratefully received. Talk tells the story of the village and how the Royal Navy requisitioned the Beaulieu River and Buckler's Hard during WW2.

Manchester Museum predicts that repatriation of artefacts to originating communities will become standard practice within 20 years. Source: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/repa...

NTWFS is a group for those people interested in WW1 but who are looking for more than the western front in France and Belgium, as interesting as that is WW1 is so much more. Its just £7.50 a year for subscriptions and you can sign up at www.trybooking.com/uk/ESJZ

A majority of younger visitors (18-34) say that interactive #VR or #AR would encourage them to engage more with heritage sites Source: heritagemanagement.org/category/opi... #heritage #technology

Following the RAF's victory in the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe turned its attention to bombing British cities between 7 Sep 1940 ('Black Saturday') & 11 May 1941. After targeting London, from Nov 1940, the #Blitz also hit Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Coventry & Southampton

As the days start to get shorter and duller, let's find some indoor events, exhibitions and talks in #Wiltshire. dcs-heritage.uk/events/

As the days start to get shorter and duller, let's find some indoor events, exhibitions and talks in #Kent. dcs-heritage.uk/events-kent/

The @britishlibrary.bsky.social ‘Secret Maps’ exhibition looks very good & the additional talks look very very good! 24th Oct to 18th Jan events.bl.uk/exhibitions/... #whatson #events #london

Next week the Maidstone Museum is celebrating Local Heritage Week with series of events - museum.maidstone.gov.uk/whats-on/eve... Tues 9th – Book Talk Wed 10th – Witchcraft Thurs 11th – Historic Buildings Fri 12th – Industries & Gin Tasting Sat 13th – Paper-Making Fri 19th – Local History Quiz

Close to 57% of institutions report budget constraints as a key barrier to adopting new technologies. Source: heritagemanagement.org/category/opi... #heritage #museums #investment #challenges

Emotions influence all stages of the museum visit; from anticipation to post‑visit memory. Emotional resonance drives engagement and return visits. Source: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...

In 2023 19.5m visitors contributed over £497m to local economies, with £279m spent off‑site. Source: aim-museums.co.uk/2024-economi... #heritage #museums #economy #community

26 Aug 1346: At Crécy-en-Ponthieu in Picardy, northern France, King Philip VI attacked King Edward III's army and suffered a stinging defeat. The Battle of Crécy was one of the major battles of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).

Exciting news! The AMOT Monthly Newsletter is landing this Thursday Packed with updates from across the museum network and further afield, it’s a perfect way to connect with our work. Don’t miss out – sign up now to have it delivered straight to your inbox: www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

The independent museum sector supports over 7,200 jobs and contributes £838.7 million to the wider UK economy. Source: aim-museums.co.uk/2024-economi... #heritage #jobs #investment #economy

Larger museums utilise digital more than small ones; digital income tools are used in 80% of large museums versus 35% of micro‑museums. Source: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/...

Only 1% of digital collection content is 3D, highlighting enormous scope for virtual models and immersive digitisation. Source: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/... #heritage #museums #data #dam

16th August #otd in 1819 - 15 people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester. This violent attack by the authorities on working people demanding political representation became known as the Peterloo Massacre.

Sad news from the Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth. It’s been announced that it will close by the end of 2027. #AmericanCivilWar #PlainsIndiansWars #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory

Though formal signing of their surrender came on Sep 2nd 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan announced its surrender on Aug 15th. What came to be known as VJ (Victory in Japan) Day celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Find out more about the Second World War at your local museum.

Digital content is going to be the backbone of heritage operations, especially when co‑created with the public to foster shared value. Source: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/...

Last chance to sign up for tonight's free talk by Alexander S. Burns on infantry combat in the 18th century. Open to members and non-members alike, 7.00BST. Full details and registration at: my.demio.com/ref/ozwhoSgx...

'Barbed Wire Sunday', 13 Aug 1961 On 12 Aug, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, Walter Ulbricht, signed an order to close East-West border & begin construction of a wall in Berlin. Border guards enacted the order within hours on morning of 13 Aug. 📸 taken at Royal Engineers Museum

Happening this Wednesday – 13 Aug! Perk up your morning with expert tips on volunteer recruitment & retention from heritage consultant Fran Stovold. Free to attend! Book now: www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-coffee-...

Social media has been upgraded from a distraction to a mainstream engagement tool, with digital media now essential to public communication in heritage organisations. Source: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/...

The 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain comes along in September. A good time to follow David on this museum tour. mainlymuseums.com/post/1368/ke... #museums #museumfromhome #RAF #Kent

Looking forward to attending the @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social conference in October!

At 08:15 on 6th Aug 1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber 'Enola Gay' dropped first wartime atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The effect of 'Little Boy' weapon was devastating, killing up to 70k people immediately & 140k in total by end of yr. 📸 Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall

This month’s addition is the publication of our succession of titles doc for #REME. A huge thanks to Celia & Zoe at The REME Museum for their support!

4 Aug 1914: "His Majesty's Government has declared to the German Government that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany as from 11pm on August 4" Find out more about the Great War, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) & your county regiment at your local museum

Having declared war on Russia on 1st August 1914, on 3rd August Germany declared war on France. The Schlieffen Plan was underway. Find out more about the Great War, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and your county regiment at your local museum.

This month’s eNewsletter includes the publication of our succession of titles doc for REME. A huge thanks to Celia & Zoe at the REME Museum for their support!

International Tiger Day @pwrrqueensmuseum.bsky.social @tankmuseum.bsky.social

AMOT Conference 2025 – Speaker Announcement Most speakers are now confirmed with full programme coming soon! Information about each speaker here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/ Thanks to our sponsors: Holt’s Military Banking, PLT Ltd., Towergate Insurance.

After 3yrs of war, on 27 July 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed between USA (for UN), N.Korea & China. S.Korea refused to sign agreement but signed treaty with China in 1992 Find out more about the Battle of the Imjin & the 'Glorious Glosters' at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

Our temporary exhibition celebrating #JaneAusten250, 'From Ballroom to Battlefield: Regency Soldiers at War and Leisure' is now open!

News | New research sheds light on changing visitor behaviour and demographics – families becoming significantly more selective and booking tickets later

On 25th July 1909 Louis Bleriot took off from Calais. Landing near Dover Castle 36 minutes later, he'd become the first to complete a cross-Channel (and, therefore, international) flight. The endeavour earned him £1,000 prize money from The Daily Mail.

In the last week of July 1943, the RAF & USAAF conducted a series of night & day raids on Hamburg: Op Gomorrah. The 6 raids dropped 8,650 tons of bombs & killed up to 40,000 civilians. With 61% of homes destroyed, over 1m people left the city. Germany’s production shifted from offence to defence.