This week, our #MotivationMonday series is shining a spotlight on the power of museums! #ARA #Museums #Society

Our #Education and #Learning theme continues with this amusing 1920 photograph from @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. When your kids head off to school in the morning, do they pull a face similar to this little girl from Evie, Orkney? #ARA #Archives #SchoolDays #Scotland

As the new week begins, it's time for another round of #MotivationMonday. This time we are recognising the importance of archivists and the work they do! #ARA #Archives #Archivists #Community

ARA's Section for Archives and Museums would like to congratulate Chloe Anderson-Wheatley (RMARA AMIRMS) for winning this year's ARA Record Keeper of the Year award. Chloe joined SAM as Joint Social Media Officer in 2020, became Chair in 2022, and recently transitioned to Member Without Portfolio.

ARA's Section for Archives and Museums is here to support the entire GLAM - Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums - sector. And our #MotivationMonday series is a great opportunity to do just that! This week's quote celebrates the importance of libraries and all who work within them.

September is all about #Education and #Learning. One initiative that fits that theme is the Higher Education Archive Programme from the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy. Learn more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... #ARA #Archives #Libraries #SpecialCollections #Schools #Universities

Now that it's September, ARA's Section for Archives and Museums is kicking off a new content theme! With the kids heading back to school, it's the perfect time to explore #Education and #Learning in the GLAM sector. Stay tuned, and contact us if you have any suggestions related to this theme!

Today's #MotivationMonday post celebrates our members who work in #galleries! #ARA #archives #museums #quotes #inspiration

The final day of #ARA2025 is underway, with Dr Kate Allen, Ajay Choksi, Samantha Walker and Victoria Stevens leading an interactive keynote: ‘Archives for All! A Multisensory Approach to Archive Collections’

The inspiration from day one of #ARA2025 is this slide and the idea that an empty shelf in an archive is a silent history. We were urged to be change-makers, to go out and find the missing records to give those silent histories a voice.

Another great keynote at #ARA2025 from Christina Young - creating accessibility- struck by effectiveness of literally opening up spaces- eg doing conservation in the public gallery etc

We had great fun wielding hair dryers to create Vivak temporary display stands in a fantastic workshop delivered by Victoria Stevens #ARA2025

A fascinating series of talks by West Dean College students: 💥 Amy Randall on conservation bindings for collections of British comics 🌚 Christopher Duffy on conserving a shadow puppet collection 🧫 Jamie Chmara on the use of low-thermal, low-pressure plasma for treating active mould #ARA2025

Great to see the session with person centred and inclusive cataloguing and diversity finding aids papers so well attended! Standing room only!! #ARA2025

Amazing & inspirational first keynote from Julz Davisof Curiosity unltd on Unclusion - my face quote: till the lion tells its own story the hunter will always be the hero #ARA2025

5 PM TODAY is the deadline to apply for the Training Officer position for ARA's Section for Archives and Museums. Be sure you don't miss out on this great volunteer opportunity! Learn more: aramuseums.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #Archives #Museums #Training #ProfessionalDevelopment #Volunteer

There are just 2 days left to apply for the Training Officer role for ARA's Section for Archives and Museums! This volunteer position is a great opportunity to build your leadership and professional development skills. The deadline to apply is 22 August! aramuseums.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

A reminder of the power of museums from Maira Kalman. #MotivationMonday #Quotes #Museums #ARA

Looking for a new leadership role? Why not expand your skillset by taking on the Joint Training Officer position for ARA's Section for Archives and Museums? The deadline to apply is 22nd August! Learn more: aramuseums.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #ARA #Archives #Museums #Training #Volunteer

A bit of inspiration to perk up your Monday! cc: @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy #MotivationMonday #quotes #archives #ARA

ARA's Section for Archives and Museums is continuing its search for Training Officers. If you are interested in museums, archives, galleries, and professional development, this just might be the role for you! Learn more: aramuseums.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #ARA #Archives #Museums #Training

We've extended the booking deadline for #ARAConference 2025 to 11 August, which means that you still have one week left to secure your place ➡️ openingdoors.eventsair.com/ara2025/

Want to get more involved in ARA, gain leadership experience, and develop key professional skills? If so, please consider applying to be a Training Officer for ARA's Section for Archives and Museums. Learn more: aramuseums.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

The Summer edition of the ARA Ireland newsletter is available on the website - www.araireland.ie/newsletters Many thanks to all who contributed to this edition 🌟 @niamhnicharra.bsky.social @erinmck96.bsky.social @lisashortall.bsky.social @tailteeireann.bsky.social @dri.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social

Bookings for #ARAConference close on 5th August, which means there are only 5 days left to reserve your space! So why not register today? ➡️ openingdoors.eventsair.com/ara2025/regi...

📢Training Klaxon 📢 Join us on Friday 8 August 11-12.30 for 'Partnership Working in Archives'. Hear from three speakers who will share their experiences of collaboration with other stakeholders. ARA members free & £5 for non-members. Head here to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/partnershi...

If you didn’t get a chance to join us last month for our lunchtime learning session, we have made it public on @araukie.bsky.social YouTube channel. Tune in to learn about how the life of Billy Waters lent itself to educational resources & explores wider challenges around the limits of archives.

Last year’s conference had as its theme sustainability. This year's conference continues to discuss the environment & sustainability. In this article we highlight those sessions dealing with this theme: www.archives.org.uk/news/environment-and-sustainability-at-aras-2025-conference Book by 5th Aug

The ICA have just released and excellent interactive resource and overview for archives and repositories on the African continent! www.ica.org/transforming...

There's still time to apply for the Joint Training Officer vacancy for ARA's Section for Archives and Museums! Learn more here: aramuseums.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/o....

One of our fellow ARA sections - the International Group - is hosting its annual general meeting on 2nd July. See details below! cc: @arainternational.bsky.social

One of our fellow ARA sections - the Section for Archives & Technology - is hosting its annual general meeting on 26th June. See details below! cc: @arasat.bsky.social

We are very much looking forward to seeing you all at our AGM starting now. Please do join in and learn more about emergency planning and action. Also learn more about us and we do. Hear more about our Glossary Project! We looked up and collated all the terms across GLAM so you don’t have to.

We are happy to invite you to our Annual General Meeting taking place June 4th at 2pm BST! We will be launching our Glossary Project (we looked up all the terms so you don’t have to) & running a training session on emergency planning and response to help you prepare in case the worst were to happen.

We are happy to invite you to our Annual General Meeting taking place June 4th at 2pm BST! We will be launching our Glossary Project (we looked up all the terms so you don’t have to) & running a training session on emergency planning and response to help you prepare in case the worst were to happen.

What does oral history look like around the world? 🌐 In our event, we’ll explore: ✔️ Adapting toolkits to local contexts ✔️ Building community trust ✔️ Consent & shared stewardship ✔️ Co-curation in archives 🗓️ 19 May | 🎟️ £10-£20 | 💻 Online Register now 👉

Hullo! Slow out the starting blocks but we're now here on Bluesky to help connect archives, archivists and anyone one interested in archives and see what's going on. If you're already a member of the ARA, or would like to join you can email us at [email protected]

🌍 Join us 19 May for a global conversation on oral history. 🎙️ In Conversation: Around the World in Oral History Practice 4–5 p.m. BST | 💻 Online £10 ARA members/students | £20 non-members 👉 Sign up via Eventbrite bit.ly/ARAIS-OralHi...

Today’s #ColourfulArchive is this extract from John Foord’s book. Though undated, we believe it dates from the 18th century. The town of Caldicot would have bee surrounded by large open fields. The fields would have been divided into strips and then individually let. #Archive30 Ref: D25/1972

Want to find out how we have engaged with audiences? 🇫🇰 Read our article featured on the @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social blog, talking about our experience engaging with 'Explore Your Archive' campaign! @araukie.bsky.social @araarchmus.bsky.social ▶️ www.exploreyourarchive.org/the-first-ex...

IGRS Top Research Tip #149: Court records are a much underused resource in Ireland and many series still exist in whole or part. Here’s a short description of the jurisdictions of the various pre-1922 Irish courts: legalblog.ie/courts-4/

#HistNursing #HistMed

Mars has moons too! But they look nothing like ours... Meet Phobos and Deimos, the small, lumpy moons of Mars. Unlike Earth’s large, round moon, these two look more like giant asteroids, and they might actually be captured space rocks! 🪨🔭

In #ArchivesToday here at #BexleyArchives we have just put up brand new Bexley Snapshots in Time display banners created by our #BexleyMuseum friends at Hall Place which will be here till the end of the month before going on tour. #CelebratingBexley #Archive30

The first delivery to the Archives Centre was 5 boxes of material about Clement Attlee in 1965 - before we even had our own building! Today, we have 637 unique collections across thousands of boxes: archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/collections/... #ArchivesToday #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

In the #ArchivesToday I am hoping to finish cataloguing the records of Polepark Nursery. As you can see there are quite a lot of albums or folders of photographs! We are hoping to publish the catalogues of the schools A-L later this year, with M-W to follow later. #Archive30

Today's #Archive30 is #ArchivesToday and we are here looking forward to the publication of Kirsti Bohata's edition of the diaries of the feminist pioneer Amy Dillwyn. News of launch events to follow.

Everyday is different in @dmuleicester.bsky.social Special Colls whether it's sharing our fashion collections with textiles, tidying the stores or organising theatre programmes. Whatever it is we ❤️ #ArchivesToday (and tomorrow) for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 & #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social

It's Monday morning and we want you to tell us what is going on in #ArchivesToday. What's on your to do list? What new projects are you working on? Do you have any announcements to share? Tell us about your day. Or maybe about modern problems facing #ArchivesToday #Archive30

Experience Barnsley: Museum & Discovery Centre are hosting Brilliant Board Games tomorrow, with two drop-in sessions running from 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm.