☕ AMOT Coffee Break – Wed 3 Dec: Join Emma Norris from The Heritage Alliance to explore the work, benefits & resources of this vital heritage body. Free booking: www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-coffee-...

🎉 Happy Birthday Col Robert Ogilby! Born in 1880, he would be 145 today. Honouring our founder and the legacy that continues to guide AMOT. www.armymuseums.org.uk/robert-ogilby/

✨ November Newsletter Alert! ✨ Landing this Thursday: stories, updates, and highlights from across our Army museum network. 📬 Stay in the loop – sign up here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

Top tips for improving your AMOT Museum Directory entry: 📍 Check your address 🖼️ Add clear, high-quality images 📝 Refresh your overview box ☎️ Update contact details 🕰️ Keep opening hours current Send updates to the AMOT team via email — we’re happy to help. www.armymuseums.org.uk/museum-direc...

Another 2024 Grant Project Complete 🎖️ Refreshing for a Younger Generation – Cheshire Military Museum Our grant helped the museum create new displays & learning materials to engage school groups & families with Cheshire’s military history. Read more 👉 www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-2024-gr...

Today we honour & remember those who served. AMOT continues to support the Army museums network, preserving the stories of sacrifice, service and heritage.

Wed 12 Nov, 10:30am Getting Started with Oral Histories with Padmini Broomfield, Oral History Society Trustee. Learn how to plan, record & preserve stories that bring history to life. Free! Book: www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-coffee-...

We hope you enjoyed the AMOT 2025 Conference! 🎥 Catch up on all sessions on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@armymuseums... More info 👉 www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

Another 2024 Grant Project Complete Our support helped SOFO create new interpretive & learning resources to engage younger visitors with the stories of Oxfordshire’s soldiers. Bringing history to life for future generations 👧🪖 Read more: 🔗 www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-2024-gr...

👥 Vacancy Alert! Exciting opportunity to join AMOT as our Museums & Heritage Adviser (Dec 2025 start). Work flexibly (3 days/week, 1 in Camberley) supporting 140+ Army museums. 📩 Apply by 14 Nov — send CV + cover letter to [email protected] 🔗 mcusercontent.com/d4d96928d2b7...

The AMOT Monthly Newsletter is arriving today, a week early! Full of updates, stories & highlights from across the regimental & corps museum network. Sign up now to get it in your inbox 👇 www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

2024 Grant Project Complete: Films for the Future – Legacy of the Manchester Regiment They created of two documentary films about the regiment, installed in-museum and online. This project preserves regimental stories and engages younger audiences. More: www.armymuseums.org.uk/mot-2024-gra...

Another 2024 Grant Recipient Project Complete! KOYLIM has completed the 324 Battery, 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Memorial Project, conserving the memorial plaque. Our grant also initiated ongoing research into the lives of those commemorated. Read more 👉 www.armymuseums.org.uk/stories/

It was lovely to see so many of you at the AMOT 2025 Conference! All talks are now available on our YouTube channel 👉 www.youtube.com/@armymuseums... We look forward to seeing you next year!

Thank you to everyone for coming to our conference today. It was wonderful to speak to you all and we hope you enjoyed your day! Please fill out the survey here 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon... And, thank you again to our sponsors Holt’s Military Banking, Towergate Insurance and PLB Studios.

Thank you to everyone for coming to our conference today. It was wonderful to speak to you all and we hope you enjoyed your day! Please fill out the survey here 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon... And, thank you again to our sponsors Holt’s Military Banking, Towergate Insurance and PLB Studios.

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

📢 Just 1 week to go until the AMOT Conference! Don’t miss our lunchtime workshop with Fran Stovold: Using your volunteer programme to diversify your audience, 1–1.30pm Spaces limited 👉 email [email protected] or sign up on the day. Book now! www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

📢 The AMOT Monthly Newsletter arrives this Thursday! Updates, stories & highlights from across the regimental + corps museum network. Don’t miss out – sign up here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

📅 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/

Get a taste of the AMOT 2025 Conference before you book! Watch last year’s YouTube talks with insights from Dr Daren Bowyer & Sam Jolley 👉 www.youtube.com/@armymuseums... 👉 Tickets available now on our website! With thanks to our sponsors: Holt's Military Bank, PLB Ltd., and Towergate Insurance.

📅 3 weeks to go until AMOT 2025: The Power of Connection! Hear from Brigadier Nick Doyle (Army Heritage Branch) & Michelle Hill (Tameside Museums & Galleries), connect with peers, and explore fresh ideas. 👉 Tickets: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

🚨 Last chance! Get 2 FREE AMOT 2025 Conference tickets with a museum ticket purchase! Offer ends Wednesday 10th September – celebrate our amazing volunteers and join the conference. 🎟️ www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

Funding focus at the AMOT Annual Conference 2025! Hear from Isabel Wilson (Arts Council England) on writing strong funding bids & Lucy Johnson (Army Flying Museum) on boosting audiences & income. Full details on our website. With thanks to Holt’s Military Banking, PLT Ltd. & Towergate Insurance.

AMOT Conference 2025 – Exhibitor Announcement The Power of Connection: Reimagining Audiences We’re delighted to confirm our first exhibitors—see the growing list here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/ Sponsored by: Holt’s Military Banking, PLB Ltd., Towergate Insurance.

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/

Free Volunteer Tickets! To celebrate the incredible work of volunteers, we’re offering two complimentary tickets to the AMOT 2025 Conference with every network museum ticket purchased. This special offer is available until 10th September – don’t miss your chance! www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

Today on VJDay, we honour all who served in the Far East in WWII & remember those who never came home. Lovely to see The One Show feature The Gurkha Museum & the return of Corporal Birdhoj Limbu MM’s medals – a powerful reminder of courage, loyalty & resilience. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Our trustees recently visited the Royal Artillery Museum in a fantastic opportunity to see & hear from the team. They’re pressing ahead with a focused vision, clear site strategy & have raise much of their funding targets.

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-...

Excited to welcome museum network speakers to our conference! Michelle Hill on sharing regimental stories through film, Lucy Johnson on growing audiences, and Eyob Derillo & Carolyn Dalton on rethinking the 1868 Abyssinia expedition. Info and tickets here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

The REME Regimental Succession Document is now live! Trace the evolution of REME through our clear, authoritative ‘family tree’ format. www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...

The July AMOT Newsletter is here! At 1600 today, catch up on the latest news, stories & resources from across the Army museum sector. Not subscribed yet? Sign up now to get it straight to your inbox! www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

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.

We’re thrilled to welcome Holts Military Banking as a sponsor of the AMOT 2025 Conference! With expert knowledge of both the military & financial services, Holts helps service personnel meet their goals with confidence. More information: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

AMOT Grant Update: Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum Young visitors can now explore the museum hands-on by picking a hat and uncovering its story – all with help from AMOT’s 2024 grant! From September, older kids will create vlogs, interviews & more as part of Remembrances of War by Paul Joyce.

AMOT is proud to support the Royal Scots Museum’s GRETNA110 project, marking 110 years since the Quintinshill rail disaster. A moving exhibition, film, and commemorations honoured the 216 Royal Scots lost. Read the full report: www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-2024-gr...

We’re delighted to welcome Towergate as a sponsor of the AMOT 2025 Conference: The Power of Connection! Their tailored insurance helps museums focus on preserving what matters. Tickets available now – don’t miss out! Buy here: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

Stuart Black (Uni of Reading) is researching animal skins & furs in Army Museums across the UK. The project explores: Military garments, natural history collections and human-animal connections. More info: www.armymuseums.org.uk/archive-of-a... Take the survey: forms.office.com/e/agKteQexAJ

We’re delighted to welcome PLB Studios as a sponsor of the AMOT 2025 Conference – The Power of Connection! Their support helps us bring together military museums from across the UK to explore how we connect with audiences, communities & each other. Tickets: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

We’d love to know where you spend your time online. Please select the social media platforms you use most from the survey below. Your answer will help us share news and stories in the right places. us13.list-manage.com/survey?u=d4d...

Join us on Wednesday 9 July for AMOT Coffee Break with Gillian Kirkbride & Rachel Wilkinson on integrating the Durham Light Infantry collection into The Story Museum. Discover lessons learned & fresh ways to share military history. 10:30am | Online Tickets: www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-coffee-...

Vacany Alert – CEO Vacancy at Green Howards Trust The Green Howards Trust seeks a visionary leader to head the Trust & Museum in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Shape the future of 300+ years of military heritage. Details: www.armymuseums.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Thanks to a 2024 AMOT Project Grant, Portland Basin Museum and Tameside College students created two fantastic short films about the Manchester Regiment. We were glad to support this project—and thrilled that Michelle Hill will be sharing more about it at the 2025 AMOT Conference!

Last chance! Early Bird tickets for the AMOT Conference close tonight! Don’t miss your chance to save on a key date in the military museums calendar Book now: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

The June AMOT Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest news, stories & resources from across the Army museum sector. Not subscribed yet? Sign up now to get it straight to your inbox! www.armymuseums.org.uk/newsletter/

Reserves Day honours those who balance civilian life with part-time service in the British Reserve Forces. At AMOT, we salute their commitment and share their stories across our museum network, preserving this vital heritage. Join us in saying thank you!

Don’t miss your chance! Early bird tickets for the AMOT Conference 2025 are still available — but only until 30th June! Join us: 2nd October, Victory Services Club, London, to explore 'The Power of Connection – Reimagining Audiences'. Book now and save! www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference

Armed Forces Week is next week! Is your museum marking the occasion? Let us know what your museum is doing, we’d love to feature you in the AMOT newsletter!

Haven’t had a chance to catch every session from last year’s conference – or want to revisit your favorites? All recordings are now live on our YouTube channel! Head over to our website to access them and get ready for this year’s event. www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/