We're hiring! Come and work with me at the National Lottery Heritage Fund on all things heritage policy. This is a great opportunity to have a real impact in the heritage sector by supporting our grant-making and contributing to our policy direction. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

For our Museum Futures programme, we've partnered with SCVO to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland without a dedicated HR rep who want expert guidance to strengthen their HR practices. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/H9tr6B7

Great to see John Swinney giving a speech in support of Scotland's museums, and highlighting the new Museum Futures programme delivered by @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund.

🎉 The wait is over! Meet the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 shortlist🏆 From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors. Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...

Really delighted to be @museumsandheritage.com Awards last night - particularly to see the winners of our Heritage Fund-sponsored Sustainable Project of the Year Award - Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough, and Stourbridge Glass Museum. Well done! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/winners...

Really looking forward to speaking about the National Lottery Heritage Fund's role in supporting organisational sustainability in the heritage sector at @museumsandheritage.com Show today. If you're at the Show, come and find us at Theatre 1 at 12.45. show.museumsandheritage.com/2025-program...

Breaking News: The Mellon Foundation announced $15 million to support state humanities councils after federal aid cancellations left some in danger of collapse. The endowment provides crucial support to museums, historical sites, cultural festivals and community projects.

Great to see a brilliant shortlist for the @artfund.bsky.social Museum of the Year Award 2025 - can't wait to see who wins...

Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history! Give us a follow. #archives #history #LondonHistory

Thought this was an outstanding podcast by @danneidle.bsky.social from the BBC. Wonkish but clear, entertaining and much needed - well worth checking out: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Vultures circle over Council art collections as austerity bites:

Do you use Historic Environment Scotland's data? If so you need to know that Canmore is being retired this June. Trove (www.trove.scot) is replacing it and is now online in beta. Please try it out and feedback your comments here: haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/470...

Extraordinary political interference happening in museums across the pond.

We have a fantastic shortlist of projects for the Sustainable Project of the Year Award at @museumsandheritage.com Awards 2025. Take a look here and be inspired! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/six-pro...

News | Science Museum appoints first ever head of space – leading spaceflight expert to support curators and public engagement

This is excellent news for Berwick!

Delighted that the National Archives has announced the first successful projects under the new Archives Revealed programme. Fantastic cataloguing and consortium projects that will enable access to previously hidden history - all supported by Heritage Fund. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/a...

So glad today to see precious museums funding announced @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social - help for civics and more MEND to help across England as well as nationals getting uplifts. We will share more as we hear how members can benefit aim-museums.co.uk/news/arts-ev...

Great to see major new government investment in England's museums and heritage sectors today. A huge boost to many organisations facing significant challenges. www.gov.uk/government/n...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #museums

Great discussion here about the future of museums with @benansell.bsky.social @tonybutler1.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Sharon Ament. Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Great to be at the Natural History Museum today to celebrate the amazing impact of the Explore Urban Nature project which has seen 13 museums across the UK work with schools to help pupils understand and care for urban nature: www.nhm.ac.uk/schools/expl...

Delighted to be sponsoring the Sustainable Project of the Year Award at @museumsandheritage.com 2025. Enter by 31st Jan if you're a museum or heritage site aiming to become more environmentally sustainable. And the award is FREE to enter too!

It’s a good day for heritage in the UK. Not only is it #HeritageTreasures day, mainly on that other site, but there are some great investment stories to share. So check them out below

It's #HeritageTreasures Day today - a great way to celebrate the UK's amazing heritage projects and the people who make them special. I want to share some of the recent museum and archive projects that we've funded at the National Lottery Heritage Fund 👇 www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/get-inv...

Really pleased to see more and more #museum folk on Bluesky, including more and more institutional accounts. Seems like we might be able to replicate the best of the museums community from Twitter right here...

News | Two English museums nominated for European Museum of the Year Awards – Manchester Museum and the @sainsburycentre.bsky.social make 2025 shortlist 🏆 Read: www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Great to be at the Wolfson History Prize last night and to see Joya Chatterji win from amongst a brilliant shortlist. A really important prize for showcasing the best contemporary history writing in the UK.

National Museums Scotland is looking for a Researcher to support the Materialising the Cold War project and exhibition - could this be you, or someone you pass this on to? vacancies.nms.ac.uk/VacancyDetai... #histsci 📜🗃️

#profusion @drmorgan.bsky.social

Really interesting group of projects nominated for the @museumsassociation.bsky.social Museums Change Lives Awards this year. Looking forward to finding out who the winners are at MA Conference in November: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/mu...

So... the Louvre's endowment fund is massive, weird and an ethical minefield.

Really enjoying M+H Advisor's Secret Museum Director column. Interesting reflections on volunteer management in museums in this month's piece - how to support, cajole, retain and recruit - and when to say it's a staff role. advisor.museumsandheritage.com/blogs/the-hi...

UK museum folk, have you checked out the new Art Fund project Going Places? It's designed to support partnerships between small and medium sized museums to enable new touring exhibitions, and is open for applications till 24th Nov. www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/art-fun...

A Bluesky quick primer 🧵 for recent arrivals: 1. check default settings -- they set to min threshold likes before see in feed-- can change to show all.

Great to attend the Association of Independent Museums summary of their latest sector survey today. It gave a picture of a sector recovering somewhat from Covid and the Energy Bills Crisis, but still lots to do to help museums across the UK thrive.

Looking forward to sharing and discussing the best of museum, library and archive practice on Blue Sky. Follow / get in touch if you're in or interested in the sector.