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Woodhall in World War I
The Cottage Museum has now installed a new display entitled "Woodhall in World War One". The display pays tribute to the thirty nine men listed on the War Memorials in the villages of Woodhall Spa, Roughton, Kirkby on Bain and Martin. There are interpretation boards,...
Corby Borough Council is Highly Commended at this year’s Collections Trust Awards.
Corby Borough Council has received a Highly Commended certificate at this year’s Collections Trust Awards, at the Kia Oval in London. Billy Dalziel, Heritage Development Worker at Corby Borough Council and Councillor Jim Noble attended the Award ceremony on Wednesday...
The Collections Trust invites applications for new Collections Management Traineeship Programme
The Collections Trust has announced a Call for Applicants for a new Collections Management Traineeship Programme, developed with the support of the Arts Council England. The programme will support up to 20 museum trainees from museums in England in developing their...
Teaming with Artists: An MDEM workshop follow-up
An article written by Helen Wainwright, Nottingham Castle Museum. In 2011, a great swarm of beetles, butterflies, dragonflies and moths escaped from a broken specimen cabinet, and the thousands of bugs swept through Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Or so...
Funding: AIM Biffa Award – The National Heritage Landmarks Partnership Scheme
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) is pleased to announce the opening of the Year 3 Applications from 26 June 2014. AIM entered into a three year funding partnership with Biffa Award which will provide a £1.5m investment into independent museums and...
Jobs: Collections Management Traineeships Programme
The Collections Trust and Arts Council England are delighted to launch a joint initiative to pilot a Collections Management Traineeships programme for the museum and heritage sector. Introduction to the programme The following presentation gives a short overview of...