“Interpreting History: what works? what’s next?” is a one-day conference at Alexandra Palace on 19 September, curated by the England’s Historic Cities consortium. Games of Thrones, Horrible Histories, Assassins Creed – history is being constantly reinvented and successfully reinterpreted for new generations on TV, in books and in games. So how should destinations and attractions that…
Civic Voice [Alliance member] is hosting a seminar on a Civic Movement Design Review, which will provide an opportunity for local Civic Society committees to share their views on proposed developments and join forces to create a positive and scalable way of engaging and influencing proposed new developments for the better. This roundtable discussion will take place on Wednesday 9…
The Weald & Downland Museum [Alliance member] is holding their 2019 building conservation conference on Tuesday 24 September at the Museum (located in Singleton, Chichester). This conference will focus on Stone in historic buildings: conservation, materiality and skills. There will be plenty of time for discussion, a chance to view various materials at the Museum during the…
Heritage of London Trust [Alliance member] will be holding its annual Conservation Conference this year, entitled ‘London’s Anatomy: Victorian Buildings from Top to Toe’ on Thursday 4 July from 9.30am – 7pm. This conference will look at the fabrication of London’s Victorian buildings in brick, terracotta, glass and stone – and offers an imaginative means of understanding…
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) leads across government on data-related policy issues, both within Government and the wider economy. Through this call for evidence DCMS are aiming to consult on the parameters and objectives of the strategy and gather evidence that will underpin a draft strategy. The call for evidence is…
Charity Digital News has opened nominations for the most inspiring BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) digital leaders in the charity sector. The ‘Top 10 charity digital BAME leaders list’ has been created to celebrate and recognise the diversity of digital talent in the charity sector, following ongoing underrepresentation of people from non-white ethnicities in the UK…
Regularly visiting museums is associated with a lower likelihood of developing dementia, according to new research from University College London (UCL). Analysis of a decade’s worth of data from 4,000 people aged over 52 found that in a given year up to ten out of every thousand who never visited museums developed dementia. This compares with…
The Private Investment in Culture Survey, commissioned from research consultancy MTM, investigates the role individual giving, business investment and trusts and foundations play in funding arts and culture in England. The report uses latest available figures from 2015-18.
You can download the report here.
The actor Sir Michael Palin is the narrator of a new 80 second animation, produced for the National Churches Trust (NCT) [Alliance member], which highlights why churches are some of the nation’s best loved buildings. This clip also explores some of the dangers facing church buildings, including a threat from pests, such as the Deathwatch…
The Theatres Trust [Alliance member] has announced that six theatres will receive a total of £90,000 worth of support as part of our Theatres at Risk Capacity Building Programme. The programme is designed to support theatres on the Trust’s Theatres at Risk Registerto commission expert advice and acquire the skills and knowledge to push forward capital projects to…
