Do you want to work at the heart of heritage and help to support its future? The Heritage Alliance is the heritage sector’s umbrella organisation and advocacy body and we are seeking an outstanding person to take up the new role as Heritage Digital Project …
Heritage Debate 2019: Reaching For Net Zero?
This year’s Heritage Debate will be centred around the challenge: “Reaching for Net Zero?”. It will focus on the relationship between heritage and the environment and how we can respond to the existing climate change threats. Participants will hopefully leave with a sense of the challenges the sector …
Book Your Place at Heritage Day 2019
Booking will soon be open for the biggest event in the heritage calendar – The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Day on 27th November. Heritage Day 2019 will be held at the incredible Tower of London. Join our Chairman Peter Ainsworth, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism Helen …
Heritage Alliance Members Discussed the future Environment Bill with DEFRA
Members of the Heritage Alliance’s Rural Heritage Advocacy Group (RHAG), alongside members of DCMS, met with DEFRA to discuss concerns about the exclusion of heritage from the remit of the draft Environment Bill, as outlined in our paper Delivering the 25-Year Environment Plan for the historic …
October Heritage Chat – Engaging 16-24 year olds with Heritage
This month’s chat will take place on Thursday 17th October, 13:00-14:00. Both the 2017/18 and 2018/19 DCMS ‘Taking Part’ Surveys revealed that the 16-24 age group visited heritage sites less frequently than other age groups between 25 and 74. The Heritage 2020 Public Engagement working group is …
Giving To Heritage
Giving to Heritage was The Heritage Alliance’s exciting training programme for fundraisers in the heritage sector, which ended in 2017, but its legacy led to many successful heritage projects and initiatives (see the full report on Giving to Heritage programme here). Working in partnership with the Institute …
Inspiring Creativity: Heritage and The Creative Industries Report – spotlight on Embedding innovation: the R&D Studio at Historic Royal Palaces
The Heritage Alliance has recently launched our new and exciting report Inspiring Creativity: Heritage and The Creative Industries, written by Hannah Shimko. This important report showcases successful collaborations between heritage sites and organisations within the creative industries, sharing best practice and recommendations for both sectors to …
THA – British Council Travel Grant Scheme: Travel Reports
The 2018-19 Heritage Alliance and British Council Travel Grant Scheme enabled recipients to undertake an international visit to meet with colleagues and share skills, expertise and experience. The scheme also supported UK heritage organisations who are starting to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships. Here is …
What Would You Like To See On Our New Website?
As you may know, we are developing an exciting new website for The Heritage Alliance. This will ensure that our work, and the work of our members, is shared in a more helpful, accessible and user-friendly way. The new website will contribute to our future …
Heritage and Wellbeing – Take Part in Our Survey!
And win £500 for a charity of your choice The Heritage Alliance, in partnership with Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, is trying to understand how wellbeing is being prioritised within the heritage sector, and so we’ve created a survey about this topic. The results will help us to better …
Head of Policy and Communications – The Heritage Alliance
Start date: As soon as possible. Place of work: The Heritage Alliance, 5-11 Lavington Street, London, SE1 0NZ Reporting to: The Chief Executive Hours per week: 35 hours per week, Mondays to Fridays Salary: £35,000 p.a. This is a permanent post with a six month probationary period. The Heritage Alliance …
Reaching For Net Zero?
The Heritage Alliance is inviting all members and partners to its 2019 Debate, titled “Reaching For Net Zero?”. This years’ debate will focus on the relationship between heritage and the environment. At this time when countries around the world, including the UK, are making commitments …