In 2018 Queer Britain was founded by Joseph Galliano-Doig, a former editor of Gay Times, and Ian Mehrtens in order to establish the UK’s first bricks and mortar LGBTQ+ history museum. Since then the organisation has opened the doors to its first physical location, welcomed thousands of visitors, presented wide […]
The multiple award-winning South Asia Gallery is increasingly being recognised as an exemplar model of working. Nusrat Ahmed shares the learnings of co-curation at national and international platforms, across heritage and higher education settings. The gallery was created with co-curation on an epic scale spanning a five-year period and working […]
We are excited be going to Science + Innovation Park, Wroughton – the National Collections Centre for the Science Museum Group. This new purpose-built facility has transformed the Science Museum Group’s care for the collection and enables people to explore much more of it than ever before. Around 300,000 historic objects […]
We The Curious will share their experience of the first 6 months since re-opening after substantial damage from a fire in April 2022. The team behind the beloved Bristol landmark worked tirelessly for two years to be able to welcome visitors back, including going out and about in the city […]
Join us at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to discover the incredibly rich history of the Tudor ship and hear from the team behind the museum. The event will begin with a fascinating talk by Head of Research, Dr Alexzandra Hildred. Dr Hildred was part of the […]
The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) was created 10 years ago and this year opened its permanent home in the Old Victorian Park Keeper’s Lodge in Finsbury Park, London. During this one-hour webinar, Co-founder and Director Matt Turtle will share what it has been like to open a socially focused community […]
The National Trust is in the middle of developing an ambitious new experience for Bath Assembly Rooms. This character-based immersive experience introduces visitors to the Georgian heyday of the rooms through 11 fictional characters who are in Bath for the social season and who are preparing to attend Queen Charlotte’s […]
This online talk will begin with a brief summary of the development of the Migration Museum from 2013 to today, including the organisation’s vision, mission and activities, and the wider remit of the Migration Network. Our speakers will then focus on the development of the Museum’s Peoples Panel and Network, […]