Museums Association

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News | Trent Park House of Secrets (@TrentParkHouse) gets funding to research stories of ‘secret listeners’ – museum housed in wartime eavesdropping headquarters is due to open in 2026 Read: ow.ly/VNv550Wr9tg

News | EHRC guidance risks discrimination, says Museums Galleries Scotland Organisation responds to consultation on Code of Practice changes around sex and gender. Read: ow.ly/OI9T50Wv9xE

News | New research sheds light on changing visitor behaviour and demographics – families becoming significantly more selective and booking tickets later Read: ow.ly/4zW150Wv7q5

Flex your networks at MA Conference 2025 💪 How can our programme can support your professional relationships? Our museum conference is the largest in Europe and an unrivalled opportunity to meet up with colleagues, friends, new faces and sector groups: ow.ly/yzsr50WuN2k

News | Report highlights ‘stark’ English regional funding inequalities – authors call for devolution of cultural funding across English regions Read: ow.ly/wWPy50Wu9QK

News | Birmingham Museum opens book of condolences for Ozzy Osbourne – museum has extended opening hours to pay tribute to Birmingham-born heavy metal icon Read: ow.ly/RKMG50Wu9KC

Become a mentor for the next Mentoring for All cohort 🧠 Our next cohort will be kicking off a 12-month mentoring journey together in January 2026, and we want you to join us – whether you're a seasoned mentor or it's your first time giving it a go: ow.ly/C3Rh50WtlAt

News | Six objects to remain in UK following export bars – Alan Turing papers among those acquired by UK institutions Read: ow.ly/3xeN50WthnU @ace_national

News | York Archaeology (@YArchaeology) closes exhibitions department as part of restructure – educational charity unveils slimmed-down structure and new senior management team Read: ow.ly/1pmw50Wrkmi

News | Nationally important needlework collection donated to @NatMuseumsNI – donation helps ‘rebuild what was lost’ after museum‘s historic textile collection was destroyed during Troubles Read: ow.ly/gkT950WrcKG

News | Project launched to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in Scotland – MGS initiative will fund partnerships between 'tradition bearers' and cultural heritage organisations Read: ow.ly/s0T950WraHM

News | Caerphilly Castle to reopen following two-year restoration – elsewhere, Cyfarthfa Castle and Shire Hall Museum receive funding for transformative projects Read: ow.ly/JQ4e50WqIwL

Volunteer at Conference 2025 🤝 If you’re a museum studies student, current museum volunteer, front-of-house worker or unwaged, this opportunity is for you 📢 Experience conference for free in exchange for lending us a hand – apply by 7 September 👉 ow.ly/qwQ950WqI3o

News | Man charged after glass case holding Stone of Scone is broken – ‘no damage’ to artefact after incident forced Perth Museum to evacuate visitors Read: ow.ly/cO2050Wq5X3

News | Auchindrain Township saved from closure – open-air museum is reopening with new board and management team Read: ow.ly/Aggh50Wq4xz

It's your last chance to apply for funding from this round of the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund ⏰ If you're using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, apply by tomorrow, 16 July 👉 ow.ly/ZBJn50WpWS3

News | Perth Art Gallery announces long-term loan of private Millais collection – more than 300 objects to go on display in Scotland for the first time Read: ow.ly/tjjV50WplUb

News | ​Increasing pay costs prompt @nationaltrust to cut workforce by 6% Charity says it needs to find savings of £26m due to national insurance and living wage hikes. Read: ow.ly/Ex5I50WpkJv

Case study | Podcasting at Merl 🎙️ Expanding on its reputation for punchy and personable social media content, the Museum of English Rural Life's Absolute Units is widening access to new audiences. Read: museumsassociation.org/museums-journa…

LAST CHANCE | What would it mean for your organisation to win a Museums Change Lives Award? 🫶 @hastings_museum's Jack Guy told us about how it felt to win last year's Best Small Museum Project award 👇 Enter the 2025 awards by 5.30pm *today*: ow.ly/tybE50Wp45G