After years of planning and fundraising, last month saw Trowbridge Museum closing it's doors for the final time in it's current guise. It will now reopen in 2020, bigger and better. The staff and volunteers have lost no time in getting to grips with dismantling the displays ready for packing and moving into storage whilst … Continue reading Trowbridge Museum Closed (but in a good way!)

The third and final round of the AIM Biffa Award History Makers grant programme is now open for Expressions of Interest. Eligible organisations can apply for grants of up to £90,000 to create new exhibitions telling the inspirational stories of their chosen history maker. Successful projects will show how the life and work of the … Continue reading Does your museum have a History Maker?

Last month I had the great pleasure of attending the opening events for two of the new exhibitions which have been funded through the AIM Biffa Award History Makers programme. I've been project managing this programme for AIM since it started and it was so lovely to see the first exhibitions come to life. There … Continue reading History Makers are go!

New Year, New Opportunity.... The lovely team at Bridport Museum are looking for someone to join them for 6 months as a Records Assistant. Details are on the museum facebook page. Working alongside the staff and volunteers this new post will be helping to update catalogue records for the museum collections, including fantastic items like … Continue reading Job opportunity at Bridport Museum

Trowbridge Museum are currently recruiting for 2 posts to help support the Onwards and Upwards museum expansion project - A Project Manager and an Evaluation Consultant. Full details at http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/news/museum-expansion/ Have a look if you fancy helping turn these concept drawings into reality

Really great news for Trowbridge Museum this month. The Heritage Lottery Fund have awarded a Delivery Grant of just over £1.1M to make the Onwards and Upwards project a reality. This kick starts the next phase of activity, which will culminate in the new, bigger and better museum re-opening in 2020. Well done to Clare … Continue reading Congratulations Trowbridge Museum

Not my words, but a quote from the review of the newly re-opened Bridport Museum in this month's Museums Journal, which also says 'Bridport Museum is a delight to visit and its varied collection has something to offer every visitor.' Well done us!!!!! I've included this picture of the Roman Armour and associated objects as … Continue reading ‘A fine addition to the Jurassic Coast’s museum scene’

Excuse the bad pun - and no I'm not feeling ill - but have been focussing a lot on rope over the last month. One of the main stories told in the newly fitted out Bridport Museum is that of the local rope and net industry. Do you know what a Bridport Dagger is? Visit … Continue reading Feeling Ropey

Phew - what a month May has been. Three of the projects I am currently working on hit significant milestones: Trowbridge Museum submitted their Round 2 application to the HLF. Fingers crossed that all the hard work pays off and they get good news in September and are able to push ahead with the 'Onwards … Continue reading Momentous May