This ‘how to’ guide was produced as part of Digitally Democratising Archives (Opening Archives) an action research project, designed and led by The Audience Agency as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Connected Heritage programme. 1. Project overview LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, train, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Archive services across Wales hold millions of irreplaceable records, including family and business papers, plans, photographs, parchments, personal diaries and council minutes. However, many are only minimally catalogued … Read more
Data insight and strategy agency MyCake assesses the journeys of organisations participating on the Heritage Compass programme. The report uses data to help us reflect upon the financial sustainability of heritage organisations. A useful report to check how your organisation compares against the published benchmarks.
This ‘how to’ guide was produced as part of Digitally Democratising Archives (Opening Archives) an action research project, designed and led by The Audience Agency as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Connected Heritage programme. 1. Project background East Riding Archives and Local Studies collect, preserve and make accessible the documented heritage of the … Read more
Explore Dr. Mathilde Pavis‘ insightful briefing on the role of AI in the UK heritage sector, commissioned by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Understand how AI can enhance heritage and collections management, visitor experience, and business operations, while also learning about the potential risks and mitigation strategies.
Flo Carr, Associate Director, Indigo speaks to Tom Bilson, Head of Digital Media at The Courtauld about the Digitisation Volunteer Project – the largest and most diverse public inclusion project The Courtauld has ever run.
1. Project overview Two decades ago, Spectacle took a collection of video cameras, microphones, tripods, and cables to the Silwood Estate in southeast London. They had been asked to work with residents for a few weeks – teaching them how to shoot video and make a short film as part of the planned regeneration work … Read more
1. Project overview Tag L8 was a research and development initiative involving community archivists and activists from the Liverpool L8 area. Cinema Nation worked with participants to create an interactive online platform that could hold community archive material from the Liverpool L8 area, alongside training resources. A key aim was to explore how materials could … Read more
1. Project overview Women in Lockdown aimed to document women’s experiences of the pandemic – in their own words – through written, audio, and creative accounts. Through a series of pop-up events, online events, and postcard boxes in community spaces, the project engaged new participants and asked them to contribute their stories. SFA worked with … Read more
1. Project overview The key aims of this project were to: Grow the representation of Bearwood women in local archives. Increase Bearwood Community Hub’s knowledge and capability to contribute to local archives. Learn, as individuals and as an organisation, how to create a podcast. Increase awareness of the local archive service, what digital archiving is, … Read more