Resources tagged with heritage



Local to Global: Audience Development & Mapping Toolkit

An audience development and mapping toolkit primarily aimed at those who work at UNESCO designated sites in the UK. Includes a range of practical approaches and examples and useful to any UK or international organisation and other initiatives looking at partnerships and place-based approaches to audience development.

Heritage Innovation Diary: Winging it with purpose – co-creation

The Heritage Innovation Fund is supporting 17 organisations to make the sector more sustainable, inclusive, and fit for the future. One of the organisations is the Arts Marketing Association.  Jocelyn Burnham, AI For Culture, discusses her journey through the project and the development of a community-driven knowledge solution fuelled by a co-creation approach.

Heritage Pulse: Spotlight on Skills

Results of a UK Heritage survey focussing on skills in the heritage sector. Respondents were asked about their own skills and levels of confidence in their roles, where they felt there were skills gaps or shortages in their organisations and across the sector, and to what extent heritage organisations are investing in skills.

Financial sustainability: setting the right direction

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.

Using Minecraft to engage young people with archive services

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

Guidance: Trans-inclusive culture

This vital guidance sets out an ethical framework to support museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations to realise their potential to create trans-inclusive spaces that foster dignity, equity and belonging. Developed by the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG).

Artificial Intelligence: Digital Heritage Leadership Briefing

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.

Heritage Pulse: Spotlight on partnerships

Results from the 2023 Heritage Pulse survey on the theme of partnerships. The questions covered attitudes towards sharing information, resources, staffing and volunteers.