Making Museum Professionals @makingmuseprofs
Making Museum Professionals, 1850-now. Network of academics and practitioners researching museum work - past, present, future @ahrcpress Tweets: @drclairewintle …seumprofessionals.blogs.Lincoln.ac.uk Joined January 2023-
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Really looking forward to participating in this workshop, and looking internationally and the impacts on the sector, and what it means for professional development, retention, attraction and success. Please share and book on. #Museums
Really looking forward to participating in this workshop, and looking internationally and the impacts on the sector, and what it means for professional development, retention, attraction and success. Please share and book on. #Museums
CFP for workshop 3 now out! How have transnational forces shaped the museum professions from design to curating and beyond? We will be online in May and in @KuK_TUBerlin in June. Please join us and spread the word. …seumprofessionals.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/workshop-3/
Our third workshop kicks off with an online session on May 13 on Transnational Forces and how they impact museum professionals and professionalisation We have some amazing speakers from @bonita_bennett @DJTASKALUME @MultakaO @TamsinRussell Book now: …seumprofessionals.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/workshop-3/
Deadline approaching for our CFP for this workshop on transnational forces in the museum professions: 16 February How does colonialism, war and migration continue to shape our workforce?
Deadline approaching for our CFP for this workshop on transnational forces in the museum professions: 16 February How does colonialism, war and migration continue to shape our workforce?
CFP by the @ahrcpress research network "Making Museum Professionals" for their 3rd workshop: "Transnational forces and the development of museum professions", co-organized by Andrea Meyer @TUBerlin …seumprofessionals.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/workshop-3/
The recordings of workshop 2 on Navigating Museum Careers held @CDH_Brighton are now online! We had some fantastic presentations from @lahareem17 @anishagupta_ @TamsinRussell @atobinripley @nualamorse @diversity_lewes @sarahkhg @Kate_E_Guy Enjoy! …seumprofessionals.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/workshop-2-nav…
@makingmuseprofs - Open call for papers and contributions to their 3rd workshop as part of their @ahrcpress funded network project - if you have something to say in relation to careers, development, exclusion - look at the details and put a proposal in - …seumprofessionals.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/workshop-3/
My first presentation since returning from mat leave! Thanks to colleagues who organised, presented and attended the @makingmuseprofs workshop, I found it incredibly thought-provoking. Here's hoping I can turn all this inspiration into some productivity...
We can’t wait to hear Ayesha Fuentes talk about building #museum #conservation capacity in the southern Himalayas at our “Navigating Museum Careers” workshop next week. Tickets still available here: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des…
How to think about museum careers? @nualamorse will be sharing her thoughts at our workshop next week. Tickets still available here: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des…
The PowerPoints for our workshop Navigating Museum Careers are coming in thick and fast! Very much looking forward to hearing @sarahkhg talk about her work with the Norfolk Museums’ Teaching Museum training programme on Monday. Still time to sign up ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des…
I have been really looking forward to ‘Histories of Exhibition Design in the Museum’ edited by @DrClaireWintle @Kate_E_Guy @hajrawilliams and having just read the Introduction I’m even more keen to get stuck in.
Always a privilege to learn from BeKuto waSirya a.k.a. Anthony Kalume @diversity_lewes speaking on #MuseumsLab and asking what transnational training can do for future of museums in Africa and Europe Tickets available: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des…
We can’t wait to hear from @anishagupta_ and Prof Joelle Wickens on systemic racism within the US #conservation training sector at our workshop. Tickets still available here ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des…
I am delighted to be speaking at this event next month about professional development in the 21st Century - there is still time to get free tickets to participate by clicking here: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des… @DrClaireWintle
I am delighted to be speaking at this event next month about professional development in the 21st Century - there is still time to get free tickets to participate by clicking here: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-for-des… @DrClaireWintle https://t.co/oFbz3bJpyP
@robertson_btn @mgdever @wheatandstone @HollyMorrison3 @ImyClarke @HouseOfHarps @meghistory @Laura_Reeves_ @MonikaSaganows1 @DaynaWoolbright I’ll be speaking at this about our @NorfolkMuseums way of Making Museum Professionals. Your take on traineeships would be most welcome!
@robertson_btn @mgdever @wheatandstone @HollyMorrison3 @ImyClarke @HouseOfHarps @meghistory @Laura_Reeves_ @MonikaSaganows1 @DaynaWoolbright I’ll be speaking at this about our @NorfolkMuseums way of Making Museum Professionals. Your take on traineeships would be most welcome!
Delighted to be speaking at this conference on behalf of @MuseumsAssoc about the challenges of professional development and careers within the 21st century. Hope to see you there!
Delighted to be speaking at this conference on behalf of @MuseumsAssoc about the challenges of professional development and careers within the 21st century. Hope to see you there!

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