'Does it not take a massive toll on your soul?' Thanks to this recent question from anita anand to Prof Vincent Brown on Empire Podcast I've written about the impact of curating traumatic histories. Would love to know if this resonates with anyone else emmakingconsultancy.co.uk/blog-latest/cu…

Great to see women leading the way in Culture. Congratulations to all three ✊🏻

Can’t wait to get started on the Museums Association Code of Ethics review working with some awesome people. More info via this thread:

In a massive queue for Young V&A. I get museums not wanting the expense of online booking systems but it would really help neurodivergent kids who can’t tolerate uncertainty #inclusion

Anyone with an interest in museums: please help inform the Museums Association Code of Ethics review by sharing your views in this survey museumsassociation.org/campaigns/ethi…

YES. Thank you for this Dr. Chrissie Tiller Arts Professional artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/artic…

Loved #BDisLit despite the rain

Here for #museums2023 hoping for inspiration and challenge

Great session on poverty proofing museums #museums2023. Much of advice seems to come down to listening to lived experience, identify hidden barriers, above all don’t make assumptions. Still wondering how we square real change with declining budgets & cost pressures

Listening to panel views about the crisis in civic museums. Key question: if the funding model is broken, how do we fix it? #Museums2023

Discussion of need for joined-up evidence compliant with Treasury Green Book to advocate better for museums in Whitehall #Museums2023. Wondering who would take on this work to avoid fragmentation & duplication of effort gov.uk/government/pub…

Brilliant to see Leeds Museums & Galleries Preservative Party here at #Museums2023 talking about how they curate exhibitions for meaningful and long-lasting change

Massive congratulations Hull Museums Wilberforce Institute Ali Bodley on the Museums Change Lives Decolonising Museums award #museums2023. Amazing to see how far this work has since we worked on the strategy during lockdown

Important message for anyone joining us for our social event at Great North Museum: Hancock this evening 🚨 WiFi and card readers are down at the museum so all delegates are advised to *please bring cash*. Please RT so we can get the word out! #Museums2023

In a session about disposal #Museums2023 and reflecting that in the 25 years I’ve worked in museums we’ve periodically talked about the crisis in collecting and how museums just have Too Much Stuff. It’s not a new conversation and what interests me is why so little has changed

Some really powerful debate #museums2023 on workforce wellbeing with GLAM Cares and Tamsin Russell including discussion of the stigma attached to not being seen to cope. I wrote this piece on burnout & saying no after conference 2021, still feels relevant emmakingconsultancy.co.uk/blog-latest/ju…

Heading to Birmingham for today’s GLAM Cares conference in wellbeing @ care in the cultural sector, excited to catch up with colleagues & for a great programme of talks & conversations glamcaresnetwork.wordpress.com/events-page/

What a day! Thanks to all who attended #GLAMCares2024 and to all the amazing speakers. 👄 11 incredible speakers 🫂 8 Board members meeting in person for the first time 😴 5 minutes of Radical Rest (complete with eye masks!) 💌 1 Support Pocket made each 🥤 Filling up our cup

Wishing you were at #Glastonbury? This might cure you: imaginarylizzie.substack.com/p/festival-chic