CEO @heritage_ngos lover of aged things, mother. Trustee @theEES ✍️ @culture_baby, advisory @CanalRiverTrust @HistEnvForum, lectures @UniofOxford Views my own.
Oct 14 • 16 tweets • 9 min read
A treat to join our @Heritage_NGOs member @PSSAtweets for @MarshAwards for public sculpture. David Aaronovitch talks to begin about past art, past politics. There are some important perhaps unobserved mosaics in public buildings. 1928-33 mosaics added to floor of NG. V&A too.
We need to remember to look down at floors! Boris Anrep included many muses in mosaic art. Some private art of past is now public art. Public art piques interest - allows us to pull threads & see where they go. Defiance for eg is shape of a swastika & wears a papal crown. Why?
Oct 13 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
A pleasure to join @kidsinmuseums for their (always uplifting) annual family friendly museum awards.
First up the best museum youth project for social justice - shortlisted are @WiltshireMuseum, @bcaheritage & @GlasgowMuseums with the winners this year the @bcaheritage 👏
Oct 10 • 24 tweets • 10 min read
Good morning from Saltaire & @WorldHeritageUK Day 2 - first up this morning is Ashleigh Taylor of Blaenavon WHS talking about the Benefits of World Heritage to local communities. WHUK there to support in a centralised way to help & empower sites on this.
What is local community in this context - v local… neighbourhoods, those living and working in and around the site. 6-7 weeks into a project on this. Started by looking at periodic review data. 79% reported positive impact through tourism but also 47% negative - a balance.
Oct 9 • 49 tweets • 27 min read
Good morning from the @WorldHeritageUK conference at Victoria Hall in WHS Saltaire. I’ll be tweeting some highlights here. We are welcomed by Chair Paul Simons, Councillor Alex Ross & Lazare Assomo of UNESCO.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire outlines some of the history of why Saltaire is so special. Sir Titus Salt’s vision for workers when the child mortality in Bradford was one of the worst in the country & life expectancy of millworkers was 18. bradford.gov.uk/environment/sa…
Oct 7 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Today I’ll be heading North to the fringes of the @Conservatives Party Conference. Also on party conference watch the @TheGreenParty adopted a heritage & tourism policy over the weekend: linkedin.com/pulse/greener-…
Back up north - this time for a media reception at @Conservatives party conference with @HuddlestonNigel & culture colleagues. Loving all the industrial heritage adding quality to place at the heart of Manchester.
Sep 29 • 43 tweets • 13 min read
En route to @UKLabour #LabourConference2025 for a flying visit today to the fringes. Will be tweeting on here from @thefabians sessions on planning/housing, attending a receptions with @CanalRiverTrust & @cityandguilds on skills
Here with the @thefabians at the historic @theBluecoat for a session with Matthew Pennycook @mhclg minister on “Planning for Change” - looking at planning and housing
Sep 17 • 37 tweets • 18 min read
A real pleasure to join colleagues from across culture, nature, arts, attractions, SEN, family charities & others to think big about access for families at our member @WWTLondon for #11MillionPostcards
We are hearing from mother & Autistic Rights advocate on challenges of international travel & huge importance of access to nature & space for children & families living with disabilities. @EnglishHeritage @nationaltrust @TheCCT noted as key positive partners to parents here 👏
Sep 11 • 47 tweets • 10 min read
Representing the @Heritage_NGOs today at the #WildSummit in Bristol. Arrived in time for the second session of the day. From Source to Sea. I’ll be tweeting some key points from the day here. 🧵
A key bit from the first session
At @CanadaHouse this morning for an @intoheritage symposium on Uniting Global Voices for Heritage and Nature. Today’s programme explores the richness of the INTO network from storytelling to climate action.
A keynote from the Director of the National Trust for Canada. Not asset owning like our National Trust - more about connections, support, enabling. Engage in advocacy & celebration of outstanding work esp engagement with indigenous heritage & communities.
Jun 11 • 23 tweets • 12 min read
Something a little different today. Joining the @ifrauk & @odeuropa for a day looking at #olfactoryheritage and why our intangible olfactory heritage matters. Also context of ratification of the convention on intangible cultural heritage. Great to share a table with @chattyplatty
A call for better storytelling about the history of smell & why olfactory heritage matters. We will be looking at the value of UK ‘smellscapes’ & importance of aroma in museums & heritage venues. We will be looking at perfume heritage in the U.K. #olfactoryheritage
Jun 5 • 64 tweets • 26 min read
Good morning from an exciting day ahead celebrating architectural heritage from 1975 to 2025 & ahead to 2075. Hosted by @HTF_ @Historic_Houses @SAVEtoReuse with @ArchHFund Europa Nostra UK @KingsFdn & @Heritage_NGOs - our morning kicks off with Dan Cruickshank. 🧵
Dan says 1975 was an astonishing year for conservation. Council of Europe statement & @SAVEtoReuse report on state of architecture. There were student led riots demonstrating against politics & the established order, big business, big development. General strike. Age of protest.
May 22 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
Kicking off a day with @Historic_Houses at @Sothebys celebrating & reflecting on the 75th Anniversary of the Gowers Report & the formation of the Waverley Committee. Looking at lessons for today. 🧵
Our keynote, shadow Heritage Minister, Lord Parkinson reflects on the need for more sense of history in decision-making. The departure to America of the Blue Boy in the 20s led to public emotion & 90k visitors to its farewell - there was a need to tackle the issue: Waverley
May 7 • 11 tweets • 9 min read
Out and about today for @Heritage_NGOs in Bath & Bristol. Our first stop of the day - @FairfieldHouse_ home to Emperor Haile Selassie I & now a lively, sacred & historic place of importance for many communities including Ethiopians, Rastafari & Bath residents. 🧵
We chatted to a local charity group who work at Fairfield each fortnight, sewing bags to sell for good causes. A great example of heritage hosting creativity & wellbeing activities. Also on site is the Windrush Centre with an exhibition of community donated items.
Mar 12 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Here at the @ACEnterprises awards this evening. It was a real privilege to be a judge this year. First up - great to see our member @DelapreAbbey win catering initiative of the year & @nationaltrust win best e-commerce initiative
Next @The_Globe win best event with inclusive Anthony & Cleopatra. Best publication to @britishlibrary with @ShakespeareBT running up. Best venue hire is @glasgowlife & best ticketing initiative @FoundlingMuseum. Best licensing initiative @nationaltrust for collab w/ Craghoppers
Feb 12 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
Emma & I explored @Heritage_NGOs member via @unibirmingham @winterbournehg today. An arts & crafts house & botanical garden. Come & have a look inside…
A place of patterns…
Nov 26, 2024 • 14 tweets • 9 min read
Wonderful to join @Heritage_NGOs new member @heritage_crafts at @EnglishHeritage @ElthamPalace for their Heritage Crafts Awards with @RoyalMintUK
Intros from Natasha Kaplinski, @EnglishHeritage Nick Merriman & @heritage_crafts Chair David Clarke - David welcomes @DCMS ratification of UNESCO convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage. Thanks also to @HeritageFundUK for resilience grant.
Nov 20, 2024 • 45 tweets • 13 min read
Good morning from #HeritageDebate24 - @Heritage_NGOs Chair @CaroleSouter introduces the topic “Balancing the Books - How Should the Heritage Sector Be Funded?” & the angles we will explore - philanthropic, public & commercial. Thanks to @Ecclesiastical & @ArchHFund @HistEnvForum
An opening poll answered by 158 of our 400+ live attendees captured the main source of funding for organisations attending.
Nov 15, 2024 • 50 tweets • 34 min read
Good morning from @Heritage_NGOs member @RIBA for @HOLTofLondon conference on #PublicArt - a full house as Director Dr Nicola Stacey introduces the theme of breaking the barrier between heritage & art.
Let the art breathe through time, communities engage & respond. Public art is bonding & inspiring but they are vulnerable.
Sep 24, 2024 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
Good morning from Day 3 of the #LabourConference2024 - first up a dip into the monthly @HistEnvForum meeting & now I’m at the @BritishMusicExp with our member @UNESCOUK & colleagues @BritishCouncil for a session on how culture & heritage can support a sustainable future for all.
This is an event celebrating UN Sustainable Development Goals week with @2030hub.
Sep 23, 2024 • 51 tweets • 18 min read
Good morning from Day two of #LabourConference2024 & we are joining a discussion about government-civil partnership around culture wars with @nationaltrust and @Moreincommon_
Some fascinating material about voter profiles & views on ‘culture war’ type issues. Voters see through it.
Sep 22, 2024 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
Good morning from #LabourConference24& the @WeAreCreativeUK Pavillion. @RhonddaBryant kicks off the programme saying cultural education should be for all & all children, that human to human engagement is of great importance & Labour wants to fix the black hole in arts provision.
A lovely start to the day celebrating young musicians from @IHLiverpool with stories of impact & performance.