BLACK MINERS MUSEUM

Historic England is a public body in the UK that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment.
They protect, champion and save the places that help to define who we are and where we’ve come from as a nation.

Historic England, celebrates Black History Month by asking educators, creatives and community leaders to name places and spaces in the Midlands that are meaningful to them personally or to Black heritage in the region. The Black Miners Museum was included in their list for 2020. See the entry at:

https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in-your-area/midlands/black-history-month-part-2/

The Guardian newspaper lists Black Miner Heritage No.7 in its Top Ten list of ‘Black History Events that every pupil should know’. 11 October 2020. Black History Month is a chance to introduce forgotten historical episodes into the curriculum, from the British black panthers to the Bristol bus boycott. Read inspirational article by Lucy Campbell at:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/black-history-month-events-that-should-be-taught-to-every-pupil

The Lab is a strand of the Digital Heritage Lab by The Arts Marketing Association and partners and is providing digital mentoring support to the following 60 UK-based small to medium sized heritage organisations. The aim of The Lab is to help these 60 heritage organisations develop their individual digital capabilities and capacity, and is tailored to each organisation’s needs. The Digital Heritage Lab is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. https://www.a-m-a.co.uk/digital-heritage-lab/the-lab/

The Black Miners Museum Project has been selected to be part of this pioneering project and paired with mentor, Michelle Wright of Clause 4 to receive 6 hours of mentoring advice and support.
For more information and free webinars to support your journey within the heritage sector visit: https://www.a-m-a.co.uk/digital-heritage-lab-webinars/

Nottingham News Centre becomes a full member of The Royal Television Society (RTS) in January 2021, to promote and to share heritage media television production and the current work of Nottingham News Centre creating engaging, diverse television content.

RTS is an educational charity which promotes the art and science of television. It celebrates work in television and related fields. The charity hosts many events throughout the year such s Virtual Careers Fairs, lectures, workshops and award ceremonies. They support young people with Television Production and Technology bursaries for those in need of help. Visit www.rts.org.uk for more information.

Book a place for the RTS Virtual Careers Fair, 2nd-3rd February 2021. https://rts.org.uk/event/rts-virtual-careers-fair-2021 Tickets £5.

The Museum Association have announced the shortlist for the Museums Change Lives Awards 2020. The awards celebrate the achievements of museums and individuals that have made an impact on the lives of their audiences and communities.

The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony at 1.20pm on Thursday 5 November as part of our annual conference – free to attend for all Museums Association members. This year’s awards have four categories, including a new award for the Best Lockdown Project, which recognises the best museum responses to the coronavirus crisis.The Best Museums Change Lives Project award recognises the best project in the past year that reflects one or more of the themes of the MA’s Museums Change Lives campaign: Promoting Health and Wellbeing; Creating Better Places; and Inspiring Engagement, Reflection and Debate. The Best Small Museum Project recognises the best project at museums with an annual turnover of less than £320,000. The Radical Changemaker Award recognises the achievements of an individual in promoting one or more of the themes of Museums Change Lives in their museum

Norma Gregory, heritage leader and coordinator of the Black Miners Museum Project, has been shortlisted in the category of Radical Changemaker and states: “This is a amazing achievement milestone and celebration for the work over many years, preserving and sharing the heritage of diverse communities in mining history. We share this success with all miners, living and deceased and will continue working in partnerships with museums helping to re-shape and transform interpretations in industrial heritage museums across in UK and overseas.”

For more information and full shortlist visit:
https://www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/museums-change-lives/museums-change-lives-awards-2020/#changemaker
Register for the Museum Association Conference 2020:
https://www.museumsassociation.org/events/world-turned-upside-down-exploring-the-future-of-museums/

If you missed previous tour dates, visit the Digging Deep touring exhibition opening from October 2020 at the Woodhorn Mining Museum. Northumberland. Follow the story at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54569902

Main Gallery
Woodhorn Mining Museum
QEII Country Park
Ashington
NE63 9YF, UK
Tel. 01670 624493

For more information and bookings https://museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/woodhorn-museum/whats-on/