The UK-wide panel also renewed accredited status for: Birmingham Archives and Collections; Enfield Local Studies; London Borough of Croydon Archives; Plymouth Archives (The Box); @designarchives.bsky.social & @exetercathedral.bsky.social Library and Archives (2/2)

‘The toolkit offers a structured, high-level guide to help cultural heritage professionals and researchers approach legacy media across its entire lifecycle…It also gives researchers a reference point for engaging critically with legacy media as historical subjects in their own right.’

New toolkit offers practical guide to preserving legacy media

A newly launched toolkit offers practical guidance to cultural heritage professionals and researchers on preserving fragile and outdated media formats.

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Explore the designs of Enid Marx at Compton Verney, Warwickshire with their upcoming exhibition The Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design. Opens this Saturday 18 July, more here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... Portrait of Enid Marx Design Council Archive DCA/30/1/POR/M/41/2

💫 Check out this new #EYAArchitecture blog from the National Fairground and Circus Archive at @uoscollections.bsky.social ! 🎪 Read to discover the evolution of fairground architecture through their fascinating collections 🎡🎪 exploreyourarchive.org/the-evolutio... #ExploreYourArchive

The Evolution of Fairground Architecture — Explore Your Archive

From the National Fairground and Circus Archive take us on a rollercoaster ride through the evolution of fairground architecture.

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The deadline to apply to be the new Managing Editor of the Journal of Design History is next week! For further details and how to apply: buff.ly/0HMZHQt

Assistant Collection Manager Location: WC1B 3DG, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Salary: £29,642 We are looking for an Assistant Collection Manager to join the Africa, Oceania and the Americas department, playing a vital role in the care, preservation,…

Assistant Collection Manager

Location: WC1B 3DG, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Salary: £29,642 We are looking for an Assistant Collection Manager to join the Africa, Oceania and the Americas department, playing a vital role in the care, preservation,…

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For @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAArchitecture, the 1962 ground floor plans for Brighton College of Arts and Crafts which later became Brighton Polytechnic and is now the Grand Parade campus @uniofbrighton.bsky.social and home of the Design Archives.

Have you seen our Archive Basics Guidance yet? Ideal for non-archive professionals and those new to the sector, these pages take you through all the principles and practices of managing an archive, from creating a collections policy to providing access: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

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This month we are celebrating 50 years of punk, the explosive musical and cultural movement from the mid-70s. From growing up during the heyday of punk, to the DIY ethos at it’s heart, our reading list is 50% OFF until 31st July, browse here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/07... #booksky

Punk at 50 reading list - Manchester University Press

This month we are celebrating the 50 years of punk, the explosive musical and cultural movement that took shape in the mid-70s. Featuring books about punk icons, growing up during the heyday of punk, ...

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Who is Peter Quinn? Lesley Cheung, Assistant Curator, Art Works in Schools at Manchester Art Gallery asks just that in her article about the Brighton School of Art alumnus. manchesterartgallery.org/peter-quinn-...

This is cool (ha!) - a map of UK 'cultural venues offering a free space to rest and recharge during a heatwave – from museums and galleries, to libraries and cinemas' juliesbicycle.org/take-action/...

Cool Off in Culture venues | Julie's Bicycle

Our map shows you cultural venues offering a free space to rest and recharge during a heatwave - from museums and galleries, to libraries and cinemas.

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📣 We're hiring: Conservator (AKII) 2-year fixed-term contract Join the National Library of Ireland to help conserve nationally significant collections, including parchment, manuscripts and early printed works relating to the Normans in Ireland. ⭐ Info + #apply by 31 July: https://ow.ly/X9Op50ZkZKj

Coal conference catch-up ⛏️ On 18 June we welcomed 80+ people to 'Blood is the price of coal' - a conference on coal communities, health and welfare Recordings of 10 talks, conference photos and more are now available online at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... #histmed #MiningHistory #envhist

Call for Papers: Archaeoinformatics 2026 The Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) has issued a call for papers for 'From the Field to the Screen: Challenges and Perspectives of Digital Storage and Publications'. ⏰️ 15 August 2026 buff.ly/sGCsn5E @dai-weltweit.bsky.social @thebiaankara.bsky.social

DAI - Archaeo-Informatics 2026 - From the Field to the Screen

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At @qmul.bsky.social for the #NFCS NetworkPlus Roadmap Drafting Meeting presenting our project’s findings from the #ArtsAndHumanities community perspective and contributing to recommendations for federated #DRI aah.culturedigitalskills.org

📢 Call for Applications: FRAME Basics 2026 Open to all AV archive professionals, especially those new to the field. 📅 6 half-days: Nov 16–18 & 20–23, 2026 💬 English 💻 Online Apply by October 1st, 2026. Read the conditions and call for applications: fiatifta.org/frame-basics...

Read about the history of the ATM from the Bank of England Museum, including a look at the 1969 award-winning MD2 cash dispenser designed by Jack Howe for Chubb & Sons Lock & Safe Company Ltd. www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/onlin... @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/7/1969/1/5

Seeking experienced record keepers to join the pool of Peer Reviewers for Archive Service Accreditation in England! New Peer Reviewer training starts in November so now is the time to make an expression of interest: www.archives.org.uk/peer-reviewers

Collections and Volunteer Manager Location: Gillingham, Medway, England, United Kingdom Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 per annum We are looking for a proactive and organised professional to oversee the care and management of our object, archive and library collections, to advocate for…

Collections and Volunteer Manager

Location: Gillingham, Medway, England, United Kingdom Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 per annum We are looking for a proactive and organised professional to oversee the care and management of our object, archive and library collections, to advocate for…

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We're hiring! Come work with us as a Project Library and Archives Assistant. See more at buff.ly/CkgpFwK, or check the Current Vacancies section of the NHM website. #Hiring #Jobs #GLAMJobs #LibraryJobs

We are pleased to announce that Dr Tanveer Ahmed has been appointed as Inclusion Officer of the DHS. Find out more about Tanveer here: buff.ly/bfHDQkm

Design, July 1956 Cover design by K. Garland @designcouncil.bsky.social archive

📢 Applications are open for the National Library of Ireland’s 2026–2027 Studentships! ⭐ Library ⭐ Archival ⭐ Research A great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your career. Learn more, and apply by 3pm, 17 July 2026: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland

Join us on Tuesday 21 July for our Annual Review Meeting! 🎉 Hear Jen Grasso (@designarchives.bsky.social) & Rowan Rush-Morgan (@queerinbrighton.bsky.social) share insights into their digital projects. 💻 Online 🕑 11:30–13:00 BST 🎉 Free for ARA members 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sectio...

ARA Section for Archives and Technology: Annual Review Meeting

We will start with talks on digital projects, we will then conclude with the formal Annual Review Meeting.

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Air-conditioned bed, designed by F.C. Ashford seen at the Britain Can Make It exhibition, 1946. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/13/5/29

The Centre for Design History's Research Communications Assistant Sylvie Jane Lewis interviews CDH member and the Design Archives Digital Content & Systems Co-ordinator Jen Grasso @brightonphotobooth.bsky.social, up now on the CDH blog here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...

Doing Design History | Jen Grasso on Archives and the Digital

CDH Research Communications Assistant Sylvie Jane Lewis interviews CDH member Jen Grasso, Preservation and Digital Content and Systems Co-Ordinator for the university’s Design Archives.     Explori…

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Just a week to go to get your application in to be our new Secretary and help shape the agenda for new #archives and #recordsmanagment professionals across the UK and Ireland! aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

Voting now open for the ARA Excellence Awards 2026. Find details of all the nominees for New Professional, Record Keeper and Recordkeeping Service of the Year - plus the voting link here www.archives.org.uk/ara-awards Vote closes 5pm on 16 July.

Teaching Design, Drawing Boundaries: Working with the ICSID / @wdo.org Collection João Bittar Fiammenghi was a visiting research fellow who carried out sustained research in the Design Archives. Fiammenghi reflects on his research, up now on our site: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...