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A Participant’s View on GEM Museum Learning Foundation Course 2019 – Blog #1

DAY #1 After a relatively smooth journey into London from the wilds of Buckinghamshire, I arrived at The Postal Museum for Day 1 of the Foundation Course. As this year’s cohort started to trickle into the Museum, we began to chat and get to know each other. It was fantastic to see such a range […]

Can museum learning help save the planet?

Kathy Moore, deputy chair of GEM and Museum Development Officer in the East of England reports on Climate Heritage network launch in Edinburgh 2019

It’s not about the future, it’s about now: Engage Conference 2019

GEM Trustee Sarah Cowie on Engage Conference 2019 - Guest blog with important takeaways

GEM Interview with 2019 Kids in Museums Family Friendly Award Winners, Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

We were so excited to hear that Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum were recognised for their amazing educational programmes with the 2019 Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award. Learning Officer Lynsey Anderson gave us her take on what makes the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum so special and perfect for families – read on! GEM – […]

GEM & Engage joint panel discussion at 2019 Festival of Change for Museums Association Conference

    Festival of Change panel discussion with GEM and Engage: How museum and gallery learning can contribute to saving the planet   GEM, the voice of heritage learning and Engage, the lead advocacy and training network for gallery education, have partnered up for this year’s Festival of Change programme at Museums Association Conference to produce a […]

GEM Conference 2019 Friday Recap

A summary of highlights and takeaways written by GEM Communications Volunteer Devon Turner

GEM Conference 2019 Thursday Recap

A summary of highlights and takeaways written by GEM Communications Volunteer Devon Turner

GEM Conference 2019 Wednesday Recap

A summary of highlights and takeaways written by GEM Communications Volunteer Devon Turner

GEM Conference 2019 Weekly Spotlight: Bea Prosser-Snelling

Every week in the month leading up to GEM Conference 2019: Connection, Action, Innovation, we are shining a spotlight on one of our speakers. Keep up with the posts and get to know some star Gemmers!

GEM Conference 2019 Weekly Spotlight: Laura Crossley

Every week in the month leading up to GEM Conference 2019: Connection, Action, Innovation, we are shining a spotlight on one of our speakers. Keep up with the posts and get to know some star Gemmers!