Ben Melham

#IconTC #IconESN Welcome to this presentation. ‘WEATHERING THE STORM: Protecting museums and their collections from a changing climate’ as part of the @iconesn Twitter Conference

As well as posts here on LinkedIn you can follow all the build up and all the visits on the day on a dedicated Instagram feed instagram.com/collectingmuse…

Two questions that you may be able to help with to assist with this World Record Attempt 🤔💡 1. Do you have any suggestions for museums* in Central London that we should definitely try to build in to the attempt if we can?

📣 WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 I will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for THE MOST MUSEUMS VISITED IN 24 HOURS, supported by a team of fabulous volunteer witnesses working in shifts, in London on Friday 25th October 🏛🏃‍♂️🏛

In undertaking this attempt I am hoping to highlight many wonderful museums across London that people may not be aware of. 🏛 ❤️

2. Do you know of any museums that may be open to the public* before 1000 or after 1700 (normal museum opening hours) as this will assist in extending the time available for the attempt.

@museumtoilets on tour at @GuildhallArt #museumtoilets

This visit to @thevasamuseum Stockholm was jaw dropping 😱. What an achievement to have this object on open display in such an impressive setting, a big 👏 to all involved in operating, maintaining and developing this fantastic site 🏛️⚓️🇸🇪

Congratulations on your new name London Museum @LDN_Museum 🎉🏛️❤️(formerly The Museum of London)

A question for you 🤔 Do you want to: - Support organisations delivering public benefit? - Work with an amazing people? - Put sustainability at the heart of your work? - Be a part of projects that enhance our most prestigious cultural institutions? lnkd.in/e9w6BbEh

Congratulations to everyone across the @V_and_A team, and everyone else involved, in the development and operation of Young V&A @young_vam . A fantastic achievement all on winning #MuseumOfTheYear 2024 🏛️🏆👏 @artfund

A wonderful opportunity to witness this D-Day veteran, the largest object in the @I_W_M collection, saluting the 80th anniversary. 🏛️⚓️💥❤️ #HMSBelfast #DDay80

Hotel guest 🏨🐝

Empty @NHM_London 🏛️🐋

@RNLI It prompted me to go online after the exhibition and make a donation rnli.org/support-us/giv… 🙏🛟

@RNLI On this wet island, where many of us spend time on or near water, it is a great reassurance to know they are there and willing to put themselves into danger for the benefit of others. 🙏🛟

Whilst on site at @RMGreenwich today I took some time to visit the free exhibition Women of the @RNLI 🛟. A really interesting mixed media exhibition with some wonderful film, photography, infographics and objects.

A brilliant chance to join our amazing team @Painshill ….

The most visited site in each nation: 🇬🇧&🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @britishmuseum 🏛️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 National Museum of Scotland @NtlMuseumsScot NI @TitanicBelfast 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@StFagans_Museum Full data set: alva.org.uk/details.cfm?p=…

- Indoor attractions saw a 23% increase versus 2% increase in outdoor attractions. - Numbers are still down 11% versus pre-covid (2019) visitor number 🦠

2023 Visitor numbers have been released today by @alva_uk - Overall across the 374 ALVA member sites visitor numbers increased 19% versus 2022 figures, which is great news for the sector. 🏛🏰🦓🌳🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽🧑🏽‍🦼🚶🏽‍♂️🚶🏼‍♀️👩🏻‍🦯