International Centre for Heritage

RECENT PUBLICATION Ioanna Katapidi, a member of the International Centre for Heritage, alongside Anne Laura Kraak, have recently published their chapter (no. 11) 'Heritage and social infrastructure' in the Handbook of Social Infrastructure. Access it here: elgaronline.com/edcollchap/boo…

Meet Our Students! Yan is a MA student at the International Centre for Heritage. She's volunteering to do some of the specimen photography in Lapworth Museum of Geology. Find out more about postgraduate study in Heritage at UoB: birmingham.ac.uk/research/herit…

Been to the Museum before but never had a guided tour? Always wanted to visit the Museum but not got round to it yet? Now is your chance to join us for a FREE guided #tour of our galleries! 📅 Monday 1st July, 12pm-1pm 📍 Meet at reception For more info: ow.ly/F7aq50RFtUZ

Selly Manor is one of many local heritage sites for students at the International Centre for Heritage to visit, or apply to volunteer at. @Selly_Manor sellymanormuseum.org.uk

Postgraduate Open Day | Saturday 22 June Visit the University of Birmingham campus for Open Day to help you make an informed choice about postgraduate study. birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

SHARING IS CARING is an upcoming knowledge exchange programme “Sharing Stories on Contested Histories 2024” led by the Cultural Heritage Agency. For young museum or heritage professionals, researchers, or independent practitioners. Sign up by 29 June. english.cultureelerfgoed.nl/topics/interna…

The symposium WHAT IS HORTICULTURAL HERITAGE? at Winterbourne House today has been a fascinating look into gardens and heritage now and into the future. @winterbournehg It brought together museum, heritage and horticultural professionals, students, academics and researchers.

Welcome to Daegu in S Korea, where Faye Sayer of ICH spoke at the conference - Hidden Narratives, Historical Representations and Wellbeing: Transformative Community Partnerships in Public History. Here are a few images of the trip, and a couple of Daegu past (1700s/early 1900s).

Chances Glassworks, Smethwick,has been put on the Victorian Society Top Ten Endangered Buildings List for 2024 victoriansociety.org.uk/news/Griff+Rhy…

FREE GUIDED TOUR | LAPWORTH MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY Mon 3 June (12:00-13:00) Join Museum staff and volunteers for a guided tour of @lapworthmuseum and get the chance to see behind the scenes! More info: birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/lap…

Meet our students! Hello, my name is Ziyuan Cai, you can also call me Dorothy. I am a full-time Year 1 PhD student in ICH @unibirmingham. My interest in museum studies allows me to be an archive volunteer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology in my spare time.

For International Museum Day last week, one of our students, Yan, went to visit the Black Country Living Museum @BCLivingMuseum . She made a vlog of the day which brings a visit to the museum to life! See the vlog here: instagram.com/reel/C7UzCJVM3…

Birmingham Town Hall and Christ Church by David Cox, c. 1841-49. The Town Hall of course remains, but all else had faded away.

The Egyptian House in Penzance, Cornwall, was built between 1834 and 1837 to house the mineral collection of dealer John Lavin. The choice of the Egyptian style for a mineral shop may seem odd, but the building was inspired by the now-lost Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London.

FREE GUIDED TOUR 🌋🦕 Join #Museum staff on a #tour of the Museum galleries next Monday 3rd June from 12-1pm. Hear fascinating stories from the Museum's #history and see some amazing objects. Read more: ow.ly/mVgn50RhYn5 #LapworthRocks #geology #fossil @ace_national

The former butchers shop on Waddesdon High Street, Buckinghamshire is now Grade II listed. 👏 It's a rare example of a rural butchers with an on site slaughterhouse. Bought by the Adams family in 1926 the business continued until 1974. ➡️ bit.ly/17HighStreetWa… 📷 @KA_Morrison

On Monday students and staff attended our event: 'Sustaining Heritage: Strategies and Challenges for Migrants in Europe' presented by Dr. Mona Mustafa, Associate Professor and Programme Director of Human Resource Management at the University of Birmingham (Dubai Campus).

CONNECTING THREADS WORKSHOP 23-24 May at Trinity College Dublin (& also on Zoom). This two day workshop explores how working together in archaeology and heritage can benefit our communities and overall wellbeing. loggia-project.eu/connecting-thr… @trinitycollegedublin @mariecurieuk

Can't make it to our live #OutAndAboutArchaeology events? No problem! Discover archaeology from anywhere! 🌍 Explore self-guided walks, fun on-demand activities, and educational content with our resources. Try our activities 👉 archaeologyuk.org/get-involved/o… #Heritage #Archaeology

MAY HALF TERM AT SANDWELL MUSEUMS May half term is coming fast, so here is what's on for you to enjoy at Sandwell Museums. Don't forget you can always keep up with what's coming up at sandwell.gov.uk/joininmuseums where we have our full listings of everything that's on for all ages