Social History Curator's Group Conference Friday 10th July at The People's History Museum, Manchester @phm.org.uk
‘The Long March – Strikes, Protests and Riots Through History’. Tickets will be on sale soon at the link below, with Early Bird Tickets available until the 12th May:
Save the date! The Social History Curators Group is excited to confirm that our 2026 Conference will be held at the People's History Museum, Manchester @phm.org.uk on Friday 10th July. Programme details and booking information are coming soon!
We are pleased to announce an open call for submissions to the 2026 editions of the Social History Curators Group journal and conference, under the theme of ‘The Long March - Strikes, Protests and Riots Through History’.
Full call for submissions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our final speaker of #SHCG2025 is Aaakanksha Tated, using the partition of India: Pakistan as a case study of engagement in museums dealing with difficult pasts.
Onwards to @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social and its fostering of long-term community-group relationships. #SHCG2025
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Next Roman Sebastyański, a Doctoral Researcher at the University of The West of Scotland takes us (metaphorically) to the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland. #SHCG2025
Our second section is 'Programming Community: Creative Health Practices in London’s Art Sector'
We begin day two of #SHCG2025 with @vmillar.bsky.social from National Museums Northern Ireland and Jonathan Mattison and David Cargo from the Museum of Orange History on reawakening the Hand and Pen Orange Hall at @ulsterfolkmuseum.org (www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/stories/hand...).
We're finishing up day one of #SHCG2025 with a talk on the Lascar Heritage project by Glasgow Life Museums, begun in 2021, followed by a Q&A.
Our penultimate session looks at the Derby Yaadaañ Archive Project on the South Asian diaspora by @derbymuseums.bsky.social and @derbyshiredro.bsky.social. #SHCG2025
Drumroll please for our #SHCG2025 keynote session, 'Curating Communities : What Are We Really Asking?', looking at moving beyond the guest : host museum : community relationships, with representatives from @nationaltrust.org.uk, The National Archives and two freelancers.
Next up, three of the team at @ucllccos.bsky.social 's Petrie Museum on twenty years of its interactions with Sudan's past and present. #SHCG2025
Kicking off #SHCG2025 with Shakshi Singh taking us through the past, present and future of the Pankhurst Centre and its shift from activist hub to museum. #womenshistory
Today's the day! Join us at 1pm today for day 1 of our annual conference, this year on Curating Communities - tickets still available at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shcg-confe... and don't forget to hashtag us! #SHCG2025
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There has never been a more critical time to be doing our vital and impactful work, and in these tough times we must turn to our friends and allies for help.
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This conference on C19 museums will be brilliant. Please submit your proposals that expand the field beyond the nationals and London-centrism - regional museums, international/colonial networks, mechanics’ institute collections etc etc. Deadline 12 July.
Only a week to go! #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling #FriYay #trustees
Our conference keynote on 23rd June (#SHCG2025) will explore community collaborations with colonial collections, with panellists from @nationaltrust.org.uk , National Archives and elsewhere. Book now via
Day 2 of our 2025 conference on Curating Communities (#SHCG2025) is exactly one week away! Speakers will include @vmillar.bsky.social from National Museums Northern Ireland and Catherine Newley from @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social & we'll travel virtually from Gdansk to India & Pakistan. Book at
Less than a week to go before day one of our 2025 Conference (#SHCG2025), this year on Curating Communities. We'll have speakers from Queen's University Belfast, @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social , @derbymuseums.bsky.social and Glasgow Life Museums. Book here!
A new community-led project tracing 'Scotland's Lascar Heritage' to the forefront has made a new home in Glasgow's Riverside Museum. The exhibition highlights the South-East Asian seafarers huge contribution to British maritime history.
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/lasca...
The application pack for our trustee roles is here - deadline 23:59, Friday 27th June. Do email or message us if you have any questions!
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Less than a month to go before our 2025 conference! Join us for two online afternoons of inspiring and diverse sessions on working with and for communities. #CuratingCommunities
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shcg-confe...
Less than one week to go!
Curating Communities
Don't forget to submit your proposal for a workshop, presentation, case study or panel for our 2025 Conference, or an abstract for our 2025 Journal by 23rd February.
You don't need to be an SHCG member or a curator!
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We're thrilled Abbey House Museum will now remain open. SHCG joined the campaign and lobbied the council leader on behalf of our members - advocacy is a key part of our activity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....
Did you enjoy our Conference and Journal in 2024? Were you inspired to join in?
Well, now is your chance! The 2025 Conference and Journal submissions are now live!
Theme: Curating Communities
Deadline: Sunday 23rd Feb
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If you know Abbey House Museum in #Leeds but don't yet know that it's under threat of closure (to save a small sum from the hard-pressed council budget) you might like to make your views known here:
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQoMAtw/abbe....
Closing date for comments: 23 January
