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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Work in the cultural sector and want to support the wellbeing of your staff and practitioners? Bookings now open for our third GLAMCares conference, with panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. Thurs 18th June, in Birmingham - tickets just £40. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

GLAM Cares is holding its third conference in Birmingham on Thurs 18th June. Callout for proposals now open - share good practice in caring for your staff, volunteers or freelancers in the cultural sector, see forms.gle/aAAv3o593Qv9... And if you want to hear good practice - save the date!

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 07/10/2025

News | Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff — Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative #Museums2025

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Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff - Museums Association

Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Interested in Trauma Informed Practice? GLAM Cares is delighted to work with Louise Thompson from Mindful Museums again for an introduction to trauma-informed work. Mon 22nd Sept, 10-1. Tickets cost £30, and places are limited. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trauma-inf...

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Trauma Informed Practice for Museums, Libraries, Archives and Galleries

Join GLAMCares for an introduction to Trauma Informed work, and how to put this in practice in your organisation

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 23/07/2025

News | Birmingham Museum opens book of condolences for Ozzy Osbourne – museum has extended opening hours to pay tribute to Birmingham-born heavy metal icon

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Birmingham Museum opens book of condolences for Ozzy Osbourne - Museums Association

Museum has extended opening hours to pay tribute to Birmingham-born heavy metal icon

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

We're recruiting for a Curator of Science & Industry at Birmingham Museums. Really open to people from science communication, industry or other fields - if you're interested in working with/for our audiences, using science collections to tell stories. bit.ly/3I2mcsb - get in touch with questions!

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Curator (Science & Industry) - Job page - Birmingham Museums Careers

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A great conference with @glamcares.bsky.social today -see thread for links, tips and interesting projects!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Feels so rare to see the right thing being done by MPs, thank goodness and about time!

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We finish the day with sessions looking at Creative Health, from building your network, to simple tips to add wellbeing in your work, and ending with zine making to take away! Do book and join us and participants from across the UK, just £25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GLAMcares2025

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Our post-lunch session focusses on Community Engagement and Participation, with a panel, workshop and presentation giving you best practice and tools to take away. #GLAMcares2025

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

There's still time to book for the GLAMCares conference next week - join us in Leeds on Thurs 26 June! We have a packed programme with great speakers, workshops and panels. Book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... The day starts with sessions on Mental Health & Wellbeing... #GLAMcares2025

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Lots of secret work gone on behind the scenes but excited we can fianally announce a new display celebrating Ozzy Osbourne, with awards from his personal archive, opening 25th June! www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...

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Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | Birmingham Museums

This exhibition celebrates the solo achievements and global awards of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and the album art of the original Black Sabbath line-up to co

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Want to... - learn how to advocate for staff support - hear how zines validate external voices - explore how museums care for health care professionals - empower yourself in your work - easily include wellbeing in your programmes and more? A few spaces left on the GLAMcares conference, just £25!

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Don't forget to sign up for our conference next month! Full programme coming out this week, but expect presentations, panels and workshops on wellbeing, community engagement and creative health, all for just £25!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Work in #museums #libraries or #archives ? If you want to care for yourself/your staff while working with communities, do join @glamcares.bsky.social for our second conference!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

'Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White' opens today at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The first exhibition of this scale I've worked on, and we pulled it off in a very short time. All credit to techs, conservators, marketing, painters etc!

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We've been overwhelmed with bookings for this session - fantastic to see so many people taking this seriously! Bookings on hold for now but we're looking at future dates for a repeat - watch this space and sign up for our newsletter for info!

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Want to find out about Trauma Informed Practice in #Museums #Archives and #Libraries? Join GLAMcares for an online session with experienced practitioner Louise Thompson from Mindful Museums Thurs 20th March, 10am-1pm, just £12. Book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Trauma Informed Practice, 20 March 2025

Thursday 20 March, 10am to 1pm Cost: £10.00 (+VAT) Via Zoom (link to follow), booking required Join GLAM Cares for a 3 hour online workshop introducing the concept and the realities of trauma informed...

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Today in 'my son knows me so well / I may be a bit odd', my son made me my own taxidermy, something I know is peculiar but I've always wanted. I will be making it a hat.

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Hugely proud to have played a small role in Birmingham Museums' Citizens' Jury, the first in a UK museum context. Genuinely working with a representative group of people to come together to think about our future. It's been emotional and challenging, loved it! youtu.be/j7SdV6_V39U?...

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Birmingham Museums Citizen's Jury

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just - belatedly - deleted my Twitter account. I've barely used it in ages, and it's the right thing, but it's where masses of people wrote amazing things about my Dad when he died, so it feels like a loss And yet, it's also just words on a screen and I should pull myself together, right?

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

A fantastic 38 people joined our online session today, exploring case studies and scenarios for fostering a Culture of Care in your #museum, #library or #archives work. More sessions, and a conference to come this year!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Don't forget to join @glamcares.bsky.social and (apparently!) 47 other people who've signed up to think about building care into #museum #library and #archive work! Sign up free below, for Monday's online session

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The joys of illustrated manuscripts

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

This is the first exhibition on this scale I've worked on. We've a fantastic freelance curator leading on it but I'm permanently terrified I'll be found out as an idiot. Still could happen but today we agreed paint colours so maybe it'll actually work! www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...

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Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | Birmingham Museums

Rembrandt was a 17th century Dutch painter and printmaker, and one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art. Renowned as a painter, possessing an

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The lesser-spotted empty inbox. Logically I know it's just because I've made a good To Do list but it's the adult equivalent of a sticker on a star chart!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Reading a draft of my oldest's dissertation (not on history or museums), and my work here is done ❤️

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Or join us in January for a free online session, 'Creating a Culture of Care' (Mon 20th Jan, 20.30-11.30) for case studies highlighting the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from real-world community engagement projects. Booking free at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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GLAM Cares: Creating a Culture of Care 20/1/25

Free Event: Creating a Culture of Care Monday 20 January, 10.30am-11.30am Via Zoom (link to follow), booking required Join us for a session exploring practical steps to building a culture of care in y...

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Are you doing great work in socially engaged practice, staff wellbeing or engagement and want to shout about what you do? Our second conference will be in June 2025, in Leeds, and the call for conference proposals is open now! See docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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GLAM Cares: Conference Proposal 2025

Do you work with people and communities in a museum, gallery, library or heritage site? Do you have something bold, provocative or engaging to share? We are now seeking proposals for sessions at our ...

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GLAM Cares @glamcares.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Have you heard about GLAMCares? We're a care and support network for people who work with communities in #Galleries, #Libraries, #Museums and #Heritage. We run training and events, online and in-person. See what we've done so far at glamcaresnetwork.wordpress.com and sign up for our newsletter!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Have you heard of GLAMCares, a support network for those working in museums, libraries and archives? If you haven't, please do sign up for our newsletter, and why not send us a conference proposal or join us in Jan for a free online event too...

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

@lukaslarge.bsky.social I can't see posts like this without (happily!) thinking of you!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Our last Citizens' Jury session for Birmingham Museums today. Hearing the recommendations, but also the impact on jurors, made me cry. I'm absolutely knackered but a bit overwhelmed too. I've not done #Museum30 but this is definitely my #WhyMuseums! (Deleted the prev post as I forgot alt-text)

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Show me your pet and what they were named after.

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Been thinking a lot about the privilege of being able to volunteer in museums when I was younger,(the 90s!), that not everyone has. Four places that gave me great memories/experience, I'm hugely grateful for. I now oversee our volunteer offer, how to offer this to more people.

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Introduce yourself with jobs you've done apart from what you do now. 1. Paper round... 2. Pet shop assistant 3. Nanny 4. Assistant Curator 5. Curator 6. Community Engagement Officer 7. 8 job roles all variations on a theme! Institutionalised. Don't understand the world outside museums any more!

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I've been alive 50 years and I'm still offended that the winter is cold and treacherous every year.

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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Apparently I should have started with an introduction, but there's not much to say! Like museums, work in museums, background in community engagement, not actually a black and white cat!

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Museum of Forward Planning @mofp2021.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Never have I ever #Museum edition Score 1 mark per completed item. Highest score is automatically appointed as our Interim Temporary Head of Operations on a casual basis. #Galleries #Heritage #Museums

Never have I ever
#Heritage & #Museums edition
1. Spelled 'museum' incorrectly
2. Explained that 1000 words is not the correct amount for the intro panel
3. Realised there is no power and data at the entrance
4. Found Marketing were advertising an experience unlike our reality
5. Been asked to 'find' 30 staff for a late night event at one day
notice
6. Evacuated the whole site due to illegal use of a toaster by staff
7. Accidentally trashed a collection item I was responsible for preserving
8. Scheduled two completely incompatible events at the same time
9. Telephoned a teacher to say they left one child behind
10. Told a visitor they absolutely cannot lick that item
11. Explained the TV reconstruction may have taken minor liberties with the truth
12. Noticed the typo on the leaflet after producing 10,000
13. Spent the day managing the car park 'strategically'
14. Applied for a role with a 'competitive salary'
15. Reasserted that however hopeful we feel, the site only takes a certain number of people per day
16. Wiped the rain off the screen of a smartphone while saying
'but the forecast is good'
17. Had to argue that something isn't 'dumbing down' just because people enjoy it
18. Felt embarrassed about the price of the cake
19. Been told by a visitor my institution is 'too woke
20. Been told by a visitor my institution is 'not woke enough'
21. Styled out two lift entrapments in one day as 'this never happens
22. Explained to a member that they do h w to queue
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Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Having given up on Twitter a while back, the @museumsassociation.bsky.social conference reminded me how nice Museum Twitter used to be, so I'll give this a try, and see if I can remember how to communicate...

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