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Ends: 14:00
Online talk organised by Highland Council Historic Environment Team
Online talk by Nicola Henderson and Helen Avernell of Museums and Heritage Highland. A discussion with this network organisation which aims to support museums and heritage organisation across the Highlands to be more sustainable and resilient in challenging times. Join Helen and Nicola to hear about their work over the last couple of years, future plans and feed into a conversation around key priorities for heritage going forward. Areas they will be looking to explore include volunteer recruitment and succession planning, board development, audiences and skills. If you are part of a museum or heritage group based in the Highlands (or further afield), then please do join us and feed into this important discussion around the support needed to help Highland heritage thrive.
Organised by Highland Council Historic Environment Team. Bookings via Eventbrite
About the speakers:
Helen Avernell has over twenty years’ experience working in the heritage sector with a specialist understanding of cultural heritage management, interpretation planning and community engagement. Her key strengths are in strategic planning and content development, particularly with community led museums and heritage organisations and where sustainability and financial resilience is a key issue.
Helen has worked on and led major interpretation and redevelopment projects with independent, local and national musuems. As a curator for Glasgow Museums, she was part of the team that delivered Glasgow’s award winning New Century Kelvingrove project. More recently, her own successful creative practice has delivered a wide-ranging portfolio of heritage work across the north of Scotland, with a particular focus on supporting community, volunteer led museums. Helen is p/t Projects & Partnerships Manager for Museums & Heritage Highland, the member network organisation for heritage across the Highlands. She acts as museum mentor for three Highland museums and sits as a Panel Member on the national Museum Accreditation Committee.
Nicola Henderson is a freelance arts and heritage professional. She has worked within Scotland's Cultural Sector for over 20 years - from Glasgow to Aberdeenshire via Skye and Sutherland. Nicola has worked as director of two of Scotland's leading cultural organisations - Timespan in Helmsdale and The Barn in Banchory. Following the birth of her first child, Nicola has worked freelance on a number of creative projects - from devising and delivering Associate Artist Programmes to managing New Music Scotland and working with the Highland heritage sector on building resilience.
Nicola currently works as the Heritage Specialist for XpoNorth and as the Innovation and Network manager for Museums and Heritage Highland - two roles that overlap in supporting museums to innovate for a sustainable future. She also co-runs the Museums Immersive Network with Cornwall Museums Partnership.
