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Want to find out more about heritage or get advice from museum colleagues but can’t find the time to leave your desk?

AMOT Online Coffee Breaks are here to help!

The Army Museums Ogilby Trust holds a monthly online session where speakers from within the Army Museums network as well as the wider heritage sector present on a specific topic. Starting at 1030am, speakers share top tips, best practice, or update on projects, for about 15 minutes. Attendees are then able to ask questions or contribute thoughts around the topic, all from the comfort of their desk, and be ready to get back to work at 11am!

These sessions are free to attend, but booking is required. Details on our sessions, as well as the links to book your place, can be found below.

These sessions are open to all, whether you are a part of the Army Museums Network or not.

Do you have a topic you want us to cover? Do you want to share a project which you are working on? Email Jennifer Allison to offer your suggestions on [email protected]

Please see below for the upcoming sessions

Integrating Military Collections

Speaker: Gillian Kirkbride, Heritage Venues and Collections Manager & Rachel Wilkinson, Senior Collections Officer, Durham Light infantry Collection at The Story Museum

Wednesday 9th July 2025, 10:30am

Join Gillian and Rachel as they reflect on integrating the once standalone collection of the Durham Light Infantry, into the brand new ‘The Story’ in Durham. ‘The Story’ presents the history of County Durham and its people, of which the military collection of the Durham Light Infantry is an important part. Once located in its own dedicated museum, the new location has seen collections combine to show multi-faceted interpretation of the experiences and history of those who served and those who lived alongside them.

Gillian and Rachel will share their lessons learnt and the benefits which have come from a new approach to displaying military collections. Join us to find out more.

Top Tips on Volunteer Recruitment and Retention

Speaker: Fran Stovold

Wednesday 13th August 2025

Having difficulty recruiting volunteers? Want to know best practice around volunteer policies? Keen to make sure your volunteers are having a good experience? Join Fran Stovold as she shares tops tips around volunteer recruitment and retention. 
 
Fran is a heritage consultant with more than 25 years experience across the heritage sector and is also a current army curator. She specialises in supporting organisations in project development, collection management & interpretation and, so often at the heart of all of these activities, volunteer management. She has recently delivered the Nuts & Bolts – Volunteer Management programme of training and mentoring for Museum Development South East.