Rosie Barker
@rosiesbarker.bsky.social
Head of Curatorial and Participation, Birmingham Museums Trust, overseeing curatorial, exhibitions, volunteering and participation teams
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News | Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff — Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative
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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
www.museumsassociation.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
News | Winners of Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 announced in Cardiff — Birmingham Museums Trust awarded best project for citizens' jury initiative
#Museums2025
#Museums2025
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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...
Mon 22nd Sept, 10-1. Tickets cost £30, and places are limited. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trauma-inf...
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
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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...
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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News | Birmingham Museum opens book of condolences for Ozzy Osbourne – museum has extended opening hours to pay tribute to Birmingham-born heavy metal icon
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
www.museumsassociation.org
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
News | Birmingham Museum opens book of condolences for Ozzy Osbourne – museum has extended opening hours to pay tribute to Birmingham-born heavy metal icon
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!
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!
Curator (Science & Industry) - Job page - Birmingham Museums Careers
careers.birminghammuseums.org.uk
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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!
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!
A great conference with @glamcares.bsky.social today -see thread for links, tips and interesting projects!
Our second annual conference is underway. A fantastic first panel shared their projects working to support mental health and wellbeing in participants, with top tips for caring for staff too...
#GlamCares2025
#GlamCares2025
June 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A great conference with @glamcares.bsky.social today -see thread for links, tips and interesting projects!
Feels so rare to see the right thing being done by MPs, thank goodness and about time!
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
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UK politics live – latest updates
British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.
In an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill, parliament voted to change the criminal laws that govern abortion in England and Wales so that women procuring their own termination outside the legal framework cannot be prosecuted. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Feels so rare to see the right thing being done by MPs, thank goodness and about time!
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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
Do book and join us and participants from across the UK, just £25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GLAMcares2025
June 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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
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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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
#GLAMcares2025
June 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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
#GLAMcares2025
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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
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
June 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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
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
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/...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...
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
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
June 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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/...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...
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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!
- 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!
Save the date! The GLAMcares conference is Thurs 26 June in Leeds
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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!
- 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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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!
Save the date! The GLAMcares conference is Thurs 26 June in Leeds
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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!
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!
Save the date! The GLAMcares conference is Thurs 26 June in Leeds
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves.
Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice.
£25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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!
'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!
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!
March 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
'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!
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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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!
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!
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...
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...
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...
docs.google.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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!
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!
Reposted by Rosie Barker
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...
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...
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...
docs.google.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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...
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...
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.
January 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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.
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?...
youtu.be/j7SdV6_V39U?...
Birmingham Museums Citizen's Jury
YouTube video by Birmingham Museums Trust
youtu.be
January 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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?...
youtu.be/j7SdV6_V39U?...
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?
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?
January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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?
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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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!
More sessions, and a conference to come this year!
kermit the frog and miss piggy are sitting at a table with the words ah i just love culture
Alt: kermit the frog and miss piggy are sitting at a table with the words ah i just love culture
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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
Sign up free below, for Monday's online session
Back to work in a #museum or #library today and need some January positivity and care?
Book for the next FREE @glamcares.bsky.social online session for a quick hit of case studies!
Book for the next FREE @glamcares.bsky.social online session for a quick hit of case studies!
January 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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
Sign up free below, for Monday's online session
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The joys of illustrated manuscripts
January 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The joys of illustrated manuscripts
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/...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...
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
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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/...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...
I think there should be a module on Museum Studies courses on heritage layering.
Four layers plus scarf and gloves today.
Four layers plus scarf and gloves today.
a man wearing a red sweater is talking to a woman .
Alt: Gif of Joey from Friends wearing a lot of clothes, turning around. Text says 'me: hey listen, is it obvious I'm wearing six sweaters!'
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I think there should be a module on Museum Studies courses on heritage layering.
Four layers plus scarf and gloves today.
Four layers plus scarf and gloves today.
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!
January 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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!