Association of Performing Arts Collections
@apac-ssn.bsky.social
Est. 1979 we champion UK & Irish performing arts collections & heritage. Charity (no. 1180988).
www.performingartscollections.org.uk
www.performingartscollections.org.uk
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Have you considered becoming a member of APAC?
Not only will you be entitled to the benefits of membership, but you'll be connected to our active community of members inc museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres & academics.
Head over to: shorturl.at/So1fy
Not only will you be entitled to the benefits of membership, but you'll be connected to our active community of members inc museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres & academics.
Head over to: shorturl.at/So1fy
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✨Call for Research Posters ✨– @apac-ssn.bsky.social Annual Research Showcase 2025
📍University of Sheffield
📆12-12-25
Submit: abstract (300w), title + short bio (100w) ➡️info@performingartscollections.org.uk
#PerformingArts #Archives
📍University of Sheffield
📆12-12-25
Submit: abstract (300w), title + short bio (100w) ➡️info@performingartscollections.org.uk
#PerformingArts #Archives
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
✨Call for Research Posters ✨– @apac-ssn.bsky.social Annual Research Showcase 2025
📍University of Sheffield
📆12-12-25
Submit: abstract (300w), title + short bio (100w) ➡️info@performingartscollections.org.uk
#PerformingArts #Archives
📍University of Sheffield
📆12-12-25
Submit: abstract (300w), title + short bio (100w) ➡️info@performingartscollections.org.uk
#PerformingArts #Archives
Tickets to the APAC Member Meeting & Research Showcase 2025 are now available! 🎭
This event is hybrid & will be held at the National Fairground & Circus Archive. Please check your emails for more details & how to sign-up.
The event is open to all APAC members & is free.
This event is hybrid & will be held at the National Fairground & Circus Archive. Please check your emails for more details & how to sign-up.
The event is open to all APAC members & is free.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tickets to the APAC Member Meeting & Research Showcase 2025 are now available! 🎭
This event is hybrid & will be held at the National Fairground & Circus Archive. Please check your emails for more details & how to sign-up.
The event is open to all APAC members & is free.
This event is hybrid & will be held at the National Fairground & Circus Archive. Please check your emails for more details & how to sign-up.
The event is open to all APAC members & is free.
Thank you to all our symposium speakers and to the Glyndebourne team for hosting! From the Greeks to Bowie via Shakespeare - curating performing arts collections has never been so fresh and exciting!!
🎭What a great day attending the @apac-ssn.bsky.social 2025 Symposium on Curation yesterday!
Big thanks to the @apac-ssn.bsky.social and all of the speakers for such a thought provoking event!
#APACSymposium #PerformingArts #Curation #ArtsAndCulture #MuseumLife
Big thanks to the @apac-ssn.bsky.social and all of the speakers for such a thought provoking event!
#APACSymposium #PerformingArts #Curation #ArtsAndCulture #MuseumLife
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thank you to all our symposium speakers and to the Glyndebourne team for hosting! From the Greeks to Bowie via Shakespeare - curating performing arts collections has never been so fresh and exciting!!
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are still available! This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
APAC Symposium 2025
Join us at Glyndebourne, East Sussex, to explore this year's theme of curation.
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are still available! This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are still available!
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
APAC Symposium 2025
Join us at Glyndebourne, East Sussex, to explore this year's theme of curation.
www.eventbrite.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are still available!
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
Call for proposals for our Annual Research Showcase!
We welcome presentations, quick talks & research posters that contribute to conversations around performing arts collections.
For enquiries please contact: info@performingartscollections.org.uk with the subject 2025Showcase
We welcome presentations, quick talks & research posters that contribute to conversations around performing arts collections.
For enquiries please contact: info@performingartscollections.org.uk with the subject 2025Showcase
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Call for proposals for our Annual Research Showcase!
We welcome presentations, quick talks & research posters that contribute to conversations around performing arts collections.
For enquiries please contact: info@performingartscollections.org.uk with the subject 2025Showcase
We welcome presentations, quick talks & research posters that contribute to conversations around performing arts collections.
For enquiries please contact: info@performingartscollections.org.uk with the subject 2025Showcase
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are now available!
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation.
More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation.
More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
APAC Symposium 2025
Join us at Glyndebourne, East Sussex, to explore this year's theme of curation.
www.eventbrite.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are now available!
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation.
More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation.
More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
Ancient Greek myths were constantly reimagined to reflect their times-just like today. The Greeks: Radical Reinvention exhibition explores how the @NationalTheatre brings these timeless plays to life through sound, space, dance & community.
More info here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
More info here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
The Greeks: Radical Reinvention | National Theatre
Explore the staging of ancient Greek drama, reinvented for modern audiences in this free exhibition.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ancient Greek myths were constantly reimagined to reflect their times-just like today. The Greeks: Radical Reinvention exhibition explores how the @NationalTheatre brings these timeless plays to life through sound, space, dance & community.
More info here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
More info here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
Our member, the University of Leeds, is looking for volunteers to complete a short survey for their project, Voices at Work, which explores how accents shape professionals’ experiences of the UK workplace, targeting cultural & creative industries
More info here: www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/activities/p...
More info here: www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/activities/p...
Voices at Work: How Accents Shape Our Experience of the Workplace | Language at Leeds
www.latl.leeds.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Our member, the University of Leeds, is looking for volunteers to complete a short survey for their project, Voices at Work, which explores how accents shape professionals’ experiences of the UK workplace, targeting cultural & creative industries
More info here: www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/activities/p...
More info here: www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/activities/p...
Call for speakers! 📣
APAC’s annual symposium is taking place at
Glyndebourne, 21 Nov, 11am-3pm.
We are still accepting submissions for presentations on this year's theme of curation. We will also feature current and past projects that highlight new ideas and challenges in curation 1/3
APAC’s annual symposium is taking place at
Glyndebourne, 21 Nov, 11am-3pm.
We are still accepting submissions for presentations on this year's theme of curation. We will also feature current and past projects that highlight new ideas and challenges in curation 1/3
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Call for speakers! 📣
APAC’s annual symposium is taking place at
Glyndebourne, 21 Nov, 11am-3pm.
We are still accepting submissions for presentations on this year's theme of curation. We will also feature current and past projects that highlight new ideas and challenges in curation 1/3
APAC’s annual symposium is taking place at
Glyndebourne, 21 Nov, 11am-3pm.
We are still accepting submissions for presentations on this year's theme of curation. We will also feature current and past projects that highlight new ideas and challenges in curation 1/3
APAC's Book of the Month 📖 is Alexandra Wilson's 'Someone Else’s Music: Opera and the British'.
Drawing on research from several APAC members' archives, the book traces opera’s surprisingly close relationship with popular culture
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Drawing on research from several APAC members' archives, the book traces opera’s surprisingly close relationship with popular culture
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
APAC's Book of the Month 📖 is Alexandra Wilson's 'Someone Else’s Music: Opera and the British'.
Drawing on research from several APAC members' archives, the book traces opera’s surprisingly close relationship with popular culture
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Drawing on research from several APAC members' archives, the book traces opera’s surprisingly close relationship with popular culture
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
JOB ALERT
Tate is looking for Records Manager & Assistant Records Manager roles.
For more information, head over to: jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
and:
jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
Tate is looking for Records Manager & Assistant Records Manager roles.
For more information, head over to: jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
and:
jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
TG-1427343 Records Manager | 03 November, 2025 | Jobs and careers with Tate
Jobs and careers with Tate - This is an exciting opportunity to join the Information & Records Management Team at Tate as Records Manager, leading on all aspects of information and records management ...
jobsearch.tate.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
JOB ALERT
Tate is looking for Records Manager & Assistant Records Manager roles.
For more information, head over to: jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
and:
jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
Tate is looking for Records Manager & Assistant Records Manager roles.
For more information, head over to: jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
and:
jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1...
We’re delighted to celebrate Dr Al Meggs, an APAC Student & Academic Member, who has successfully completed their PhD @uniofbrighton.bsky.social with the thesis: Re(-)collecting Cabaret: A Queer Haunted Autoethnography of Real, Researched, and Imagined Stories of Cabaret Past & Present.
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We’re delighted to celebrate Dr Al Meggs, an APAC Student & Academic Member, who has successfully completed their PhD @uniofbrighton.bsky.social with the thesis: Re(-)collecting Cabaret: A Queer Haunted Autoethnography of Real, Researched, and Imagined Stories of Cabaret Past & Present.
SAVE THE DATE! 📅
APAC’s annual symposium will take place on Friday 21 November 2025 at Glyndebourne , East Sussex, from 11am to 3pm.
More information on the confirmed schedule and tickets will be circulated soon, with the event free for APAC Members and a small fee for non-members.
APAC’s annual symposium will take place on Friday 21 November 2025 at Glyndebourne , East Sussex, from 11am to 3pm.
More information on the confirmed schedule and tickets will be circulated soon, with the event free for APAC Members and a small fee for non-members.
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
SAVE THE DATE! 📅
APAC’s annual symposium will take place on Friday 21 November 2025 at Glyndebourne , East Sussex, from 11am to 3pm.
More information on the confirmed schedule and tickets will be circulated soon, with the event free for APAC Members and a small fee for non-members.
APAC’s annual symposium will take place on Friday 21 November 2025 at Glyndebourne , East Sussex, from 11am to 3pm.
More information on the confirmed schedule and tickets will be circulated soon, with the event free for APAC Members and a small fee for non-members.
EVENT REMINDER 🎭
@apgrd.bsky.social presents 'Giorgos Sampatakakis: For the sake of history alone: Queer adaptations of Greek Tragedy in Greece', at the Taylor Institution Library, St Giles', Oxford, and online.
For more information, head over to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/...
@apgrd.bsky.social presents 'Giorgos Sampatakakis: For the sake of history alone: Queer adaptations of Greek Tragedy in Greece', at the Taylor Institution Library, St Giles', Oxford, and online.
For more information, head over to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/...
www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
EVENT REMINDER 🎭
@apgrd.bsky.social presents 'Giorgos Sampatakakis: For the sake of history alone: Queer adaptations of Greek Tragedy in Greece', at the Taylor Institution Library, St Giles', Oxford, and online.
For more information, head over to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/...
@apgrd.bsky.social presents 'Giorgos Sampatakakis: For the sake of history alone: Queer adaptations of Greek Tragedy in Greece', at the Taylor Institution Library, St Giles', Oxford, and online.
For more information, head over to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/...
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Angela Lansbury, Laura Milburn & James Rhodes present the 'Angela Lansbury at 100: Celebrating her Stardom and Legacy' conference.
For more information, head to: angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
For more information, head to: angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
Angela Lansbury at 100
Celebrating her Stardom and Legacy
angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Angela Lansbury, Laura Milburn & James Rhodes present the 'Angela Lansbury at 100: Celebrating her Stardom and Legacy' conference.
For more information, head to: angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
For more information, head to: angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
@NationalTheatre have opened their new exhibition ‘The Greeks: Radical Reinvention’! Looking at essential aspects of ancient Greek drama, the exhibition looks at how these plays have been reinvented for modern audiences
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
The Greeks: Radical Reinvention | National Theatre
Explore the staging of ancient Greek drama, reinvented for modern audiences in this free exhibition.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@NationalTheatre have opened their new exhibition ‘The Greeks: Radical Reinvention’! Looking at essential aspects of ancient Greek drama, the exhibition looks at how these plays have been reinvented for modern audiences
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
EXHIBITION ALERT! 🚨
The National Fairground & Circus Archive marks 200 years of George Sanger, one of the most significant circus proprietors of all time. 'Sanger 200' recounts a life through archived material.
Read more about 'Sanger 200' here: performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
The National Fairground & Circus Archive marks 200 years of George Sanger, one of the most significant circus proprietors of all time. 'Sanger 200' recounts a life through archived material.
Read more about 'Sanger 200' here: performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
performingartscollections.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
EXHIBITION ALERT! 🚨
The National Fairground & Circus Archive marks 200 years of George Sanger, one of the most significant circus proprietors of all time. 'Sanger 200' recounts a life through archived material.
Read more about 'Sanger 200' here: performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
The National Fairground & Circus Archive marks 200 years of George Sanger, one of the most significant circus proprietors of all time. 'Sanger 200' recounts a life through archived material.
Read more about 'Sanger 200' here: performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
Reposted by Association of Performing Arts Collections
After the success of our first archive ‘on show’ morning we are running the event again - in the afternoon of Thursday 9 October, 2pm. Booking details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/16-...
September 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
After the success of our first archive ‘on show’ morning we are running the event again - in the afternoon of Thursday 9 October, 2pm. Booking details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/16-...
Make sure to check out our new Stories post below by @Fairarchives, discussing their new online exhibition, ‘Sanger 200’.
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
performingartscollections.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Make sure to check out our new Stories post below by @Fairarchives, discussing their new online exhibition, ‘Sanger 200’.
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
Read about the National Fairground and Circus Archive's first online exhibition, 'Sanger 200', in our new APAC blog post! ⬇️⬇️
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
performingartscollections.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Read about the National Fairground and Circus Archive's first online exhibition, 'Sanger 200', in our new APAC blog post! ⬇️⬇️
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
JOB ALERT! 🚨
@BorderCrossings is looking for a fixed-term freelance Archivist to lead the development & safeguarding of their archive. The role is London-based.
For full job description & information on how to apply for the post, please email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk
@BorderCrossings is looking for a fixed-term freelance Archivist to lead the development & safeguarding of their archive. The role is London-based.
For full job description & information on how to apply for the post, please email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
JOB ALERT! 🚨
@BorderCrossings is looking for a fixed-term freelance Archivist to lead the development & safeguarding of their archive. The role is London-based.
For full job description & information on how to apply for the post, please email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk
@BorderCrossings is looking for a fixed-term freelance Archivist to lead the development & safeguarding of their archive. The role is London-based.
For full job description & information on how to apply for the post, please email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk
JOB ALERT!
@FuelTheatre is seeking a temporary Access Consultant to work alongside the archivist to reach a more diverse research audience & to ensure the archive is inclusive & accessible.
Please contact General Manager, Joanne Williams, for more info: joanne@fueltheatre.com
@FuelTheatre is seeking a temporary Access Consultant to work alongside the archivist to reach a more diverse research audience & to ensure the archive is inclusive & accessible.
Please contact General Manager, Joanne Williams, for more info: joanne@fueltheatre.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
JOB ALERT!
@FuelTheatre is seeking a temporary Access Consultant to work alongside the archivist to reach a more diverse research audience & to ensure the archive is inclusive & accessible.
Please contact General Manager, Joanne Williams, for more info: joanne@fueltheatre.com
@FuelTheatre is seeking a temporary Access Consultant to work alongside the archivist to reach a more diverse research audience & to ensure the archive is inclusive & accessible.
Please contact General Manager, Joanne Williams, for more info: joanne@fueltheatre.com
JOB ALERT 🚨
@southbankcentre are looking for a Project Access Archivist for a 7.5-month fixed-term role (4 days per week).
Details & how to apply can be found here: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk/Job/JobDetai...
@southbankcentre are looking for a Project Access Archivist for a 7.5-month fixed-term role (4 days per week).
Details & how to apply can be found here: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Project Archivist - Access:Southbank Centre, London
careers.southbankcentre.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
JOB ALERT 🚨
@southbankcentre are looking for a Project Access Archivist for a 7.5-month fixed-term role (4 days per week).
Details & how to apply can be found here: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk/Job/JobDetai...
@southbankcentre are looking for a Project Access Archivist for a 7.5-month fixed-term role (4 days per week).
Details & how to apply can be found here: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk/Job/JobDetai...