Welcome to the blog for the Archives and Records Association’s Section for Archives and Museums.
The Section for Archives and Museums (SAM) is part of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland).
The Section provides a focal point for recordkeepers, conservators and volunteers interested in archives, museums and galleries. Providing support to members through training and learning opportunities, sharing best practice and resources.
This is an online space for sharing, and caring about, interdisciplinary practice!
Sew below for our latest blog:
Glossary Project Update (April 2024)
From October 2023 to March 2024, ARA SAM has been developing an initial draft of the glossary project. Progress has been really constructive and the Glossary Project Working Group has produceda working document that outlines various shared terms from across both Archives and Museumssectors and their respective definitions based on their relevant context. Terms have…
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Archives and Museums in Devon and Somerset: A Personal Retrospective
Brian Carpenter, Community Outreach Officer at Devon Archives and Local Studies Service, shares his experiences collaborating with museums as an archivist at South West Heritage Trust. He emphasizes the benefits of learning from museum professionals and looks forward to continued collaboration for mutual learning and growth.
Keep readingMeet Our New Committee Members
We’ve recently welcomed new members onto our committee so we thought is was only right to give them a chance to introduce themselves. Jenny Durrant (Museum Liaison Officer) I share the role of Museum Liaison Officer with two others, and we bring our museum experience to the work of SAM. Alongside this task I hold…
Keep readingSAM at the ARA Conference 2023
In the lead-up and for the first day or so of the ARA Conference 2023 in Belfast, there were moments many thought the conference may be most remembered for the travel chaos that ensued in the days before the conference. I think most of us breathed a sigh of relief as we sat down for…
Keep readingOpportunities to join the SAM committee
Do you love museums? And do you want to help grow our vibrant and fast-developing ARA SAM Section? We have the below vacancies in our SAM Committee. We’d love to hear from ARA individual or affiliate members from across the archives, records management, museum and conservation sector who would like to get involved. Joint Training…
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