14-15 February 2025

Parkside Building, Birmingham City University B4 7BD

If you work in a historic building, site or landscape you will want and need to share that asset with lots of other people. In order to do this you will need to market it and interpret it. This two-day course will aim to cover some of the essentials of marketing the heritage as well as to explore a variety of interpretation methods for historic properties and environments. It will look at Black Heritage and contested heritage. It will also cover disaster management in relation to historic buildings - how to plan in advance for fire and flood in order to lessen possible consequences without harming the historic building in the process.

Course Description

Birmingham City University is offering workshops in Conservation of the Historic Environment which can be attended individually as elements of CPD training accredited by the IHBC (institute of Historic Building Conservation).

What are they?
There are two-day workshops on a range of topics related to Conservation of the Historic Environment - sustainability, conservation legislation, conservation planning, the history of British Buildings, project management and urban design, disaster management and heritage management, and so on. There are also more practical two-day workshops on lime, stone, timber, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ceramic building materials, twentieth-century building materials, building recording, historic interiors, traditional estate management and canal heritage. The hands-on workshops will include visits to working sites such as the Black Country Living Museum and Wightwick Manor near Wolverhampton.

Who are they for?
They are for anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of the management of the historic environment in a particular area. Or for those who want to refresh their skills. Or for those who want to do a short course as a taster before deciding whether to commit to a longer post-graduate programme.

How much do they cost?
£210 for each two-day course. Some courses have limited capacity.

What do they come with?
Each participant gets an attendance certificate and an extensive collection of resource material – reading list, articles and guidance.