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The Walter Hayes Lecture – Video

The Walter Hayes Lecture – Video

We were delighted to host our annual Walter Hayes Memorial Lecture at The Royal Automobile Club again this year. It was a tremendous evening with...

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Walter Hayes Memorial Lecture 2024

Walter Hayes Memorial Lecture 2024

Supporters of AMHT gathered at the prestigious Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London, in late January for a dinner and lecture to commemorate the life and work of the AMHT’s first Chairman Walter Hayes, also Chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda and President of Ford...

The AMHT in Tokyo for Aston Martin Arcadia.

The AMHT in Tokyo for Aston Martin Arcadia.

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust team is heading to Tokyo, Japan, for the first-of-its-kind Aston Martin Arcadia event hosted at Fuji Speedway. Two trustees, Garry Taylor and Steve Waddingham (also AML Historian), will attend the event as representatives of the Aston...

New exhibition at the AMHT Museum: 25 years in 25 objects

New exhibition at the AMHT Museum: 25 years in 25 objects

This year is the Aston Martin Heritage Trust’s 25th birthday. As part of the celebrations, a new exhibition runs throughout August and September at the AMHT Museum in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The latest curated collection tells the story of the AMHT’s...

Stellar turnout for the Aston Martin Heritage Festival 2023

Stellar turnout for the Aston Martin Heritage Festival 2023

Nearly 600 examples of the Aston Martin Lagonda cars, including hugely rare and genuine one-off creations, made their way to the British Motor Museum, Warwickshire, to honour 25 years of the AMHT and 110 years of the great British car maker. The AMHT’s celebration...

‘Team of the Year’ nomination for the AMHT team

‘Team of the Year’ nomination for the AMHT team

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust team have been hard at work to make this year the best one yet. And it hasn't gone unnoticed. The team have been shortlisted for 'Team of the Year' in Octane's Historic Motoring Awards. With this fantastic achievement, it's only right...

Collections Corner

Who Ya Gonna Call

Who Ya Gonna Call

Not for ghosts, on this occasion, but the similarly, seemingly invisible creepy crawlies and pests that can cause damage to the collection. I briefly mentioned Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in my last blog and, as I’m sure you’re just fascinated to know more, I...

Object in Focus: Nebula Presentation Box

Object in Focus: Nebula Presentation Box

Object Number: AMHT-2017-254-05 Object Type: Marketing Material Object Description: Black presentation box for the Nebula collaboration, later known as the Valkyrie “Oooh, this looks fancy”, was my first reaction when coming across this particular item in the AMHT...

Keeping It Clean

Keeping It Clean

What better way to start the new year than with a bit of early spring cleaning? Like many museums, historic sites and heritage organisations, we take the opportunity while closed to the public to do a deep clean. Cleaning, or housekeeping, is a really important part...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

And what a year 2023 has been.  It has been jam-packed with so much amazing work and so many wonderful people. Before we take a well-earned rest over Christmas I thought I’d share some of my collections highlights from this year. We’ve carried on working towards...

The Power of Museums

The Power of Museums

This month I was up in Newcastle Gateshead for the Museums Association 2023 conference. The theme? The Power of Museums. The programme was packed full off sessions to explore how museums can help communities flourish, have a positive impact on health, wellbeing and...

A Collections Management What?

A Collections Management What?

All sectors have their own particular language and museums are no different. Sometimes we might come out with things that aren’t familiar, so I thought for this blog post we’d take a look at one of these phrases and at the same time celebrate a big bit of recent...

Trustees’ Talk

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust announces new trustees

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust announces new trustees

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) has appointed two new trustees in its 25th year.  Tamalie Newbery, Director and CEO of Brooklands Museum, and Steve Waddingham, the AMHT Historian, join the Board of Trustees for the charity that boasts the world’s largest...