Association of Performing Arts Collections
Est. 1979 we champion UK & Irish performing arts collections & heritage. Charity (no. 1180988).
www.performingartscollections.org.uk
Starter Packs
Created by Association of Performing Arts Collections (2)
Performing Arts Collections in the UK and Ireland
A list of organisations that hold significant performing arts collections in the UK and Ireland. A combination of APAC members and non-members
Association of Performing Arts Collections members
A starter pack of APAC members & those affiliated with our members
@araukie.bsky.social
The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland. Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM). Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
@postcardjim.bsky.social
Archives, maps & photography. Armchair archaeology. Fascinated by Jacquetta Hawkes & creative archaeology. Never tired of postcards. Views are mine, unless reposts.
@schofscenography.bsky.social
Design Bootcamps • Portfolio Reviews • Portrait of a Scenographer • Resources • Exhibitions • Owner of Design & Tech Innovations Ltd • Former Managing Editor UK - The Scenographer (2020-24) • SBTD Committee
@musichallsociety.bsky.social
Become a member via our website www.britishmusichallsociety.com Registered charity no. 1128961
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
@scottishmusic.bsky.social
Promoting all genres of Scotland's music at home & abroad: music archive & online shop, talent development, showcasing and events: Current projects: HitTheRoadTours, Musicares, Classical Next, Northern Connection ShowcaseScotland, Made in Scotland
@davidjcoates.bsky.social
Cultural historian and Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick. Researching theatre in the long nineteenth century and queer theatre histories. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Regular theatre, exhibition and museum visitor. Chocoholic 🍫
@annasexton.bsky.social
Lecturer and Co-Programme Director, MA in Archives and Records Management, UCL. Interested in person-centred and trauma-informed archives and records practice
@rebeccastancliffe.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Trinity Laban focusing on arts and health, chronic pain, co-produced research, and digital technology
@chilton-bb.bsky.social
Head of Archive & Library at The Red House, http://brittenpearsarts.org. Archives, music, metadata; side orders of architecture, landscape history & electronic noise.
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Official source of news from Trinity College Dublin. Ireland's highest-ranked university and 87th in the world with a 432-year history of teaching and research.
@kelloggoxford.bsky.social
Graduate college of the University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk. Breaking new ground in #Oxford since 1990 🌱
@southbankcentre.bsky.social
@inaboyle.bsky.social
IBSL champions Irish composer Ina Boyle (1889-1967) as a key figure in Irish 20th century music, promoting her life and legacy, and that of other neglected Irish composers. www.inaboyle.org
@ironclad-creative.bsky.social
Networking, training and opportunities for writers and theatre makers. Based in #brighton, reaching the world.
@thegeometrician.bsky.social
Likes to make things and make things happen in: dance/theatre/film/hip hop/games/writing/archives/gifs 🌊🌊🌊 Home of the #OpportunitiesAvalanche https://www.thegeometrician.com/ #inkcypher #theendofdance
@musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues.
@archhfund.org.uk
Helping communities across the UK to reuse and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans and advice. https://linktr.ee/ArchHFund
@bexleyarchives.bsky.social
Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds historic materials for the London Borough of Bexley
@philcastang.bsky.social
CEO at Music for Youth. Showcasing the brilliance of young musicians. MFY Proms|National Festival WWW.MFY.ORG.UK Guitarist made in Camden. Former sound engineer. Cultural manager. Live music, vinyl, art, cooking and quantum mechanics. Writing a book 📖
@garymccann.bsky.social
Irish born, Brighton based, international set and costume designer. In the pipeline - Royal Danish Ballet, Santa Fe Opera, La Fenice Venice, National Theatre
@lbwfarchives.bsky.social
Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, London E4 7EN. Collections documenting history of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Research visits by prior appointment. Email wfa.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
@emmledsam.bsky.social
Theatre Building & Tech Manager. Movie nerd. Owned by a greyhound. There will be David Warner content🖤 Bi
@youngalison.bsky.social
Ran way from the law to join the music hall. Now often to be found running around with a clipboard organising events & the archive for the British Music Hall Society. Would rather be researching & writing… My blog: https://musichallalice.wordpress.com
@fedscottheatre.bsky.social
Scotland’s membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre 💙
@roberthazle.bsky.social
Cabaret performer, MD & panto director. Singing ‘The Shows we Used To Know’: the forgotten favourites and fabulous flops of musical theatre history. www.roberthazle.com #showsweusedtoknow Profile photos: Miranda Mazzarella/Pamela Raith.
@wimbledonual.bsky.social
Wimbledon College of Arts is part of University of the Arts London (UAL). Specialising in Acting and Performance and Performance Design courses.
@kent.ac.uk
Welcome to The University of Kent’s official BlueSky feed 👋 We're ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve.
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
Changing the world since 1451 🌍 | #TeamUofG #WorldChangingGlasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/
@shakespearebtrust.bsky.social
We care for Shakespeare's family homes and share the love of his work, life, and times from his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. www.shakespeare.org.uk
@rcsofficial.bsky.social
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) is a place like nowhere else, powered by performance, its people and their passion. RCS is a World Top 10 undergraduate and postgraduate destination for performing arts education (QS World University Rankings 2025)
@radalondon.bsky.social
Building on more than a century of creative achievement, our vocational training for actors, stage managers, designers and technical stage craft specialists brings together a diverse community united by a shared passion for theatre-making and storytelling.
@royalalberthall.bsky.social
From Proms to punk and everything in between. The world's greatest stage, since 1871. linktr.ee/royalalberthall
@qmul.ac.uk
Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK's leading research universities, a place where difference leads to greatness.
@hannahkj.bsky.social
Sector Development Manager East and Arts at TNA. Fan of tea, cake, gin and eye-wateringly loud music.
@archivistliz.bsky.social
Sector Development Manager (North East & Yorkshire | Religion & Belief) for The National Archives | Heritage Committee Tyne Theatre & Opera House | Formerly Archive Manager @royalalberthall.bsky.social
@northernballet.bsky.social
Creating stories that connect. An Arts Council England NPO. #LetsCreate
@kingstonuniversity.bsky.social
We’re embedding #FutureSkills across our curriculum to provide our students with skills employers most value. Rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. 🔗 https://www.kingston.ac.uk/
@aub.ac.uk
Arts University Bournemouth is an Arts, Design, Media and Performance Specialist University. We turn creativity into careers. #AUBMAKERS ⏰ Here Mon-Fri 8.30-17.00 🔗 linktr.ee/inspiredaub
@apgrd.bsky.social
University of Oxford research centre into performances inspired by ancient Greece and Rome: stage plays, ballets, films, tv, audio dramas, drag shows, dance, animation, musicals... from 1315 to present day! http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk
@theabtt.bsky.social
The membership organisation, setting & upholding standards in technical excellence, compliance providing theatre related training, advice & safety information. linktr.ee/TheABTT
@visittheatres.bsky.social
Information and updates on theatres and their tours across Europe. Managers of the Channel Route (GB, IM, IE, BE, NL) of the European Route of Historic Theatres, organised by Perspectiv, the Association of Historic Theatres in Europe.
@theatreresearch.bsky.social
Supporting & promoting theatre research since 1948. Become a member via our website www.str.org.uk.
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
Connecting you to art 🖼 Art UK is an art education charity and the online home to every public art collection in the UK. Take part in the #OnlineArtExchange every Thursday! https://linktr.ee/artukdotorg