The AHRC recently held a two-day workshop exploring future funding priorities and shared challenges in the UK-US in partnership with the Engineering and

National Museum of African History & Culture, Washington DC

Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. As part of the program for this ground breaking new transatlantic conversation The British Consulate hosted an evening reception at the Ambassador’s private residence.

Dr Murphy was invited to share her work on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and was joined at the event by a number of core members of the Museums + AI Network (whichs she co-leads).

Library of Congress – recent acquisitionsof core members of the Museums + AI Network (which she co-leads).

AHRC said their first activity in developing this new area of funding was ‘convening leading experts from academia and cultural institutions from both countries examining the impact digital technologies are having (and will have) on museums and related institutions.’ This gathering brought together a diverse range of professionals including data scientists, archaeologists, digital curators, and ornithologists.

The second day of the workshop was held at the Library of Congress, and participants were able to explore issues around shared collection challenges.

This event will help to shape thematic areas within future funding calls, and provide a foundation for the development on transatlantic partnerships.