Tag Archives: communities

Not a Penny off the Pay, Not a Minute on the Day

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Guest

Some of you out there may recognise the slogan in the title of this post; Don’t worry, the museums are not on strike! My name is Ruth, and when not playing frisbee on the beach or entertaining children through the medium of … Continue reading →

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The MA Conference Continues – Part 3

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

By Kate Maynard, Principal Museums Officer From an inside forest to humans in cling film… Just another ordinary day in the life of a conference go-er. I began early with a look around the Whitworth – the University gallery here … Continue reading →

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Out There Conference

Posted on September 15, 2010 by sarah

Sheila and I went to the ‘Out There’ Conference yesterday and today. It was to celebrate 20 years of the Open Museum in Glasgow. The Open Museum is an amazing outreach service which takes museum objects and the concept of … Continue reading →

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Museum Placement Thoughts

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Amber

 I am new to East Lothian Museums service; I have been working here for a week on a four week work placement for my Museum Studies course at Durham University. Primarily I am working with the collections officer, working on the … Continue reading →

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Work in East Lothian Council Museums

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Yu-Ting

It seems to me that the relationship between East Lothian Council Museums and their communities, Dunbar, Musselburgh and Prestonpans is very close. Museum services can be beneficial to the development of communities in different ways, for example, educational functions (loan box delivery … Continue reading →

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