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A visit to the Highlands!
On Monday I spoke at an event in Inverness about museums working with schools. The event was for museums and visitor centres from across the Highlands and Moray areas. I was speaking about our classroom museum programme we deliver with … Continue reading
A Day at the Scottish Learning Festival
So this post is more for the teachers, museum educators, or learners amongst you all…. I went to the Scottish Learning Festival on Wednesday this week. It’s a big free event held for anyone involved in education and includes talks, … Continue reading
On the train home…
Final day of the conference then. The first session of the day was a really interesting q and a / debate about the ‘Big Society’ (featuring Phil Redmond – yes! the Phil Redmond of Grange Hill fame). Plenty of positive … Continue reading
Technology and the Museum Debate in Dundee
Last week I spoke at the ‘Technology and the Museum’ debate in Dundee as part of the NEON festival. Whilst there, I visited the McManus Art Gallery and Museum – it is looking great after its refurbishment. Personally, I always … Continue reading
The MA Conference Continues – Part 3
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
Hot off the Press – Museums Association Conference part 2
By Kate Maynard, Principal Museums Officer Today started with sessions at the Pump House Museum and Manchester Art Gallery – both highly recommended visits. The Pump House is the People’s History Museum, recently refurbished. Jam packed with colour, interesting objects, … Continue reading
Straight from the Museums Association Conference – Part 1
By Kate Maynard, Principal Museums Officer Currently crammed into a train on my way to the MA conference in Manchester, Sunday night, around teatime. I can’t help but feel that the whole conference will be dominated by what might happen … Continue reading
Out There Conference
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