For Immediate Release Contact: Emma Wright/Julie Taylor
0207 233 4200
Free Modems from the MGC
London, 14 January 2000 -- The Museums & Galleries Commission (MGC) will
provide free modems to Registered museums as part of a new programme to
help museums make the most of the Internet.
Timothy Mason, Director of the MGC, commented: "Many
smaller museums have basic computer equipment and need support to begin
exploring the Internet. The MGC will supply Registered museums without
Internet access with free modems to enable them to make the most of the
wealth of opportunities available. This project is part of a major
initiative designed to raise the level of new technology in museums and
help enable them to play a full part in generating online museum content
for a range of initiatives such as the National Grid for Learning."
Free modems will be available to Registered museums
which do not currently have access to the Internet. They will be made
available through a voucher scheme operated by the Area Museum Councils
(AMCs). Museums will also receive details of free Internet service
providers and will be able to make use of a dedicated support line until
March 2000. To take advantage of the scheme museums should register for
a voucher by telephoning their local AMC. A full list of AMCs and their
regions follows:
North East Museums (Teeside, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear)
0191-222 1661
East Midlands Museums Service (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,
Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland) 0115-985 4534
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2/Free Modems from the MGC
North West Museums Service (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester,
Lancashire and Merseyside) 01254-670211
Northern Ireland Museums Council - 01232-550215
Scottish Museums Council - 0131-229 7465
South Eastern Museums Service (SEMS, City of London and 32 Boroughs)
0207-600 0219
SEMS Eastern Regional Office (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk) 01284-723100
SEMS Southern Regional Office (East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex,
Channel Islands) 01634-405031
SEMS Western Regional Office (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire,
Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire) 01962-844 909
South West Museums (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire,
Somerset, Wiltshire and the Isles of Scilly) 01823-259696
Council of Museums in Wales 01222-225432
West Midlands Regional Museums Council (Shropshire, Staffordshire,
Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and the Metropolitan Authorities of
the West Midlands) 01527-872258
Yorkshire & Humberside Museums Council (North, South and West Yorkshire
and the unitary authorities of the former county of Humberside) 0113-263
8909
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Notes to editors:
For more information please contact Julie Taylor, Head of Public
Affairs, or Emma Wright, Press Officer on 0207 233 4200.
More than 1,800 museums are Registered with the Museums & Galleries
Commission, which means that they meet basic standards in museum
management, care of collections and provision of services to the public.
The MGC is the national advisory body for museums in the United Kingdom.
Through its work the MGC aims to encourage as many people as possible to
visit and enjoy the nation's museums and galleries. To find out more
about the work of the MGC visit our website at www.museums.gov.uk.
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David Dawson
Museums New Technology Adviser
MGC, 16 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA
email: [log in to unmask] tel: +44 (0)171 233 4200
Visit us on-line at www.museums.gov.uk
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