Hello All
Just a last reminder. The next GCG meeting is in Cardiff on 21 October. It
is not too late to book so please contact Tom Sharpe a.s.a.p if you are
planning to come along.
Hope to see some of you on the day.
Best wishes
Steve McLean
Programme Secretary GCG
Thursday 21 October 2004 National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
GCG Seminar: Geology in Partnership
The last couple of years have seen a growing trend, spurred on by Government
policy, for national museums to work more closely with regional museums
through partnership schemes and strategic commissioning. Through loans and
touring exhibitions, prestigious objects from the national collections are
being displayed around the country. What partnership projects have been
undertaken, what benefits does this bring, and what are the pitfalls? What
projects are coming out of regional hub funding? Where does geological
material fit into this and how can we maximise the profile and use of our
geological collections?
1030 Coffee and registration
1100 Welcome
1105 Loans between national and non-national museums. New standards
and practical guidelines: Ray Barnett, Bristol City Museums
1130 The partnership scheme at the Natural History Museum: Milly
Rosier, Natural History Museum
1200 Benefiting from National/Regional Partnerships: Steve McLean,
Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
1230 Lunch (in local pubs)
1400 Working in Partnership through the North East Regional Museums
Hub: Bill Griffiths, North East Regional Hub Manager
1430 Getting geology into non-geological displays: Steve Howe and
Tom Sharpe, National Museum of Wales
1450 Geology in art exhibitions: Richard Bevins, National Museum of
Wales
1510 A conservator’s perspective: Caroline Buttler, National Museum
of Wales
1530 Tea
1545 Discussion
1615 Close
Meeting fee: £5.00.
If sufficient interest is expressed, it may be possible to arrange a field
visit on Friday 22 October.
COntatc : Tom Sharpe, Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales,
Cardiff CF10 3NP tel 029 20 573 265, fax 029 20 667332, email
[log in to unmask] by Monday 11 October.
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