> Museums Current Awareness Service 18
> 
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> 
> 1. CyMAL
> 
> 1.1    Staff
> Helen L. Williams, Access and Learning Adviser
> Tel: 01970 610233 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Responsible for: providing advice and support about the CyMAL Inspiring
> Learning Grant across all three domains; monitoring Inspiring Learning
> grants schemes; assisting with planning and developing Inspiring Learning
> projects; developing support and resources to take the Inspiring Learning
> Framework forward in Wales; advising on aspects of access and learning,
> including formal and informal learning, in conjunction with relevant
> domain-specific CyMAL advisers.
> 
> 1.2 CyMAL Professional Development
> 
> Bursaries available for attending 2005 conferences.  Contact Denise Lavis
> on 01970 610227 or at [log in to unmask]
> 
> To view our Training calendar, and to access the on-line booking facility,
> please visit http://www.cymal.wales.gov.uk/event/index.html. 
> 
> 
> 1.3 Museums And Galleries Month 2005
> For details of this month's events go to the 24 hour Museum Website.
> http://tinyurl.com/cbv64
> 
> Objects of desire on display in museums across Wales
> Culture Minister Alun Pugh is encouraging people across Wales to visit
> museums and galleries during May as part of the annual celebration of the
> UK's museums and galleries. 
>  http://tinyurl.com/8scmz
> 
> 
> 2. TRAINING
> 
> 2.1 MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION EVENTS 
> 
> Book now for the annual conference and exhibition 
> The MA is now taking bookings for its annual conference and exhibition,
> the largest museum and gallery event in the UK. Over 1,000 museum and
> gallery professionals will be attending. Book now to make sure you are one
> of them. (100% CyMAL bursaries available - see 1.2 above)
>  http://tinyurl.com/8nc67
> 
> Surplus to requirements: a practical guide to disposal
> 27 June 2005, London
> The presumption against the disposal of objects from collections remains
> central to museum thinking. 
>  http://tinyurl.com/8jnrb
> 
> 2.2 NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES OF WALES
> 
> Non Calor sed umor est (It ain't the heat it's the humidity!)
> One day conference with practical demonstrations looking at the difference
> between humidity in the air and moisture in objects. Contact
> [log in to unmask] Tel: 02920 573245
> 
> 2.3 FEDERATION OF MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN WALES
> Meeting at the National Museums and Galleries of Wales to discuss NMGW's
> Vision and the CyMAL programme Sharing the Treasures. Contact Chris
> Delaney, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> 
> 2.4 EUCLID
> CulturEuro Seminars: EU Funding Opportunities for the Cultural Sector
> Wednesday 29 June 2005 in Cardiff (Chapter Arts Centre).
> The seminar will be covering the full range of EU funding programmes.
> Full details of all the seminars and booking form:
> http://www.euclid.info/uk/seminars/index.htm
> 
> 
> 2.5 Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI)
> TASI Training Courses:
> 'Digital Rights Management - Practical Approaches to Securing and
> Protecting
> Copyright', 16 June & 23 September, Bristol
> 'Introduction to Creating Quality Metadata for Digital Images', 26 July &
> 7 October, Bristol 
> 'Putting Your Images Online', 17 June, Bristol
> For full details of these and other workshops, please visit
> http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/
> 
> 
> 2.6 ASSOCIATION FOR HERITAGE INTERPRETATION
> A vision for interpretation - are we in focus? 
> Wednesday 14 to Friday 16 September 2005 
> Interpretation brings benefits - are we getting the message over?
> AHI's Annual Conference at the University of Birmingham
> Full programme and accommodations details will be available during May
> Cost per delegate will be in the region of £265 (members) plus £30
> discounted membership fee for non-members
> http://www.heritage-interpretation.org.uk/events.html
>  
> 2.7 EUROPEAN CULTURAL TOURISM NETWORK CONFERENCE comes to Wales. The
> preliminary programme and registration form for the ECTN Conference
> Cardiff 6-8 July 2005 is now available on the ECTN website:
> http://uk.geocities.com/ectn2004/
> 
> 2.8 SOCIAL HISTORY CURATORS GROUP Annual Conference 2005
> The Real Thing: Practical Approaches to Interpretation, 30th June - 2nd
> July 2005, Cardiff
> The 2005 Annual Conference will look at how museums use different
> interpretation strategies to present their collections, create better
> public access and engage with a variety of audiences. 
> Deadline for bookings is 10th June 2005
> For information contact Zelda Baveystock (SHCG), Discovery Museum,
> Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA. T: 0191 277 2196 E:
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.shcg.org.uk/scripts/training_item.asp?itemID=23
> 
> 2.9 The Shape Of Things To Come, Towards A Collections Development
> Strategy For The East Midlands
> Friday 20th May 2005
> 9:30 - 16:30
> New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
> Keynote speaker: Claire Fox, Institute of Ideas
> Further information - call Jeremy Wiltshire on 0116 252 7318
> [log in to unmask] 
> 
> 2.10 Visitor Studies Group Committee - two-day Summer School event - June
> 16 - 17 2005. 
> Hosted in Cornwall at the Eden Project
> Please see the Visitor Studies Group website for details and booking
> information. www.visitors.org.uk
> 
> 
> 3. CONSERVATION
> 
> 3.1 The 2005 Conservation Awards: Shortlists Announced Today
> Tuesday 10 May 2005 
> Images of farm horses in gas masks, scenery from a pioneering Victorian
> hospital theatre, a late mediaeval 'Doom' wall painting and vessels from
> Stonehenge saved from repairs with cement and bicycle spokes are among the
> shortlisted entries for this year's national Conservation Awards.
> http://www.mla.gov.uk/news/press_article.asp?articleid=801
> 
> The 2005 Conservation Award shortlists now include a category for Care of
> Collections. The winners will be announced on 22nd November.
> For a description of the shortlisted projects, see
> www.consawards.ukic.org.uk
> Images of the shortlisted projects are available from:
> www.papicselect.co in the English Heritage/Conservation Awards folder
> 
> 3.2 The South Square Trust is offering a Scholarship to enable a young
> person to undertake one year's Postgraduate Diploma training in the
> Conservation and Restoration of  Fine Metalwork  at West Dean College,
> West Sussex. The Scholarship covers all of the tuition costs and 1/3rd of
> the accomodation costs for the academic year 2005/6.
> Further details of the programme and an application form can be downloaded
> from:
> www.westdean.org.uk/
> For details of bursaries and scholarships at West Dean, see:
> http://www.westdean.org.uk/site/restor/diploma/fund.htm
> 
> 
> 4. MDA - SPECTRUM
> MDA Museum Accreditation Fact Sheets - available free at:
> http://www.mda.org.uk/accreditation/a-facts.htm
> 
> Revised edition of SPECTRUM now available
> Date: 12-May-2005
> MDA has announced the publication of the revised edition of SPECTRUM, the
> UK museum documentation standard. 
> http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=2416&YEAR=2005
> 
> 
> 5. NEWS 
> 5.1 PRISM grant to restore historic buffet car
> Tuesday 10 May 2005 
> The Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) is one of the latest organisations
> to benefit from a PRISM Fund grant to help rebuild one of the most
> important carriages in narrow gauge history. 
> http://www.mla.gov.uk/news/feature_article.asp?articleid=800
> 
> 5.2 Hair Raising - 1950s Salon Moves to St Fagans 
> Work begins next week on dismantling a sugar pink and baby blue
> hairdressing salon and adjacent barbers from Aberdare, south Wales to the
> Museum of Welsh Life. A beautiful snapshot of women's lives, style and
> growing independence on the cusp of the 1960s, the salon has been empty
> for decades on a once bustling shopping street but will now be conserved
> and re-erected alongside the world famous buildings at St Fagans.
> http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/www.php/5/?article_id=128
> 
> 
> 5.3 MA welcomes Scottish significance recognition scheme
> The Scottish Executive has launched a consultation on its significance
> recognition scheme, designed to support collections held in non-national
> museums and galleries that are of national or international importance... 
>  http://tinyurl.com/9x5ll
>  
> 
> 6. THE CAMPAIGN FOR DRAWING
> The Big Draw
> Big Draw 2005 1-31 October 2005
> http://www.thebigdraw.org.uk
> 
> 
> 7. FUNDING
> Public to vote on Lottery grants
> The public would be able to vote on where Lottery money goes as part of
> plans to reform the way Lottery good cause money is given out, Secretary
> of State for Culture Media and Sport Tessa Jowell said today. 
> http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2005/DCMS071_2005.h
> tm
> 
> 7.2 ALM London is pleased to announce our 2005- 2006 funding programme to
> support the care and preservation of collections.'
> http://www.almlondon.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?NavigationID=279
> 
> 7.3 Details of NEMLAC Grants 2005 - 2006: 
> (http://www.nemlac.co.uk/nemlac/page.php3?266)
> 
> 
> 8. PUBLICATIONS / FUNDING
> May edition of the Communities First bulletin prepared by WCVA is now
> available 
> To subscribe to the bulletin (or unsubscribe if it's not for you), please
> contact us with your details (including email address) by phoning the CFSN
> helpline on 0800 587 8898, or e-mail [log in to unmask]
> This edition includes information about the Communities First Trust Fund
> Update.  Applications are now invited for the next phase of funding from
> the Communities First Trust Fund.
> To find out if your group would be eligible to apply for funding from the
> Trust Fund and to obtain an application pack, please contact 0800 587 8898
> or email [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> 9. PUBLICATIONS
> 'Ladder to Learning' ('The report is a key advocacy tool which explores
> how museums, libraries and archives promote and support adult learners
> which key skills and employment needs.')
> (http://www.nemlac.co.uk/nemlac/page.php3?344)
> 
> The Heritage Education Project at Clifton Park Museum in
> Rotherham used local history to engage adult learners'
> (http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/site/page.php?cms=4&p=245)
> 
> 
> 10. DISABILITY
> Share the Vision - The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL), Share the Vision
> (STV) and the Ulverscroft Foundation are pleased to announce the
> appointment of Jane Burslem to the post of Gateway Customer Services
> Officer.  The Gateway Project is a joint SCL/STV initiative designed to
> improve access to library and information services for visually impaired
> people whether provided by public libraries or voluntary sector agencies
> such as Calibre, ClearVision, National Library for the Blind and RNIB.
> http://www.foundation.ulverscroft.com/Press_Release_2003.htm
> 
> 
> 11. POLITICS
> David Lammy (age 33) is to be new Minister of Arts, Heritage, Museums &
> Galleries, Libraries. David is MP for Tottenham with a law background.  He
> has come from Department of Constitutional Affairs and was previously PPS
> to Estelle Morris's at DfES. David is a Member of Procedure and Public
> Administration Select Committees and lists Arts and Culture and Education
> amongst his political interests.
> http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=2419&YEAR=2005
> 
> 
> 12. STUDENTSHIP
> The London Consortium and the ICA have jointly been awarded funding
> through The Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral
> Award scheme for a three-year Studentship.  The holder of the ICA -
> Consortium Studentship will be expected to undertake their work in such a
> way as to play a role in developing the links between the Consortium, the
> ICA, and also Tate (who hold many of the ICA's archives). 
>  (http://www.londonconsortium.com/icastudentship.htm
> 
> 
> 13. EVENTS
> 'Local History Month - 1 May-5 June 2005: Local History Month aims to
> increase awareness of history in a local setting. It is a great way for
> groups to highlight local history and for local people to get involved.'
> (http://www.halocal.org.uk/)
> 
> 
> 14. BBC
> This Summer the BBC is launching a competition to build up a digital
> picture of Britain in 2005 - a selection of amateur photographs which best
> capture elements of contemporary British landscape. Members of the public
> will be able submit their own digital images to our website, which will be
> judged within regional and thematic categories. 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/competition.shtml
> 
> 15. WEB
> 'EMMLAC has released a simple checklist for development of websites. Based
> on published standards, including e-Government and the Web Accessibility
> Initiative, these 'checkpoints' are aimed particularly at small
> organisations without technical support.'
> (http://www.emmlac.org.uk/ict.html#checkpoints)
> 
> 
> Carol Whittaker AMA
> Museums Development Adviser
> 01970 610 238
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> CyMAL : Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, Welsh Assembly Government
> Unit 10, Science Park, Aberystwyth SY23 3AH 
> 
> Any of the statements or comments made above should be regarded as
> personal and not necessarily those of the National Assembly for Wales, any
> constituent part or connected body. 
> 
> 
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