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CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd - Bwletin 107
Mae gwybodaeth am y gwasanaeth gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd ar gael ar dudalennau CyMAL ar wefan Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.
Os mae eitem yn ymddangos yn Saesneg yn unig yn y bwletin hwn, doedd dim fersiwn Cymraeg o’r eitem ar gael pan cafodd y bwletin ei baratoi.
Dyma’r cylchlythyr olaf cyn yr ymgyrch etholiadol i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru yn digwydd. Ceir fwy o wybodaeth ar y cyfyngiadau at: http://cymru.gov.uk/etholiad. Parhewch i danysgrifio, gan y byddwn ni'n ail gychwyn eto wedi i'r pleidleisio ddod i ben.
LLYWODRAETH CYNULLIAD CYMRU - CYMAL
Grantiau Casgliad y Werin Cymru
Mewn ymateb i alw gan y sector, bydd CyMAL yn darparu ychydig o grantiau wedi’u targedu at greu cynnwys newydd ar gyfer Casgliad y Werin Cymru yn 2011-12. Bydd yn cynnwys deunydd digidol, hanes llafar neu gyfryngau eraill ond dylai eich prosiect arddangos y deunydd hwn mewn ffordd gyffrous a deniadol. Gall y prosiect fod yn gysylltiedig at ben-blwydd neu ddigwyddiad arbennig.
Rydym yn gwahodd ceisiadau am grantiau i wneud y gwaith uchod, gan ddefnyddio gwaith papur presennol grant Arloesi a Datblygu CyMAL. Gweler Adran Grantiau 2011-12 ar wefan CyMAL. Gan fod y cyllid newydd gael ei gadarnhau, noder fod yr amserlen ddiwygiedig ganlynol yn gymwys ar gyfer y ceisiadau:
- Ebrill - 12 Mehefin 2011 - Datblygu cynnig amlinellol; cysylltwch â Culturenet Cymru a CyMAL am gyngor; datblygu cais terfynol;
- 13 Mehefin 2011 - dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau i CyMAL;
- 7 Gorffennaf 2011 - ymgeiswyr yn cael eu hysbysu am y penderfyniadau;
- 1 Chwefror 2012 - prosiectau yn cael eu cwblhau.
http://tinyurl.com/grantiaucymal20112
Diwrnod i gyflwyno a thrafod y newidiadau i rôl Cynghorwyr Curadurol yn y Safon Achredu ddiwygiedig.
Bydd y diwrnod yn cael ei gynnal gan CyMAL ar y cyd gyda Chyngor Amgueddfeydd, Llyfrgelloedd ac Archifau (MLA) ar 11 Mai yn Amgueddfa Powysland, Y Trallwng. Bydd y diwrnod yn darparu’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am newidiadau i gynllun Achredu Amgueddfeydd a'r newid mewn rôl o Gynghorwyr Curadurol i Fentoriaid Amgueddfeydd yn y Safon ddiwygiedig. Bydd cyfle i drafod y newidiadau hyn.
I archebu lle, cysylltwch â Carys Roberts yn CyMAL ar 0300 062 2095 neu cwblhewch ffurflen archeb a’i yrru drwy e-bost at [log in to unmask]
http://tinyurl.com/hyfforddiantcymal
£2.8 miliwn i lyfrgelloedd, amgueddfeydd ac archifau Cymru
Mae Alun Ffred Jones, y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth, wedi cyhoeddi buddsoddiad o £2.8 miliwn i ddatblygu gwaith llyfrgelloedd, amgueddfeydd ac archifau ar draws Cymru. Bydd y cyllid yn cefnogi amrywiaeth o brosiectau, sy’n amrywio o foderneiddio adeiladau llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus i gefnogi amgueddfeydd a reolir gan wirfoddolwyr.
Dywedodd Alun Ffred Jones: "Rwy'n falch o gyhoeddi'r buddsoddiad hwn a fydd yn ei gwneud yn haws i'r cyhoedd gael mynediad at gasgliadau cyfoethog ein hamgueddfeydd, ein harchifau a'n llyfrgelloedd lleol. Pobl sydd wrth wraidd ein gweledigaeth ar gyfer diogelu'r cyfoeth o hanes sydd gennym i ymfalchïo ynddo. Bydd y grantiau hyn yn helpu amgueddfeydd ac archifau ar draws y wlad i wella'u gwaith o ddiogelu ac arddangos ein treftadaeth drwy waith cadwraeth a datblygu arddangosfeydd, adnoddau ar-lein a gweithgareddau addysg newydd a fydd yn dod â'r casgliadau yn fyw ar gyfer cenhedlaeth newydd.”
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/110328libraries/?lang=cy
LLYWODRAETH CYNULLIAD CYMRU - CADW
Ail-godiad Tywysogion Gwynedd ar Gyfer Menter Treftadaeth a Thwristiaeth Newydd
Bydd Tywysogion Gwynedd yn datblygu clystyrau o safleoedd mewn ardaloedd a fydd yn cael eu defnyddio i ddatblygu straeon ystyrlon a chofiadwy am fywydau ac amseroedd y Tywysogion. Mae consortiwm a’i harweinir gan Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy mewn partneriaeth gyda Chyngor Gwynedd, Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri ar Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, wedi derbyn cytundeb fel rhan o Brosiect Twristiaeth Treftadaeth Ewropeaidd sydd â chronfa o £19miliwn, gyda chefnogaeth £8.5miliwn o Gronfa Datblygu Ranbarthol Ewropeaidd.
Fydd Tywysogion Gwynedd yn datblygu clystyrau o safleoedd mewn ardaloedd lleol sy’n gysylltiedig â chyfres o safleoedd ‘porth’ gan gynnwys Conwy, Caernarfon a Betws Y Coed. Fydd y canolfannau strategol yma yn cael eu defnyddio i ddatblygu straeon ystyrlon a chofiadwy am fywydau ac amseroedd y Tywysogion - i adeiladu cysylltiadau rhwng safleoedd hanesyddol, llefydd, pobl a chymunedau. Y nod yw darparu cynnyrch twristiaeth sy’n ddilys a nodedig yng Ngogledd-orllewin Cymru, cynnyrch a fydd yn cael ei gynllunio yn fanwl ar y cyd â Cadw.
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/1103314princes/?skip=1&lang=cy&status=closed
Prosiect y Deyrnas Gopr yn barod i'w roi ar waith
Mae prosiect mawr i gadw a hyrwyddo treftadaeth ddiwydiannol, gymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol Mynydd Parys a gogledd-ddwyrain Ynys Môn gam yn agosach at gael ei weithredu, wrth i Ymddiriedolaeth Treftadaeth Ddiwydiannol Amlwch gyhoeddi bod bron i £3 miliwn ar gael erbyn hyn i fwrw ymlaen â'r prosiect. Ymwelodd y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth, Alun Ffred Jones, ag Amlwch i gyfarfod â chynrychiolwyr o Ymddiriedolaeth Treftadaeth Ddiwydiannol Amlwch sy'n gobeithio creu atyniad a chyfleuster mawr yn seiliedig ar y dreftadaeth hon. Mae Cadw, gwasanaeth amgylchedd hanesyddol Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, wedi helpu prosiect 'y Deyrnas Gopr' drwy ei Brosiect Twristiaeth Treftadaeth sydd wedi cael £19 miliwn o arian Ewropeaidd, gydag £8.5 miliwn o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop.
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/110324copper/?lang=cy
Hanes yn profi’n boblogaidd gyda chynnydd yn ymwelwyr i safleoedd Cadw
Fe wnaeth 1,179,623 pobol ymweld â safleoedd Cadw gyda staff rhwng Mawrth 2010 a Chwefror 2011 o’i gymharu â 1,128,991 yn ystod yr un amser yn 2009 - 10. Un o’r rhesymau am y cynnydd yma yw’r gwaith a wnaed i wella profiad ymwelwyr a denu cynulleidfa newydd gan ddweud hanes Cymru mewn ffyrdd newydd a diddorol. Mae rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau Cadw wedi amrywio o ddehongliadau byw ar raddfa fach fyw i ail-greu digwyddiadau hanesyddol ar raddfa fawr a gwleddoedd canoloesol dilys.
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/110316past/?lang=cy
Ymgynghoriad: Sefydlu Cofrestr o Feysydd Brwydrau yng Nghymru
Mae Gweinidogion Cymru yn cynnig y dylai Cadw lunio a chynnal Cofrestr anstatudol o Feysydd Brwydrau yng Nghymru. Bydd hi'n cynnwys rhestr o feysydd brwydrau yr ystyrir eu bod o bwys cenedlaethol, er mwyn diogelu ein safleoedd pwysicaf ar gyfer y dyfodol. Rydym yn gofyn cyfres o gwestiynau ichi, a fydd yn ein helpu i ddatblygu’r cynnig hwn i greu ei fformat terfynol.
http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/cultureandsport/battlefields/?lang=cy
Rhoi’r Gorffennol ar Waith
Ffocws yr Uwchgynhadledd ar Adfywio Treftadaeth Y Trefi a’r Glannau, yn Theatr Brycheiniog, Aberhonddu, ar ddydd Mercher 9fed o Fawrth, a drefnwyd gan Cadw, Gwasanaeth Hanesyddol Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, oedd ymchwilio ffyrdd o ymgorffi dealltwriaeth cymeriad hanesyddol drwy cynllunio a thwristiaeth ar botensial am adfywio yng Nghymru. Y brif siaradwr oedd Gweinidog Treftadaeth Alun Ffed Jones, gyda chyfraniadau gan Cadw, Adfywio LlCC, Croeso Cymru, Dyfrffyrdd Prydain a Dyfrffyrdd Ymlaen, Prosiect Ewropeaidd sy’n cynnwys 17 o bartneriaid, Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri (HLF), Prifysgol Abertawe a Thref a Sir Abertawe. Roedd awdurdodau lleol a asiantau adfywio ar gyfer cymunedau glannau allweddol led-led Cymru yn bresennol hefyd.
Yn y gynhadledd fe fu’r Gweinidog hefyd yn lawnsio Egwyddorion Cadwraeth Cadw, cyhoeddir ar ol ymgynghori helaeth gyda’r sector. Mae’r Egwyddorion am reoil newid fel modd sicrhau arwyddocâd asedau hanesyddol, gan gynnwys tirweddau trefol, i genedlaethau’r dyfodol.
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=21&lang=we&NewsId=350
Diwydiant Llechi Gogledd Cymru yn cael ei gynnwys ar Restr Ymgeiswyr Safle Treftadaeth y Byd UNESCO
Mae Rhestr Bosibiliadau’r DU ar gyfer Safleoedd Treftadaeth y Byd yn rhestr o safleoedd yr ystyrir bod ganddynt y potensial i fod â gwerth rhyngwladol rhagorol, sy’n golygu bod ganddynt siawns gwirioneddol o gael eu henwebu gan Bwyllgor Treftadaeth y Byd UNESCO fel un o Safleoedd Treftadaeth y Byd. Mae’n rhaid bod y safle wedi cael ei gynnwys ar Restr Posibiliadau’r DU cyn y gall Parti Gwladwriaeth enwebu’r safle. Dywedodd y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth:
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/110322unesco/?version=1&lang=cy
LLYWODRAETH CYNULLIAD CYMRU - CROESO CYMRU
Dywedwch wrthym beth ydych chi’n ei feddwl
Fyddech chi gystal â rhoi pum munud o’ch amser i gwblhau ein holiadur am y diwydiant ar-lein. Hoffem wybod beth ydych chi’n ei feddwl o’n gohebiaeth, drwy ein e-Gylchlythyron, ein gwefan i’r diwydiant, cylchgrawn Ansawdd Cymru hefyd ynglŷn a sut ydym yn ymgysylltu gyda’r diwydiant mewn cyfarfodydd a digwyddiadau. Rydym yn ddiolchgar am eich adborth, mae’n caniatáu i ni fonitro ein perfformiad a gwneud gwelliannau yn ôl y gofyn. Cliciwch ar y ddolen gyswllt isod er mwyn cwblhau’r holiadur.
CYNGOR AMGUEDDFEYDD, LLYFRGELLOEDD AC ARCHIFAU
MLA Responsibilities To Transfer On 1 October
After a period of constructive dialogue and extensive information sharing between Arts Council England and MLA, a detailed process designed to enable the transfer of MLA expertise to the Arts Council on 1st October 2011 has been proposed. MLA is now conducting an intensive consultation with its staff and trade union representatives about this process, and the implications for affected individuals. The MLA’s museum and libraries responsibilities will transfer on the same date and meanwhile, MLA will continue to deliver those responsibilities, both nationally and regionally, while at the same time winding down other functions.
The MLA and the Arts Council have collaborated on budgets and other commitments that MLA has entered into for 2011/12, so that the sector should not experience disruption during the transition. An announcement about the future location of the MLA’s archive responsibilities will be made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in due course.
http://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/press_releases/2011/trans_update_march
ADRAN DROS DDIWYLLIANT, Y CYFRYNGAU A CHWARAEON
Tourism action plan published
The Government has published its action plan to help the British tourism industry achieve its growth potential. The plan exploits the opportunities afforded by the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee to attract four million overseas visitors, bring in an extra £2 billion and create thousands of jobs.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/publications/7896.aspx
CYMDEITHAS YR AMGUEDDFEYDD
Research into collections-sharing expertise
The MA is leading the research for the Sharing Expertise Group on approaches to sharing collections-related expertise in museums across the UK. It aims to analyse the ways in which museums source and share expertise, from training and subject specialist networks to regional skills-sharing programmes and partnerships. An online survey can be found at
http://www.museumsassociation.org/forms/23022011-sharing-collections-expertise-survey
Could you represent your nation or region for the Museums Association?
The MA is looking to appoint representatives for each of the devolved nations and English regions. Each region and devolved nation will be represented by the Museums Association, as part of our new governance system and business plan. Representatives will act as a key link between the MA and its members in their nation/region and will attend meetings on behalf of the MA. Representatives will be individual members of the MA and the posts will be voluntary.
ACE ill equiped to take over MLA functions, say MPs
http://tinyurl.com/4bjkwbr
CYNHADLEDD CYFARWYDDWYR AMGUEDDFEYDD CENEDLAETHOL
NMDC joins new initiative to improve sharing of skills and expertise across UK museums
NMDC has joined bodies representing museums of all kinds to collaborate on a new programme of work, which aims to increase and improve the sharing of skills and expertise across the UK museum sector. The Association of Independent Museums, Collections Trust, the Museums Association, the National Museum Directors’ Conference and the University Museums Group have committed to working more closely together to enable museums of all types to better share their skills and expertise throughout the professional and volunteer community through a joint Sharing Expertise group. This work will also examine how frameworks should operate within national strategies of the devolved nations.
NMDC work on philanthropy
NMDC has been coordinating work on philanthropy with colleagues from organisations across the cultural sector in response to the variety of initiatives and consultations emerging from Government on the topic, in particular:
- Jeremy Hunt’s 10 point plan on philanthropy announced on 8th December 2010;
- The Green Paper issued by the Cabinet Office as part of its cross-departmental review on encouraging social action;
- The Government’s proposed review of tax incentives for philanthropy; and
- The independent Philanthropy Review led by Thomas Hughes-Hallett.
Following on from a successful meeting in February, where there was agreement on a number of top priorities for short and long term change, a paper was produced as a general framework that everyone can use as a basis for response.
http://www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newsletters/?item=37
AMGUEDDFA CYMRU - NATIONAL MUSEUM WALES
Ei Fywyd a’i Etifeddiaeth yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd
Fydd yr enw Derek Mathias Tudor Williams ddim yn gyfarwydd i bawb, ond dyma’r Cymro sydd wedi gwneud y cyfraniad mwyaf i Amgueddfa Cymru ers Gwendoline a Margaret Davies. Roedd Derek Williams (1929-1984) yn gasglwr pwysig ym myd celf Brydeinig fodern ac mae caffaeliadau newydd gan Ymddiriedolaeth Derek Williams wedi ehangu ar y casgliad a adeiladodd. Mae’r casgliad cyfan ar fenthyciad tymor hir i Amgueddfa Cymru. Bydd arddangosfa newydd i ddathlu cyfraniad Derek Williams i gelf yng Nghymru, Ei Fywyd a’i Etifeddiaeth: Casgliad Ymddiriedolaeth Derek Williams yn agor yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd ar ddydd Gwener 25 Mawrth 2011.
http://www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk/cy/5/?article_id=650
Cefnogaeth sylweddol yn sicrhau gwaith Hodgkin dros Gymru
Mae Amgueddfa Cymru wedi caffael Fenis, y Cyfnos, 1995, un o brintiau gwreiddiol mwyaf ysblennydd Howard Hodgkin, diolch i grantiau nawdd gan Gronfa Celf Gyfoes Nerys Johnson ac Ymddiriedolaeth Derek Williams. Bu Cronfa Celf Gyfoes Nerys Johnson ac Ymddiriedolaeth Derek Williams yn hael iawn yn cyfrannu grant o £9,000 yr un, ac iddyn nhw y mae’r diolch y bydd y darn 16 rhan, ysgythriad ac acwatint wedi’i baentio, yn gaffaeliad hyfryd i’r gweithiau Fenisaidd eraill yng nghasgliad yr Amgueddfa, yn cynnwys artistiaid megis Canaletto, Guardi, Monet, Whistler, Sickert, Brangwyn a Piper.
http://www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk/cy/5/?article_id=649
Penodi llywydd Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru
Mae’r Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth, Alun Ffred Jones, wedi cyhoeddi penodi Elisabeth Elias yn Llywydd Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr Amgueddfa Cymru. Bydd ei thymor fel Llywydd yn dechrau ar 1 Mehefin 2011 ac yn dod i ben ar 31 Mai 2015. Mrs Elias yw Is-lywydd yr Amgueddfa ar hyn o bryd.
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2011/4904141/?lang=cy
CASGLIADIAU
Balancing risk - the cost of loans insurance
A working group of Collections Mobility 2.0, the European Commission-funded project aimed at facilitating lending between museums within the EU, has found that commercial insurance can account for as much as 15% of an exhibition budget. The research found only seven reported claims out of 5,605 loans which were covered by state indemnity schemes from 2003-08, with compensation paid amounting to only €80,000.
http://www.lending-for-europe.eu/
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Low-risk-high-premiums/23051
Collections Trust launches culture-sector standards wiki
As part of the development of a new programme called Excellence in Collections, the Collections Trust has announced the launch of an innovative Standards Wiki, designed to help the UK and international cultural community collaborate on the development of next-generation standards. Powered by the same software which runs Wikipedia, the Standards Wiki is an open online platform through which people can share best practice, discuss key challenges and collaborate on ‘live’ documents.
http://standards.collectionslink.org.uk
Collections Trust to release updated versions of Benchmarks and Spectrum
The Collections Trust will next week publish revised versions of Spectrum and Benchmarks in Collections Care that museum staff can download for free from its website.
The organisation was commissioned to update the tools by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) in order bring them in line with the MLA’s revised Accreditation scheme.
Benchmarks 2.0, a management tool used to assess the level of collection care that should be given to objects on display and in storage, will now be published as an Excel spreadsheet as well as a PDF. For the first time it also incorporates the PAS197 code of practice for cultural collections management.
Spectrum 4.0 has been streamlined and made simpler to use, with 21 procedures represented through flow diagrams. The tool provides specification for collections management activity - for example, offering step-by-step guidance on what to do when an object first arrives at a museum.
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/
Enhanced Collections Management Software Survey Now Available!
The Collections Trust has announced the launch of a new, enhanced version of its popular Collections Management Software Survey to help museums make the most of their purchasing budgets. The Collections Management Software Survey provides comprehensive information about the products and services provided by the 11 leading international vendors in the SPECTRUM Partners scheme, including details of pricing and functionality and links to demo versions of the software.
HYFFORDDIANT A CHYNHADLEDDAU
Cyfrwng 2011: Cynhadledd Ryngwladol ar y Cyfryngau a Diwylliant mewn Cenhedloedd Bach - Caerdydd, 16-17 Mehefin 2011
Cynhadledd Cyfrwng yw un gynadleddau mwyaf blaenllaw Ewrop ar gyfer astudiaethau yn ymwneud â theledu, cyfryngau newydd, ffilm, radio, newyddiaduraeth, celfyddyd weledol ac astudiaethau theatr a pherfformio. Bydd y gynhadledd yn cymryd perspectif rhyngwladol ar y cyfryngau a diwylliant mewn cenhedloedd bach, ac yn cynnwys siaradwyr o Seland Newydd, Catalonia, Gwlad y Basg, Denmarc, Gwlad yr Iâ, a Gwlad Belg, yn ogystal â Chymru, yr Alban ac Iwerddon. Hefyd, cynhelir trafodaeth arbenning ar ddyfodol S4C a chyflwyniad ar ‘Bentref Drama’ newydd y BBC ym Mae Caerdydd.
GCG Seminar - So you’ve got a geology collection: now what? - York, 17 May 2011
A one day seminar/workshop for non specialist curators who find themselves responsible for a museum geology collection. This session will provide practical advice and ideas about how the collection can be used in the Museum, from teaching and research to informal learning and public programmes, as well as a look at the refurbished Yorkshire Museum.
I am looking for volunteers to contribute 30 minute talks or case studies. Please let me know if you are interested in contributing. The thrust of the seminar is actually to encourage Museums without geological curators to use their geology collections so if you can circulate this to relevant museums in your area I would be grateful, as it would be good to get some non geological curators attending.
For further information and to offer papers please contact - Steve McLean, Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT. 0191 222 6765, [log in to unmask]
Heritage & Climate Change: Protection at any Cost? Discussion Forum - 5th May 2011
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/environment-institute/forthcoming-events/heritage
Touring Exhibitions Group Marketplace - London, 11 April 2011
We are pleased to announce that the date for our 2011 Marketplace will be Monday 11 April at the British Museum. As usual, the Marketplace will provide an ideal opportunity for everyone involved in touring exhibitions to get up to date with the latest developments in the touring exhibitions sector, catch up on recent developments in display and design, meet exhibition suppliers face to face, and network with other exhibitions experts. There will also be seminars on how the current financial climate is affecting the touring exhibitions sector
http://teg.org.uk/index.php?id=3,5
MYNEDIAD, ADDYSG A CHYNHWYSIANT CYMDEITHASOL
Changes in child protection policy
In 2010 the Coalition Government announced a review of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. The recommendations were released in February 2011. An outline of these recommendations has been included in the MLA Safeguarding guidance supplement (March 2011) produced with the NSPCC, which is now available to download on the MLA website.
http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/commissioning/CPD/safeguarding_welfare
Family Learning supported through Strategic Commissioning
MLA and NIACE have produced 'Family learning and museums, libraries and archives and the cultural sector'. The publication aims to set the context for the strategic development of family learning programmes with museums, libraries, archives and the wider cultural sector. It details a variety of government priorities where family learning can play an important role in delivering results for the families involved and their communities. Developments are placed in the context of localism and strategic commissioning.
http://shop.niace.org.uk/family-learning-and-mla.html.
Wonderful Things: Learning with museum objects
A new book Wonderful Things brings together some of the latest ideas about how to use objects for learning including over 50 games for all age ranges. The book aimed at teachers, museums professionals and other educators was funded by MLA and is available free to download
http://www.lulu.com/product/book-download/wonderful-things/12994568
Shortlist For 2011 Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award Announced
What makes a museum especially family friendly? Is it trails for toddlers? Art sessions for teenagers? Highchairs in the cafe? All good - but, say family visitors, not enough. Each museum on the shortlist for the Award has shown a commitment to the local community.
http://www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk/awards/
Participation Cymru training April - June 2011
Participation Cymru has launched its new training programme for public service providers in the third, public and private sectors for April - June 2011. Our training courses are suitable for people who want to design, develop and deliver citizen engagement and public participation. The courses provide the skills you need to engage with confidence and will improve the quality of engagement your organisation delivers.
The programme includes popular courses from previous programmes like Advanced facilitation and &&Confidence at public events courses, as well as brand new courses like our Evaluating and monitoring outcomes and Effective partnership working courses. Participation Cymru will also be running our popular accredited training on Public engagement: theory and practice in Bangor.
http://www.participationcymru.org.uk/training
ARIANNU
Budget 2011: Gift Aid changes and philanthropic tax
http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/23032011-budget
Welsh Princes’ castle to be opened up to the people thanks to £4.7m HLF grant
Cardigan Castle, home to legendary Welsh princes and Wales’ first National Eisteddfod, has been given a grant of nearly £4.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to save the iconic building and create a major heritage visitor destination. Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust have been campaigning since 2001 to save the Castle’s 840 year history. They went into partnership with the castle owners Ceredigion County Council in 2007 in order to bid for HLF cash. They were awarded the money to carry out conservation work at the Castle - a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building - and to listed buildings and the historic gardens which are all within the walls of the site.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/CardiganCastle.aspx
Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery, Powys - first-round pass of £1.9m
Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery was created in 1928 and moved to its current location, the town’s former Shire Hall, in 1974. The museum holds the largest heritage collection in Powys, including material excavated from the Roman fort, Brecon Gaer. The project will see major restoration work carried out on the building and the creation of new exhibition spaces allowing unseen collections to be shown. Staff and volunteers will be trained in collection care and museum management skills.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/Investmentgivesnewlifetofourkeyheritagesites.aspx
ELUSENNAU
Cynhadledd Cyfraith Elusennau Cymru 2011 - Llandrindod, 12 Mai 2011
Mae grwpiau’r trydydd sector yn wynebu cyfnod anodd. Gallai eich dyfodol ddibynnu ar ba mor gyfarwydd rydych chi â’ch deddfwriaeth. Dyma pam mai cynhadledd Cyfraith Elusennau Cymru WCVA 2011 fydd yr un bwysicaf hyd yn hyn o bosibl. Bydd yn cynnig gwybodaeth hanfodol a chyngor arbenigol ar ystod eang o bynciau, yn cynnwys:
- Gwarchod eich mudiad
- Herio penderfyniadau’r llywodraeth
- Sut i ddarparu gwasanaethau wrth i adnoddau leihau
- Rheoli risg ariannol
- Beth all y Comisiwn Elusennau ei gynnig
- Y newyddion diweddaraf am gyfraith cyflogaeth
http://www.wcva.org.uk
Is Trust status right for you?
Renaissance Yorkshire has produced a practical guide to the feasibility stage of a museum transfer, 'An Opportunity for Change - Exploring the Trust Option for Museum Services'. This document produced in conjunction with Lawrence Graham LLP focuses on the feasibility stage of the process i.e. determining whether the Trust option is the right one for you and the critical issues to be addressed to achieve a successful service transfer. The publication is targeted at local authority officers tasked with looking at options for museum services and is intended to give practical guidance through worked examples of the issues to be addressed.
Is charitable status strangling the sector?
Arts & Business chief executive Colin Tweedy has urged theatres and art galleries to consider giving up charitable status, saying that charity law is too restrictive and leading to a risk-averse environment. Speaking at Arts & Culture - Filling the Funding Gap, reported by Audiences UK, he suggested cultural organisations would be better off operating as co-operatives (John Lewis) or social enterprises (The Big Issue and Eden Project).
GWIRFODDOLWYR
Volunteers for Museum Learning / The Marsh Trust Award
This exciting award recognises best practice and the innovative ways in which volunteers work in museums and galleries to engage the public with collections. Any individual or small group of people (maximum of 10 people per group) who worked on a voluntary basis in direct contact with the public in an accredited museum or gallery during the previous year can apply.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/marshaward
Gwobrau Gwirfoddolwr y Flwyddyn Cymru 2011
Oes yna unigolyn ysbrydoledig yn eich cymuned? Neu grŵp o bobl sy’n gweithio’n galed i helpu eraill ac sy’n rhoi’n hael o’u hamser i wella bywyd pobl eraill? Os felly, pam na wnewch chi eu henwebu ar gyfer Gwobr Gwirfoddolwr y Flwyddyn Cymru? Dyma’ch cyfle chi I helpu’r pobl hynod yna i gael y wobr y maent yn eu haeddu. Peidiwch ag anwybyddu’r ymdrechion eithriadol hyn.
Grantiau GwirVol
Nod Grantiau Gwirfoddoli ymysg Pobl Ifanc GwirVol yw rhoi cymorth i gyflwyno amrywiaeth eang o gyfleoedd gwirfoddoli newydd yng Nghymru a thramor a fydd yn cefnogi’r newid sylweddol i bobl ifanc 16-25 oed gael gwirfoddoli, ac yn enwedig pobl ifanc dan anfantais. Mae cynllun grant GwirVol yn cynnig pum elfen nawdd wahanol:
Creu Cyfleoedd, Hyrwyddo StreetGames, Grantiau Gwirfoddolwyr Rhyngwladol a Mileniwm.
http://www.gwirvol.org/cy/grantiau/2011-grants/
Wythnos y Gwirfoddolwyr 1-7 Mehefin 2011
Mae Wythnos y Gwirfoddolwyr yn ddathliad cenedlaethol o wirfoddolwyr a gwirfoddoli sy’n digwydd rhwng 1 a 7 Mehefin bob blwyddyn. Mae’n gwneud cyfraniad enfawr i godi proffil gwirfoddolwyr ac mae hefyd yn ffordd dda o annog pobl newydd i gymryd rhan. Pob blwyddyn gwelir mwy a mwy o fudiadau’n ymuno yn y dathliadau ac yn cymryd rhan mewn gwahanol ddigwyddiadau ledled Cymru. Mae’r rhain yn amrywio o gyflwyno gwobrau i redeg stondinau gwybodaeth neu deithiau cerdded noddedig a digwyddiadau her timau.
http://www.wcva.org.uk/volunteering/index.cfm?sub=7&display_sitetextid=2120&lang=cy
About the European Year of Volunteering 2011
The European Year of Volunteering is both a celebration and a challenge. It is a celebration of the commitment of millions of people in Europe who work in their communities during their free time without being paid - for example in schools, hospitals, and sports clubs, protecting the environment, providing social services and helping people in other countries. Their efforts and those of the many thousands of volunteering organisations make a huge difference to our lives in countless ways. The EYV is also a challenge to the three-quarters of the European population who do not do any volunteering. We would like to say to them that they can also make a difference.
http://europa.eu/volunteering/en/press-media
ADNODDAU
Hands On History - BBC Support for Museum Learning
To complement the ‘Hands On History’ programmes, the BBC is working with partners in the heritage sector to encourage families to engage with inspiring hands-on history activities. The BBC can provide small amounts of funding to museums for relevant family learning events; advertise Hands On History family learning events through the web site http://www.bbc.co.uk/handsonhistory; and provide advertising materials for an event. If you would like to develop family events relating to the programme topics - History of Ancient Britain; Domesday Reloaded; Reel History; and Digging for Britain – please contact BBC Learning Project Manager Catherine Garvie, (tel 0141 422 6499, e-mail [log in to unmask]) for further information.
NEWYDDION - CYMRU
Ceredigion's chapel history show
Artefacts from disbanded chapels, ranging from pulpits to harmoniums, have gone on display at a new exhibition at Ceredigion Museum. Curator Michael Freeman said it was the "tip of a massive iceberg" of what is available, with chapels closing in Wales at the rate of one a week. "Many congregations are finding it impossible to maintain their buildings," he added. Other items on show include preachers' chairs and banners.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-12865514
Llandudno Museum's virtual exhibition of artefacts
Llandudno Museum is hosting a virtual collection of artefacts which are usually never seen together. A stone head of the Roman god Mars and a 10,000-year-old bone are among items which can be seen via holograms and 3D computer images. "It's very futuristic to look at," said Shirley Williams, museums educational officer for Conwy County Council. The exhibition is at Llandudno until 8 April, before moving to several other venues.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-12750967
Bangor museum tells story of the naughty boys' ship
It was known as the naughty boys' ship because it tried to turn around the lives of teenage delinquents. The Clio trained hundreds for life in the royal or merchant navy when it was moored in the Menai Strait off Anglesey from 1877 to 1920. Now its story is being retold at Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor. "It was part of local folklore," said the museum's Alun Thomas. "People would say, 'If you don't behave you'll be sent to naughty boys' ship' ".The exhibition on HMS Clio, a naval gunship reborn as a correction vessel, runs until 17 September.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12711101
Cadw: Heritage Minister scraps free age group entry
Cadw will look at new ways of attracting visitors to attractions such as Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire. People over 60 and under 16 will no longer be allowed to visit many of Wales' historic sites for free. Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said the policy had failed to attract lower-waged families and site operator Cadw would now consider other methods.
The scheme, which began in 2008 and will end on 1 June, costs the Welsh Assembly Government around £130,000 a year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12917898
NEWYDDION - LLOEGR
Free entry to be scrapped at five Birmingham museums
Free entry is going to be scrapped at five museums in Birmingham. Charges have come against a backdrop of £212m savings across the city council and the alternative was to close one or more sites, the authority said. It added the decision to introduce charges was made after "every other option" had been explored and there would be a number of free days at every site throughout the year. The museums and heritage services section has to make "significant savings" of £1.2m for 2011/12, of which £250,000 would need to come from community museums, the council said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-12875513
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum wins £125,000 for children
A Cornish museum dedicated to the history of electronic communications has been given £125,000 to improve its exhibitions for children. Porthcurno Telegraph Museum near Land's End has been given by the money by the Clore Duffield Foundation which said it was a "world-class organisation". The museum is among a number of organisations sharing grants of £8.2m from the philanthropical foundation. Other organisations benefiting are Kensington Palace, the Museum of Liverpool and the National Theatre in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-12846627
Frome hoard of Roman coins to stay in Somerset
The largest ever collection of Roman coins found in Britain in one pot will stay in the county where it was unearthed. The Museum of Somerset has raised £320,250 to keep the Frome Hoard. The coins, which date back over 1,700 years, were found last April by metal-detectorist Dave Crisp from Wiltshire. Steven Minnit, from the museum, said he was "absolutely delighted" and could not believe the public's interest. The coins will be on display when the museum's £6.9m revamp is completed in the summer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-12800098
NEWYDDION - YR ALBAN
MGS AGM 2011: First details of new vision for Scotland’s museums unveiled
Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop pledged support for Scotland’s museums and galleries in a Scottish Government announcement issued to press over the weekend. The announcement also outlined preliminary details of the national strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries - details which were presented to members who attended the Museums Galleries Scotland annual general meeting (AGM) held in Edinburgh on 18 March 2011.
NEWYDDION - DU
Museums Council axing should be reviewed, say MPs
A group of MPs has urged the government to review its decision to axe the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The MPs raised concerns the decision was taken without a "clear idea" of who would take over their duties. The cuts were announced as part of the government's Spending Review. The Arts Council - itself facing 30% funding cuts - has been asked to take over the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council's remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives. But the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) report said it "will not be as effective" and has urged the government to "review its decision again in 2012".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12874416
Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth
Nid yw'r ffaith bod gwybodaeth trydydd parti wedi'i chynnwys yng Ngwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd CyMAL yn golygu bod CyMAL yn ei chymeradwyo. Nid yw CyMAL yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am ansawdd digwyddiadau, cynhyrchion neu wasanaethau trydydd parti y sonnir amdanynt yn y Gwasanaeth hwn. Er ein bod wedi gwneud ein gorau i sicrhau bod yr wybodaeth a ddarperir yn gywir, nid yw CyMAL na'r golygydd yn atebol am unrhyw gamgymeriad neu hepgoriad.
Os ydych yn gwybod am unrhyw un a hoffai gael ei ychwanegu i'r rhestr, neu hoffai gael copi caled o'r newyddion, neu os ydych heb fynediad i'r we ac am gopi caled cysylltwch â Carol Whittaker. Byddwch yn dal i dderbyn copi caled os ydych ar y rhestr ddosbarthu presennol.
Bydd fersiwn Cymraeg a Saesneg o'r bwletin yn cael eu dosbarthu ar wahan yn dilyn sylwadau darllenwyr.
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Elizabeth Bennett
CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru - CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru - Welsh Assembly Government
Rhodfa Padarn,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion,
SY23 3UR.
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