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CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd - Bwletin 110
Mae gwybodaeth am y gwasanaeth gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd ar gael ar dudalennau CyMAL ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru.
http://www.cymru.gov.uk/cymal
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.
CYNGOR AMGUEDFEYDD, ARCHIFAU A LLYFRGELLOEDD
Accreditation support in preparation for launch of revised standard
The MLA has agreed transitional arrangements that will be put in place in preparation for the launch of the refreshed Accreditation Scheme and its transfer to Arts Council England. MLA has revamped the 22-year-old Accreditation Scheme, in partnership with the sector UK-wide, to ensure its continued relevance in supporting museums to develop. The Arts Council and MLA are confident the refreshed Accreditation Scheme will be a major factor in the future success of museums across the UK. The new phase of Accreditation will be launched in the autumn of 2011 including an event at the Museums Association Conference in Brighton in October. Management of Accreditation is being transferred along with other MLA functions to Arts Council England and the launch of the refreshed Accreditation scheme by the Arts Council will be an important symbolic marker in the transfer process.
ADRAN DROS DDIWYLLIANT, Y CYFRYNGAU A CHWARAEON
Sector urged to respond to legacy consultation
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is urging representatives from the cultural and heritage sectors to respond to a HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) consultation into changes designed to encourage charitable legacies. As part of a general drive to boost philanthropic giving, the government announced plans in the last budget to introduce a lower rate of inheritance tax in cases where people leave a charitable legacy of 10% or more of their estate when they die.
Y CYMDEITHAS AMGUEDDFEYDD
40% of local authority museums cut staff
Early findings of MA cuts survey show huge loss of expertise across sector over the past year. Of some 63 responses so far to our cuts survey of local authority museums, 40% reported that they had cut paid staff by 10% or more in the last year, with half of them cutting over 25% of their workforce.
MA asks members to lobby MPs over copyright changes
The Museums Association is urging members to send a template letter to their local MP lobbying for the implementation of policies outlined in the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. The Hargreaves Review was carried out in May to assess how far the UK’s intellectual property framework supports innovation, and to recommend changes that would better support creativity and economic growth. Proposals include creating an exception for museums copying works in their collections without clear rights for the sake of preservation; an exception for reproducing artistic works in material associated with their sale or exhibition without clear rights, and an exception for copying for parody.
Y CYMDEITHAS AMGUEDDFEYDD ANNIBYNNOL
New chairman and new vice president for AIM
Matthew Tanner MBE, director and chief executive of the SS Great Britain Trust, has been elected as the new chairman of AIM. Matthew has worked in the maritime heritage sector for 19 years, specialising in bringing maritime heritage to life for non-maritime audiences. Sam Mullins, director of London Transport Museum, who was AIM chairman from 1999 -2005, has been appointed as AIM’s first vice president.
CRONFA DREFTADAETH Y LOTERI
Y Gemau Olympaidd 2012 a threftadaeth
Efallai eich bod eisoes wedi cael y sedd chwenychedig honno yn y Stadiwm Olympaidd neu wrth ochr y pwll. Os na... wel, nid yw’r cyfan yn newyddion drwg. Gallwn gefnogi prosiectau i ddathlu eich treftadaeth chwaraeon neu eich treftadaeth leol fel rhan o’r gweithgareddau sy’n ymwneud â Gemau Olympaidd a Gemau Paralympaidd 2012 a’r Olympiad ddiwylliannol. O ailddatblygiad yr amgueddfa yn Much Wenlock - sef cartref rhagflaenydd y Gemau Olympaidd cyfoes - i gofnodi atgofion pobl o fywyd ym mwrdeistrefi Llundain a fydd yn lletya digwyddiad y flwyddyn nesaf, mae ein prosiectau’n ysbrydoli cymunedau ac yn dod â hanes yn fyw.
Cysylltwch â ni os oes gennych syniad am brosiect cysylltiol - mae digon o amser i roi prosiect ar waith cyn y gemau Olympaidd, a byddwn yn parhau i ariannu treftadaeth chwaraeon a lleol ar ôl y Gemau.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/whatwefund/2012Olympics/Pages/2012Olympics.aspx
CASGLIADIAU
Donation: a donor has offered Pontypool Museum a 1950/60s Olympia typewriter but we are unable to accept it. It is in excellent condition, in a carry case and works perfectly - even still having the riband intact. The donor is happy for it to go to any museum and would particularly approve of it being in a handling collection where it would be used with schoolchildren. If you are interested please contact Debbie or Sue 01495 752036 or [log in to unmask]
Sale of Collections
The MA leads sector thinking on sale of collections. In 2007 we amended our Code of Ethics to accept financially motivated disposal in exceptional circumstances, when it can be demonstrated that:
- it will significantly improve the long-term public benefit derived from the remaining collection
- it is not to generate short-term revenue (for example to meet a budget deficit)
- it is as a last resort after other sources of funding have been thoroughly explored
- extensive prior consultation with sector bodies has been undertaken
- the item under consideration lies outside the museum’s established core collection as defined in the collections policy.
In addition, the Code requires museums to ringfence any money raised as a result of disposal through sale solely and directly for the benefit of the museum’s collection. Money raised must be restricted to the long-term sustainability, use and development of the collection.
http://www.museumsassociation.org/collections/sale-of-collections
International Research Portal for Records Related to Nazi-Era Cultural Property
The International Research Portal is a collaboration of national and other archival institutions with records that pertain to Nazi-Era cultural property. These archival institutions, along with expert national and international organizations, are working together to extend public access to the widely-dispersed records through a single internet portal.
http://www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/international-resources/
Museum Collections Management - A handbook (Freda Matassa)
This landmark publication is the first to draw together all aspects of museum collections management in one handbook. It is designed for anyone with responsibility for a cultural collection and covers everything a collections manager needs to know. It describes professional practice in managing cultural objects and works of art, whatever the size and nature of the collection.
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=7012
CADWRAETH
What’s Eating Your Collections?
Use this interactive tool to find information about everything related to Integrated Pest Management.
- Search the extensive pest database
- View photographs and pictures of pests
- Read about best practices
- Find out where to get help
http://www.whatseatingyourcollection.com/index.php
Icon Internship in Conservation of Engineering and Mechanical Artefacts
Educational stipend - £15,500 pa, Ref EFP 11/05
The Institute of Conservation is pleased to advertise an 12-month internship funded by the Clothworkers Foundation and based at the National Museums Scotland, National Museums Collections Centre in Edinburgh. The intern will start in September 2011. Applicants should have recently been awarded a recognised qualification in conservation and demonstrate a commitment to the conservation of mechanical/engineering artefacts. Information on this placement as well as details of eligibility can be found on the Internship page of the Icon website. Closing date is 11th July 2011.
DIGWYDDIADAU
South Wales Museums group meeting - St Fagans, Cardiff, 28 July
Below is the agenda for the next meeting. It is all day, but you're welcome to come to just the morning, or afternoon. The morning session will start at 10.30 and the afternoon at 2pm, but other timings are rough guides. As ever, let anyone else know who might be interested. If you plan to come, let me know so we can plan biscuit quantities.... ([log in to unmask])
10.15 - 10.30am - Meet in the main foyer.
10.30 - Susan James (Outreach Learning Officer) - update and tour of site, regarding the redevelopment.
11.50 - Ceri Black (Head of Learning - National Museum Wales) - presentation on Learning dimension/Potential of People's Collection Wales.
2pm+ - Group introductions and updates. Also a chance for general discussion, or to raise any issues you are facing at the moment, which you may feel the need to share!
Archives Lottery Advice
We are able to support any organisation in the UK planning projects involving archives, and seeking to bid for lottery funding. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) represents a unique opportunity for the archival community to seek substantial funding for the purpose of maintaining and developing our archival infrastructure and heritage. More information about the service is available by contacting Louise Ray, Funding and Development Advice Manager, on +44 (0) 20 8392 5347.
The workshops are open to anyone working in archives or with archive materials in the UK, but participants will benefit most from the day if they have a specific project in mind.
Places on these events are FREE but places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
http://tinyurl.com/6hajjdd
Pirate Exhibition at Abergavenny Museum
You might be surprised to hear that quite a lot of the most famous pirates were Welsh. Although a very small country with a small population, Welsh ports provided crews for ships that travelled all over the world. Some of the sailors, either by inclination, bad luck or force, ended up on pirate ships.
The latest exhibition at Abergavenny Museum, “Behold the Crew of Cymry - A History of Welsh Pirates”, features objects relating to pirates and seafaring, including ships models, navigational equipment and Nelson's musket. Find out about the role of Wales and the part played by Welsh men, such as the famous pirate, Sir Henry Morgan. The display also includes fun for all the family. Behold the Crew of Cymry - A History of Welsh Pirates is at Abergavenny Museum until Sunday 11th September 2011.
http://www.abergavennymuseum.co.uk
HYFFORDDIANT A CHYNHADLEDDAU
Who Do We Think We Are? Working with Social History Collections in the 21st Century - Liverpool, 7-8 July 2011
This year, Social History Curators Group conference explores what it means to work with social history collections in the 21st century. Join us for papers and case-studies from other museums, heated debates and practical workshops. By attending “Who Do We Think We Are?” delegates will:
- Develop relevant new skills and refresh and update existing ones
- Contribute to strategic discussions about the role and status of Social History within the sector
- Be inspired to try new ways of working and implement ideas Make useful contacts and build their support networks
- Have chance to reflect on and review their own role and practices, as well as those of colleagues
http://www.shcg.org.uk/scripts/training_item.asp?itemID=66
engage Cymru - Galleries, Arts and Health
12 July Ruthin Craft
13 July National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
The seminars are aimed at arts and health professionals and will explore the benefits of creativity on health and wellbeing, drawing on the findings from engage Cymru recent research projects working with older people. Other speakers include Director Arts for Health, Manchester Met University, Clive Parkinson 'From Invest to Save to a Manifesto for Arts and Health' - reflecting on a 3 year period of research and development that explored impact of creativity, culture and the arts on public health. He will present this alongside current developments in the field and the ongoing development of a manifesto for arts and health. We will also be joined by researchers Anna Goulding and Andrew Newman from Newcastle University who will share their research on older people, identity construction and contemporary visual arts.
http://www.engage.org/training/event.aspx?id=1204
MYNEDIAD, ADDYSG A CHYNHWYSIANT CYMDEITHASOL
New report published on engagement in museums and galleries
A report from PHF's Arts programme has revealed the need for a fundamental shift in the museums and galleries sector's approach to participation and engagement. 'Whose cake is it anyway? A collaborative investigation into engagement and participation in 12 museums and galleries in the UK' presents findings from work led by Dr Bernadette Lynch exploring how far institutions were truly engaged with communities in their area.
http://www.phf.org.uk/news.asp?id=1418
Nominations for Jodi Awards 2011 now open
Have you been working on a project which uses digital media to widen access to information, collections and learning for disabled people? If so, we would like to hear about your project. Nominations for the Jodi Awards are open until 21 September. The Jodi Awards celebrate practice that inspires locally, nationally or internationally. They are for museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage venues which use digital technology to provide a shared experience for disabled people.
http://www.jodimattestrust.org.uk/
CYLLID A GWOBRAU
Apply for RENEW: a £600,000 collecting initiative supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
RENEW is a new collecting scheme that will help UK museums replenish, develop and create new or existing collections. As part of its 50th birthday celebrations the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has generously awarded us a grant to support RENEW, a grant-giving scheme that will give 100% funding for up to six new collections of fine, decorative or applied art.
RENEW aims to:
- stimulate collecting and to develop collections
- encourage a collecting which creates opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and resources between departments and institutions
- help museums and galleries to connect with their communities in new ways through collecting
- enable a strategic and energetic approach to collecting in the current funding climate
http://www.artfund.org/grants/renew
PRISM Grant Fund
The PRISM Fund 2011-2012 is now available. The fund for the Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM Fund) supports the acquisition and/ or conservation of any object or group of objects illustrating the history of any branch of science, industry or technology. The PRISM Fund covers England and Wales.
http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/support/grants/PRISM
http://tinyurl.com/5t8xfw8 (Guidance for applicants)
ELUSENNAU A GWIRFODDOLWYR
Revised model governing documents
The Charity Commission has launched updated versions of its model Articles of Association, Constitution and Trust Deed. These model documents now have the same provisions for benefits and payments to trustees and those closely connected with them. These governing documents allow charity trustees to run their charities in a flexible way, subject to a range of controls which reflect sound operational practice.
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/RSS/Updates/mgd_update.aspx
Charity Commission publishes last chapter of trustee toolkit
The Charity Commission has published the last chapter of Protecting Charities from Harm, its online compliance toolkit for charity trustees. The toolkit has been developed in partnership with the charity sector and is a useful guide which aims to give trustees some practical advice to help manage risks and protect their charity and its property from harm.
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/RSS/News/pr_toolkit_chapter_4.aspx
CYHOEDDIADAU AC YMCHWIL
Benchmark study on donation boxes
AIM Conference sponsor Development Partners (DP) is running a benchmark study on the use of donation boxes. Following the DP workshop at the conference, in which Judy Niner reported on new research on the psychology of using the fund-raising method, she plans to report back at next year’s AIM Conference with the results. Key points about the use of donation boxes are to ensure they have a perspex top, and to seed the box each day with notes to attract giving. If you would like to join in please contact [log in to unmask]
The essential guide to the public sector equality duty: An overview for listed public authorities in Wales
By 2 April 2012 Listed bodies in Wales must have engaged with interested people as part of gathering relevant information to assess its activities against the general duty. Relevant information must be published as appropriate. The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) brings together and replaces the previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act. It simplifies and strengthens the law, removes inconsistencies and makes it easier for people to understand and comply with it. The majority of the Act came into force on 1 October 2010.
The Act includes a new public sector equality duty (the ‘general duty’), replacing the separate duties on race, disability and gender equality. This came into force on 5 April 2011.
The new general duty covers the following protected characteristics:
- Age
- Gender reassignment
- Sex
- Race - including ethnic or national origin, colour or nationality
-Disability
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Sexual orientation
http://tinyurl.com/6xelsfa (PDF)
ADNODDAU
Museums for the Future - A Development Toolkit
Renaissance South East has produced a new toolkit to help museums become the centre of a sustainable community. The toolkit provides a framework and materials for museums to become agents in forging a more environmentally sustainable future. The toolkit is offered free to museum staff and supporters and to anyone involved in museum training and development. Many of the examples refer to the South East of England but its approach is relevant to any museum in the UK or elsewhere. It will also be of interest to heritage sites, arts organisations, archives, libraries, botanic gardens and wildlife centres.
http://abcofworkingwithschools.org.uk/widening-access/museums-for-the-future/
'A Tonic for the Nation' -The National Archives Festival of Britain collection
In 1947, after nearly a decade of war time austerity, rationing, and making-do, the government devised 'a tonic for the nation'. A national display illustrating the British contribution to civilisation, past, present and future was prescribed to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition in 1851. This included contributions to the arts, science and technology, and industrial design. Though London’s South Bank was a focal point for much of the Festival, over 2,000 separate regional events were also held, as the Festival caught the national imagination. Memories are being reignited with the 60th anniversary in May 2011, when there will be events to mark the anniversary across Britain.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/imagelibrary/festival-of-britain-showcase.htm
What is Museum 2.0?
Museum 2.0 explores ways that web 2.0 philosophies can be applied in museum design.
The Event Driven Museum:
http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2011/06/event-driven-museum.html
NEWYDDION - CYMRU
Presteigne Community Collections Project
The Judge's Lodging has just been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund for the new Presteigne Community Collections Project. This grant will fund a new exhibition room on Presteigne, its history and people, along with a temporary exhibition gallery and chill-out space with full of toys, books and games for all ages - whether you're a tot wanting to stack picture bricks or someone looking for a quiet space for a cuppa and a game of chess, the new facilities aim to cater for all ages and interests.
http://www.presteigne.org.uk/Judges_Lodging
Decision due on Segontium Museum's future, Caernarfon
Talks are due to be held to decide the future of a museum and Roman fort which has closed amid financial problems. Segontium Museum in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, is shut until further notice and its board says it has suffered since many museum fees were dropped. It relies on admission fees and grants from the town council. Last month, it was claimed tourists could also be put off by litter allegedly caused by drunken youths gathering at the fort. The fort is believed to have been occupied from 78 AD and was the Roman HQ for north west Wales.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-13614771
Segontium Museum closes for summer amid Cadw takeover
Welsh heritage body Cadw will take over the management of the Segontium Museum and Roman fort in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-13645799
Cardiff Story museum visit for Duchess of Cornwall
The Duchess of Cornwall has officially opened the first phase of a new museum as part of Prince Charles's tour of Wales. The Cardiff Story museum is dedicated to the city's history. It charts the history of Cardiff from the small market town of the 1300s to the current capital, all told through the eyes of the people. Located on the site of the listed Old Library, the museum has a collection of more than 3,000 objects. It opened its doors for the first time in April.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13932174
£30,000 toy train theft at Conwy Railway Museum
Police are investigating the theft of "irreplaceable" model railway locomotives valued at £30,000 in a raid on a transport museum. The manager of Conwy Valley Railway Museum believes the models could have been stolen to order after the centre was featured on television. Thieves broke in by smashing a rear outer door at the museum close to Betws-y-Coed station.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-13813324
Tailor James Williams turned rags into prized quilt
Museum curators are appealing for help about a little known Victorian tailor who made a prized piece of art, a Welsh quilt. The bed cover is made from 4,500 pieces of wool cloth and was created in 1842 by James Williams, a Wrexham tailor. St Fagans museum in Cardiff bought the quilt in the 30s. Now, they want to know about the man who made it ahead of the Welsh cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod, being held in Wrexham in August.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-13730756
Ancient gold jewellery returns to Rhayader Museum
Two rare troves of ancient gold are being displayed together for the first time in a new exhibition. The treasures were found 55 years apart in fields in Rhayader, Powys, but have been kept at the British Museum and the National Museum of Wales. The Bronze Age bracelets and Roman jewellery are on loan to the CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery. Peter Cox, chairman of trustees at CARAD, called the exhibition "a real cultural coup for Wales". The exhibition has received a grant from Cyfoeth Cymru Gyfan (also known as the Sharing Treasures Scheme), a Welsh Government scheme to display treasures from national collections in regional museums.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-13641567
NEWYDDION - LLOEGR
Teignmouth museum reopens as heritage centre
A museum in south Devon has reopened and been renamed after a restoration project by volunteers that has taken nearly 10 years to complete. A £1m rebuild has seen the Teignmouth and Shaldon Museum become the Teign Heritage Centre. Facilities in the French Street centre, in Teignmouth, include a roof terrace, plus meetings and events space, organisers said. It also has a dedicated research area and new storage for archive material. The centre, the planning for which began in 2002, is on the site of the former museum, but exhibits are on display in new, modern surroundings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13604422
Elizabeth Bennett & Carol Whittaker
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 Cymru - Welsh Government
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Ceredigion,
SY23 3UR.
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