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CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd - Bwletin 121 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. LLYWODRAETH CYMRU - CYMAL Ysgrifennu ac Adolygu eich Cynllun Argyfwng - Caerdydd, Medi 10 2012 Bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn edrych ar sut i ysgrifennu ac adolygu cynllun argyfwng ar gyfer eich sefydliad. Gall rhai digwyddiadau gael effaith aruthrol ar allu amgueddfa, archif neu lyfrgell i weithredu'n iawn. Gall casgliadau a gwasanaethau ddod o dan fygythiad yn sydyn iawn a bydd gofyn i'r sefydliad ymateb yn effeithiol ac yn effeithlon. Gall cynllun argyfwng helpu eich sefydliad i ymateb i bosibilrwydd o argyfwng. Hoffwn dderbyn datganiadau o ddiddordeb ar gyfer y digwyddiad yma gan unigolion a sefydliadau nad ydynt yn agos at Gaerdydd. Bydd hyn yn ein galluogi i drefnu lleoliad a dyddiad addas i gynnal yr hyfforddiant yma ar gyfer sefydliadau sy'n casglu yng ngogledd/canolbarth Cymru. http://tinyurl.com/hyfforddiantcymal LLYWODRAETH CYMRU Hwb o £2.2m i lyfrgelloedd, archifau ac amgueddfeydd Cymru Mae'r gwaith o ddatblygu gwasanaethau llyfrgelloedd, amgueddfeydd ac archifau yng Nghymru yn cymryd cam ymlaen, diolch i'r £2,298,096 gan Lywodraeth Cymru a gyhoeddwyd gan y Gweinidog Treftadaeth, Huw Lewis. Defnyddir yr arian i wella gwasanaethau ac annog mwy o bobl i'w defnyddio a manteisio ar gyfleoedd dysgu. Fe'i defnyddir hefyd i ddiogelu casgliadau pwysig a datblygu gwybodaeth ac adnoddau ar-lein sy'n hyrwyddo diwylliant a threftadaeth Cymru. http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/cultureandsport/2012/120323cymal/?lang=cy FFEDERASIWN AMGUEDDFEYDD AC ORIELAU CELF CYMRU Cynllun Grantiau Bach y Ffederasiwn - Mae Cylch Pump (2012) ar gael nawr Mae cylch nesaf cynllun grantiau bach Ffederasiwn Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Celfyddyd Cymru ar gael nawr i'w aelodau (grantiau hyd at uchafswm o £5,000 ond rhoddir y flaenoriaeth i geisiadau llai). Mae'r manylion llawn i'w gweld ar wefan y Ffederasiwn Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau cofiwch gysylltu â John Marjoram, Swyddog Datblygu'r Ffederasiwn, [log in to unmask] Y dyddiad cau yw 4ydd Mai 2012. Mae'r cynllun grantiau yn cael ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru a'r Ffederasiwn. http://www.welshmuseumsfederation.org Y CYMDEITHAS AMGUEDDFEYDD MA publishes guidelines for internships The Museums Association has published guidelines on internships, designed to help museums to develop meaningful internships and potential interns to identify appropriate positions. Drawing on best practice developed by Renaissance London and the Mayor of London, Arts Council England and Creative and Cultural Skills, and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), the guidelines identify six areas of practice that should be met, including length of internship, planning and structuring internships, and payment of reasonable work expenses. These ensure that internships are structured and that both employer and intern are aware of their obligations. http://tinyurl.com/bwgkkxn MA launches second cuts survey The Museums Association has launched its second survey into the impact of government and local authority cuts on museum services across the UK. The 2012 survey aims to establish a comprehensive overview of the impact of funding cuts on all aspects of museum activity. Museums of every size and type are invited to submit a response before the closing date on 30 April. The data will be compared with the results from the MA's first cuts survey in 2011, providing the sector with an insight into the year-on-year effects of budget reductions. http://tinyurl.com/d92rxjk Blog - On the Road Last week I made two trips to Wales. The first was to visit a potential Museums Association (MA) conference venue in Cardiff. It's over 15 years since the MA conference was in Wales (mainly because the conference and exhibition got too big for the available venues) and there is a real appetite to take it back there. So I was whisked around on a whistle-stop tour of Cardiff with a few meetings with the top brass thrown in for good measure.... http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal-blog/16032012-on-the-road Welsh Culture Minister Promises Heritage Bill for Wales Huw Lewis, the Welsh minister for housing, regeneration and heritage, has said that he hoped Wales would have its first ever heritage act in place by 2014. Speaking at the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales conference this week, Lewis said that there would be a heritage conference in July as part of the process of consultation on the bill, and that he hoped a strategy for the historic environment would be in place by autumn. http://tinyurl.com/cwybwp9 CRONFA DREFTADAETH Y LOTERI All Our Stories: Heritage Lottery Fund launches new funding programme Have you ever wondered what your local area was like in the past? Or how people in your community used to live? The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched a new £1m small grant programme designed to help local communities answer these and countless more questions about their past. All Our Stories will make available grants ranging from £3,000 - £10,000. From researching local historic landmarks, learning more about customs and traditions to delving into archives and finding out the origins of street and place names - this new programme will give everyone the chance to explore their heritage and share what they learn with others. Applications will be accepted from a wide range of organisations including community groups, heritage organisations and charities. http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/AllOurStories.aspx Investing in young people: increased funding for Young Roots programme The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a £1m increase to its Young Roots programme from April 2012. HLF has made a number of changes to the £4m programme - which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year - designed to respond to the changing needs of the heritage and youth sectors. These include: - An increased UK-wide budget of £4m per year (up from £3m); - Project grants of up to £50,000 (raised from £25,000); - A wider age range for those who take part, now from 11 to 25 years (formerly 13-25); - A longer period for delivery, now up to two years (formerly 18 months). http://tinyurl.com/boobntx CASGLIADIAU Collections Trust launches Collections Management Awards The Collections Trust has announced that nominations are now open for the inaugural Collections Trust Collections Management Awards. There are two award categories: - The Collections Practice Award: celebrating projects which demonstrate the application of innovative practice to improve the sustainability and use of collections in arts and cultural organisations; - Collections on a Budget: celebrating projects which demonstrate improvement in collections management by organisations with a turnover of less than EUR500k. The winner of this award will receive a prize of £500. The deadline for nominations is 11 May. http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/awards Open Culture 2012 - London, 26-27 June 2012 Book your place now for the Collections Trust's flagship conference, OpenCulture 2012 - the culture community's only event dedicated to Collections Management. This major two-day event includes: - A cutting-edge programme focused on maintaining sustainability and encouraging creativity - Almost 30 expert speakers to discuss and debate with delegates - Specialist streamed sessions to focus attention on important topics - An exhibition to enable delegates to get hands on with the latest products and services http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/events/openculture-2012 CADWRAETH New standard from BSI helps protect the UK's cultural collections and address carbon emissions BSI (British Standards Institution) has published a new standard for managing environmental conditions for archive, library and museum collections in the UK. PAS 198: 2012 Specification for managing environmental conditions for cultural collections has been developed in response to museums need to approach long-term collection care in a way that does not require excessive use of energy, while recognising their duty of care to collections. http://tinyurl.com/ch9579v http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030219669 HYFFORDDIANT A CHYNHADLEDDAU Doll Handling & Packing workshop - St Fagans National History Museum, 28 May 2012 The Welsh costume dolls project has been undertaken to examine the establishment and development of Welsh national costume. The Welsh costume dolls held by AC-NMW at St Fagans and other public collections in the UK have the potential to unlock information about the establishment of Welsh national dress. The careful handling and detailed examination of the dolls has also enabled the team to determine the typology of the dolls and learn more about costume construction. As part of the project, AC-NMW are running a training day for delegates from regional museums to learn about how to care for dolls in their collections. The day will include a practical session with the chance to handle and pack dolls from the national collection. The workshop is free for delegates to attend and catering will be provided. Please contact Marsli Owen via email [log in to unmask] before the 21st of May if you wish to attend, including any dietary requirements you have. Gweithdy Terminoleg - Sain Ffagan, Dydd Gwener 1 Mehefin Fel rhan o'r prosiect, mae Amgueddfa Cymru yn cynnal gweithdy terminoleg er mwyn cysoni'r eirfa yr ydym yn defnyddio i gyfeirio at wahanol ddeunyddiau ac eitemau o wisg, ac hefyd i geisio cytuno ar ddefnydd y termau hyn yn y Gymraeg. Rydym yn bwriadu rhannu canlyniadau'r drafodaeth â'r cyhoedd maes o law. Mae'r gweithdy yn rhad ac am ddim a bydd lluniaeth ar gael. Os oes diddordeb gennych fynychu'r gweithdy, cysylltwch â Elen Phillips ([log in to unmask]) MYNEDIAD, ADDYSG A CHYNHWYSIANT CYMDEITHASOL Britain's most family friendly museums announced The longlist for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award - the biggest museum award in Britain - has been announced. A panel of judges will pick a shortlist, to be announced in April. The shortlisted museums will then be road-tested anonymously by families who will pick the winner, to be announced in May. http://tinyurl.com/6p62bt3 Gwanwyn Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age. Gwanwyn, which means 'spring' in Welsh, celebrates older age as a time of opportunity for renewal growth and creativity. Our aim is to offer opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts, whether visual arts, drama, storytelling, music, literature, photography, dance or film. http://gwanwyn.org.uk/ CYNALADWYEDD Low carbon heritage buildings The low carbon heritage building user guide and case studies have been designed to help you reduce carbon emissions while retaining the special character of buildings. http://www.yourclimate.org/pages/low-carbon-heritage-buildings National Trust - Building design guides From visitor facilities and holiday cottages to bird hides and breweries, these case studies provide a comprehensive guide to how some of our buildings have been refurbished, adapted or a new structure built, often using green technology. They include details from the project brief and construction through to invaluable lessons learnt. Our aim is to share knowledge and best practice, which in turn helps to inform the planning and design of other projects, improving cost-effectiveness and sustainability. http://tinyurl.com/bvkpbox CYLLID A GWOBRAU National Heritage Landmarks Partnership Scheme AIM - the Association of Independent Museums is delighted to announce a 3 year funding partnership with Biffa Award which will provide a £1.5m investment into independent museums and industrial heritage sites across the UK. This investment will help transform derelict buildings and sites into inspirational resources, enabling the public to better understand the powerful tide of change brought about by our collective industrial past through the creation of a network of strategic projects that tell the stories of people, processes, industrial development and change. The Scheme will focus on specific projects that relate to key industries including mining, textile manufacture, shipbuilding, metal processing, chemical industries, defence, farming and technologies such as power generation and communication. We welcome applications from independent museums and industrial sites to become part of this exciting new initiative. Museums and industrial sites are invited to submit bids for the first funding round. The closing date is 29th June 2012. http://tinyurl.com/cvez2hs ELUSENNAU A GWIRFODDOLWYR The Egypt Centre wins the Diana Award for Champion Volunteers The Egypt Centre at Swansea University is yet again celebrating its wonderful young volunteers, the "Nubies", for being awarded the prestigious Diana Award for Champion volunteers. http://tinyurl.com/bt8sfwv Cydnabyddiaeth i Wirfoddolwyr Mae Gwasanaeth Treftadaeth Wrecsam wedi llwyddo i ennill y safon ansawdd Buddsoddi mewn Gwirfoddolwyr mewn cydnabyddiaeth o'r gwaith ardderchog a wna gyda gwirfoddolwyr. Amgueddfa ac Archifdy Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yw'r amgueddfa gyntaf yng Nghymru i gael y wobr. Llwyddwyd i ennill y Wobr o fewn blwyddyn i ailagor yr Amgueddfa a dengys hyn ymroddiad ac ymrwymiad y gwirfoddolwyr a'r staff. Mae'r rhaglen i wirfoddolwyr yn agwedd bwysig o waith yr Amgueddfa, ac yn helpu mwy o'r gymuned i ymgysylltu â'u treftadaeth. http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage About the Charities Act 2011 The Charities Act 2011 came into effect on 14 March 2012. It is the Act of Parliament which sets out how all charities in England and Wales are registered and regulated. It replaces: - most of the Charities Acts 1992, 1993 and 2006 - all of the Recreational Charities Act 1958 It doesn't replace the sections in the Charities Acts about fundraising which haven't taken effect yet, eg charitable collections in public places. The 2011 Act is intended to make the law easier to understand by replacing four Acts of Parliament with one. It doesn't make any changes to the law. Nearly 500 web pages and PDFs on this website have been updated to refer to the 2011 Act rather than previous Acts. Your charity doesn't have to do anything differently except refer to the Charities Act 2011 in documents, reports, accounts or statements produced on or after 14 March 2012 (even if they relate to an earlier financial period). However, your documents will still be valid even if you accidentally refer to earlier Acts. You don't have to go back and change any documents you have already finalised before 14 March 2012. http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/charbill.aspx Volunteers for Museum Learning - The Marsh Trust Awards In 2012, the British Museum and the Marsh Christian Trust will again present awards for volunteers engaging museum audiences. This exciting award recognises best practice and the innovative ways in which volunteers work in museums and galleries to engage the public with collections. Applications will be judged against the following criteria: - Making a difference to their museum - Improving the museum experience for visitors - Positive feedback from museum visitors and staff All entries must be received by 17.00 on Monday 30 April 2012. http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/volunteers/marsh_awards.aspx Our Chairman on VAT hike on listed buildings Buried within the Budget was a decision by the Chancellor to introduce VAT to the cost of approved alterations of listed buildings, "to reduce anomalies" by aligning with the existing VAT treatment of repairs and maintenance. This means from 1 October 2012 approved alterations to listed buildings will be subject to VAT at 20 per cent. http://tinyurl.com/cejy9ob VAT: Addressing Borderline Anomalies This consultation invites comments on draft legislation changing the VAT treatment of supplies of catering, sports drinks, self storage, hairdressers' chair rental, holiday caravans and alterations to listed buildings. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/indirect-tax.htm Fundraising 'Top tips' for making sure your website is user-friendly for donors. We have collected together some top tips from expert fundraisers, partners and friends. We hope you find them as useful as we did. http://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/fundraising-top-tips/ ADNODDAU Forward Planning Toolkit This step by step guidance has been developed to help museums of any size develop a robust Forward Plan. The guidance takes you through the process of drawing up the Forward Plan - believed by some to be more useful than the final plan itself - and suggests practices to ensure that the finished plan does not remain on the shelf but becomes the principle tool for managing and evaluating your museum's performance. http://www.swfed.org.uk/resources/forward-planning-toolkit-intro NEWYDDION - CYMRU Pride of Conwy Community Awards Conwy County Borough Council hosted its second Pride of Conwy Community Awards to recognise the work and projects in Conwy that benefit the Community. More than 50 individuals and groups, together totalling hundreds of people, were nominated for the Awards. Winners and finalists celebrated at a ceremony at Venue Cymru on 16 March 2012. Llandudno Museum won an award in the Cultural Activity section for their recent Blodwen and Roman Exhibits. http://www.conwy.gov.uk/section.asp?cat=7640&Language=1 National Museum Wales's best visitor figures since free entry National Museum Wales (NMW) has claimed its best visitor figures since it introduced free entry 11 years ago. NMW said its seven museums around Wales received a total of 1.69m visits in 2011-12. The National Museum of Art in Cardiff and the National Wool Museum in Carmarthenshire were among those to do well in the past year, it said. Heritage Minister Huw Lewis said the free entry policy had proved popular with both traditional and new visitors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17591912 Seiont II maritime museum in Caernarfon shuts due to running costs A maritime museum in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, has closed its doors for good and the charitable trust which runs it wound up. The Seiont II maritime museum at Victoria Dock was run by volunteers. Gwynedd council is likely to take on responsibility for most of the artefacts, but loaned items could be returned to their owners. The trust blamed the closure on running costs and being unable to bring in enough revenue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17560750 NEWYDDION - LLOEGR 'Staff cuts' blamed for Nelson thefts at Norwich museum A lack of front-line staff is to blame for failing to deter thieves at Norwich Castle and spot missing Admiral Lord Nelson items, it has been claimed. Norwich Castle was struck twice by burglars in five days in February, but one theft was thwarted. George Nobbs, vice chair of the museums board at Norfolk County Council, said interpreters that were recently axed at the museum could have prevented it. Artefacts worth £36,800 were reported stolen from the museum in February. The director behind the museums service said staff restructuring was done "with security in mind" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-17270663 NEWYDDION - YR ALBAN National Museum of Scotland is most visited outside of London The refurbished National Museum of Scotland was the most visited attraction outside of London last year, new figures show. The museum has had a 141% increase in visitor numbers since it reopened last summer following a £47m refurbishment. The Edinburgh museum's original target of a million visitors a year was passed within four months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17257144 Strategy to get Scotland's museums and galleries working together Museums and galleries in Scotland will be encouraged to share costs and work more closely together, as part of a new national strategy. The strategy aims to connect Scotland's network of museums and galleries, in a bid to save money, as well as fostering greater collaboration and innovation. Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the sector will also receive £3.3m in grants over the next three years. A new national development body will be set up to implement the strategy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17561249 NEWYDDION - RHYNGWLADOL Italian museum burns artworks in protest at cuts A museum in Italy has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions out of pocket. Antonio Manfredi, of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, set fire to the first painting on Tuesday. "Our 1,000 artworks are headed for destruction anyway because of the government's indifference," he said. The work was by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and watched it online. Mr Manfredi plans to burn three paintings a week from now on, in a protest he has dubbed "Art War". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17754129 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. --- Elizabeth Bennett CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru - CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government Rhodfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UR. Ffon/Tel: 0300 062 2101 Fax/Ffacs: 0300 062 2052 e-bost/e-mail: [log in to unmask]