Hi,

Just to add to that, the MA’s next event will be in Manchester (Moving on Up - http://www.museumsassociation.org/find-an-event/06022014-moving-on-up#.UtADn7S9a1w ) and in March we’re holding a one-day seminar on therapeutic museums in Newcastle.

People attend our conferences from all over the UK, so we have start times that enable some people to avoid peak travel times/costs. We are committed to holding events across the UK, and hope to have more in the next financial year outside of London.

Rebecca Atkinson

Online publications editor - Museum Practice and Museums Journal

Museums Association

42 Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0AZ

Tel: 0207 5667820

Twitter: @rebeccaa_ma

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From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jenni jibbs
Sent: 10 January 2014 14:22
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Subject: Re: 23 January 2014 - MA and GEM seminar

Hi All,

I don't think GEM or the MA hold a disproportionate amount of their events in London, the last few MA and GEM conferences have all been held in different parts of the country. Kids in Museums regularly hold their conferences outside of London too. I think as sector wide organisations they seem sensitive to the need to organise events in different parts of the country and it is also great to see museums from across the UK represented at events, wherever they are held.

I am not a Londoner but have worked in the capital from time to time. A few facts about London: there are 250 museums in London alone, even more in the surrounding counties. These museums receive little or no national or ACE funding. They are small and or medium size organisations and are facing the same issues in terms of cuts etc as our colleagues up and down the land.

Best

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Amanda Phillipson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I am wondering why this is taking place in London, when almost all the speakers are either from the Midlands or the North? I will struggle to get my organisation to allow me to travel to London, even though the day looks really useful, because of cost. Maybe a more central location in future?

Amanda Phillipson

Team Leader Learning & Activities

Bramall Hall

0161 474 2487

From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John McMahon
Sent: 10 January 2014 12:23
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Subject: Re: 23 January 2014 - MA and GEM seminar

Thanks Nick, that’s grand!

I was about to book anyway – how much is the discount...?! Always very welcome.

Anyone else going? I look forward to meeting some of you there!

Best,

John

From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Winterbotham
Sent: 10 January 2014 00:02
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Subject: 23 January 2014 - MA and GEM seminar

Happy New Year everyone!

And I'm hoping to see you at this MA Museum Learning event in a fortnight's time!

http://www.museumsassociation.org/find-an-event/ev1047213#.UsvS_rS9a1w ... and obviously GEM members receive a discount.

Kindest regards

Nick Winterbotham

Chair, GEM

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