CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd - Bwletin 143
Mae gwybodaeth am y gwasanaeth gwybodaeth Amgueddfeydd ar gael ar dudalennau CyMAL ar wefan Llywodraeth 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.
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU
Cymru’n cofio moment dyngedfennol mewn hanes
Wrth i Gymru baratoi i goffáu canmlwyddiant dechrau’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, mae Carwyn Jones, Prif Weinidog Cymru, wedi tynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd oedi i gofio moment dyngedfennol mewn hanes.
Bwrdd Cynghori Twristiaeth Cymru
Mae'r Bwrdd yn chwilio am ymgeiswyr sydd ag ystod eang o brofiad a sgiliau perthnasol i faes twristiaeth. Prif dasg y Bwrdd yw monitro a chynghori'r Gweinidogion ar y gwaith yn unol â Strategaeth Dwristiaeth
newydd 2013-14 a'i Chynllun Gweithredu. Y dyddiad cau yw 21 Awst 2014
Y CYMDEITHAS AMGUEDDFEYDD
ACE Strips Northampton Museums Service of Accreditation
Arts Council England (ACE) announced today (1st August 2014) that it has stripped Northampton Museums Service of Accreditation following the
disposal of the ancient Egyptian statue Sekhemka.
Northampton Borough Council controversially sold the statue for £15.8m at auction last month and will take home £8m of the proceeds. The remaining share will go to Lord Northampton, whose ancestors donated the
statue to the museum.
Y CYMDEITHAS AMGUEDDFEYDD ANNIBYNNOL
Energy Action Group saves members £114,000 so far
The AIM Energy Action Group is a free, no obligation service that can help most museums and historic sites save money on their gas and electricity bills. As well as the services mentioned above those joining
the group have the opportunity to get a free, no obligation quote for energy supplies from the bulk-buying energy basket, typically giving savings of 15% but sometimes much more.
AIM Campaign for Fairer Business Rates for Independents
AIM has become concerned at the wide variation and discrepancies in the way members are assessed and charged for business rates, often unfairly. Members should not be paying more than is justifiable.
AMGUEDDFA CYMRU
Ailddatblygu Sain Ffagan
Y newyddion ddiweddaraf
Six National Museum Wales sites hit by strike action
Staff at six National Museum Wales (NMW) sites have walked out in the first of a series of strikes planned throughout the summer holidays.
HYBU AMGUEDDFEYDD
Kids in Museums - Teen Twitter Takeover 27 August
Join Kids in Museums, Wrexham County Borough Museum and more museums and galleries handing over to teens on the 27th August 2014. Teen Twitter Takeover is a day where teens help run an organisation’s Twitter
feed.
On the 27th August
- Please join the conversation and get your organisation to tweet and retweet on the day
- Use the hashtag #takingover # DiwrnodMeddiannu @kidsinmuseums @takeovermuseums
Welsh Museums Festival 4 to 12 October
The countdown is on to our very own Welsh Museums Festival, taking place around the Museums Association Conference in Cardiff. The Wrexham All Wales Marketing Team is encouraging museums and galleries across
Wales to take part in this fantastic opportunity to showcase what we do!
Tell the Marketing Team about your planned events/activities for the Welsh Museums Festival and they will promote them through the campaign website, social media, press and other promotional outlets.
Please contact Nicky Williams ([log in to unmask]) directly for a form to fill out - if you don’t have full details at this point or are awaiting confirmation of funding please let her know outline
details (if possible) by Thursday 28th August.
The Big Draw - 1 October to 2 November
The 2014 Big Draw runs from 1 October to 2 November across the UK and in twenty other countries, with 280,000 people expected to join in over 1000+ events. The Big Draw offers thousands of enjoyable, and mainly
free, drawing activities which connect people of all ages with museums, outdoor spaces, artists, designers, illustrators - and each other. These events are for those who love to draw, as well as for those who think they can't!
New Kids in Museums Bilingual supporter logo
Kids in Museums are pleased to announce they have developed a new Kids in Museums Bilingual supporter logo. Get your bilingual supporters sticker by signing up to the @kidsinmuseums Manifesto, an inspirational
document encouraging museums to be family friendly:
CASGLIADIAU
Lackham Museums of Agriculture – Collections Disposal
The Lackham Museum of Agriculture in Chippenham is holding a collections disposal afternoon on the 17th of September from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. This will be an opportunity for other museums and collections to view
and make a wish list of items they might like from the Lackham collection which is being closed and disposed of.
Please email [log in to unmask] to register your intention to attend and receive a list of the items available or call on 01249 466800 Ext 6709
The museum address is
Lackham Museum of Agriculture
c/o Wiltshire College Lackham
Lacock
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 2NY
HYFFORDDIANT A CHYNHADLEDDAU
Dyddiadau wedi'u haildrefnu! Cronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop 2014-2020: Cyfleoedd i’r trydydd sector
Bydd y digwyddiadau yn egluro manteision ac anfanteision cynnal prosiect a ariennir gan yr UE, sut y gall prosiectau hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb, cynaliadwyedd a chynhwysiant cymdeithasol, a'r cyfleoedd a'r llwybrau
mynediad ar gyfer y sector yn rhaglenni 2014-2020. Ond yn fwy na dim, y nod yw ei gwneud yn haws i chi benderfynu a yw arian Ewropeaidd yn addas i chi.
British Association of Friends of Museums Conference 2014 – “Keeping Heritage Alive”
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2014, Marriott Hotel, Swansea.
Museum Ideas 2014 International Conference - Museums in the Era of Participatory Culture
2 October, Museum of London, London
Discover the latest groundbreaking ideas about participatory practice, leading-edge digital initiatives, innovative storytelling, interpretation and exhibition design, progressive public engagement, inventive
and inclusive programming - plus pioneering new thinking for audience development, collections, leadership, curatorial practices and the future of museums.
Collections Trust - Going Digital Conference
For anyone responsible for developing, managing and sharing museum collections with the public, the Collections Trust new Going Digital Conference is a must. Taking place at The Great North Museum in Newcastle
upon Tyne on Monday 17 November, the conference will give you the skills to build organisational resilience in your museum by improving the basic use of computers and the internet.
Hyrwyddo eich busnes twristiaeth i farchnad ryngwladol
Un ffordd gyffrous o wneud hyn yw mynd i sioeau a ffeiriau sy’n rhoi llwyfan i chi ddangos eich cynhyrchion. Mae gennym ddigwyddiadau at ddant pob cyflenwr yng Nghymru ac mae’r trefnwyr yn barod i weithio â’r
Diwydiant Teithio a chynnig cyfraddau arbennig
DATBLYGU’R GWEITHLU
Datblygiad proffesiynol a digwyddiadau hyfforddi CyMAL
MYNEDIAD, ADDYSG A CHYNHWYSIANT CYMDEITHASOL
Promoting sign language through participation
‘Music in Motion’ is a Birmingham based group of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people, who use British Sign Language in a unique way to interpret popular songs by performing the lyrics of songs in sign
language. They recently performed outside Llandudno Museum.
IECHYD A DIOGELWCH
Asbestos Alert: WW1 Helmets - It’s not just the gas masks!
Please read the following safety advice before doing any work with gas masks or First World War helmets:
Food Standards Agency - Allergy and intolerance: Guidance for businesses
At the end of 2014, new legislation (the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation 1169/2011) will be introduced that will require food businesses to provide allergy information on food sold unpackaged, in
for example catering outlets, deli counters, bakeries and sandwich bars. There will also be changes to existing legislation on labelling allergenic ingredients in prepacked foods.
CYLLID A GWOBRAU
FINAL CHANCE!
The Federation of Museums & Art Galleries of Wales is making a small amount of money available for grants to support activities and events during the Welsh Museum Festival (October 4th to 12th).
Grants up to £200 available (no match funding requirement but grants that support larger projects welcome). The £200 could be spent on organising an event, enhancing an existing event, printing some of the branded
posters/postcards, printing local promotional materials, pop-up banner, promotional freebies e.g. bags, stickers, pencils, towards placing local advert, circulating flyers, additional staff time etc. Other usual Federation grant conditions apply. Any projects
will need to be appropriately branded and advertised on the campaign website.
Applications will be considered on a first come first served basis so with limited funding available get your application in soon. No applications accepted after 19th September (or earlier if all funds allocated).
Contact John Marjoram directly - [log in to unmask]
WCVA Catalydd Cymru - -Codi Arian ar gyfer Treftadaeth
A ydych yn fudiad treftadaeth yng Nghymru? A oes arnoch angen cymorth neu gyngor ar godi arian? P'un ai ydych yn newydd i godi arian neu angen ambell i syniad newydd i adfywio strategaeth eich mudiad yna gall
prosiect WCVA, Catalydd Cymru- Codi Arian ar gyfer Treftadaeth, gynnig cymorth am ddim i ddatblygu'ch sgiliau a'ch llwyddiant codi arian.
PRISM Annual Report 2012/13 now available
The Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) fund awards grants towards the costs of acquisition and conservation of items or collections which are important in the history and development
of science, technology, industry, and related fields.
The PRISM annual report is published in retrospect, on completion of a year's grants
ELUSENNAU A GWIRFODDOLWYR
Charity Commission’s Summer Newsletter
The Summer edition contains articles on submitting RSIs, the new charity accounts framework and updated safeguarding guidance.
Get involved in Trustees Week 2014 #1milliontrustees
Trustees’ Week is an annual event, across the UK, to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference. Trustees’ Week
2014 is 10–16 November.
CYHOEDDIADAU AC YMCHWIL
YMag – Article Deadline
Please don't forget, holidays not withstanding, the deadline for the next edition of YMag (October) is Friday 22 August 2014. This edition is to show not only all fellow Federation Members good practice
and exciting Projects going on in our Principality - but to share them with all our colleagues in the sector at the MA Conference in Cardiff.
So let us dazzle them with the extent and importance of museums & galleries in Wales - and don't forget the 'Rhyfeddwch - Be Amazed' theme for the concurrent Welsh Museums Festival. Please send me all your
Amazing Stories:
Many thanks! / Diolch!
Editor, YMag newsletter
Report - Income Generation for Public Libraries: a Practical Guide for Library Service Commissioners and Providers in England
Locality has worked with Arts Council England over a six month period to explore existing good practice and assess the potential to further enable income generation to support and enhance as well as to improve
the overall resilience and sustainability of library services.
Arts Council England - On with the Show: Supporting Local Arts and Culture Survey
Local authorities must consider alternative ways of sustaining local culture, NLGN warns in its report, The Arts Council England On with the Show: Supporting Local Arts and Culture. NLGN recommend that local
authorities embed the arts and culture within their corporate strategy and use their role of local leadership to bring together residents and partners around their vision and strategy. The report details a number of alternative models of support that can mobilise
this strategy.
Related online articles:
Arts and culture valued by vast majority of local authorities:
NLGN praises local authorities seeking new models for delivering arts and culture, and calls on more to do the same in the face of continuing cuts
Councils urged to share arts and culture services:
Councils should find alternative ways to sustain local arts and culture by co-operating with other town halls, a report claims.
CANMLWYDDIANT Y RHYFEL BYD CYNTAF
Cymru’n Cofio – Wales Remembers 1914-1918
Mae'r safle hwn yn darparu newyddion, gweithgareddau a gwybodaeth ar goffâd y canmlwyddiant yng Nghymru
Heritage Lottery Fund - Communities remember the First World War
HLF’s Karen Brookfield reflects on the variety of ways communities across the UK are marking the Centenary.
NEWYDDION – CYMRU
Shock threat to future of Porthcawl Museum
The future of the only museum in Bridgend county borough is under threat. The 130-year-old building that houses Porthcawl Museum and the town’s arts society will be sold-off by cash-strapped Bridgend council
in the autumn. Officials have broken the news following the failure of talks about the potential transfer of ownership of the grade II-listed Old Police Station on John Street to Porthcawl Town Council.
National Trust Special Places
WalesOnline and the National Trust have been asking readers to tell them their 'special place'. The winner was revealed on 6th August at
the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli by the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Edwina Hart AM. The official Special Places judging panel included a mixture of heritage and travel experts. Congratulations to Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery who
came second.
Yr Ysgwrn
Erthygl am Yr Ysgwrn yn y Guardian 30 Gorffennaf 2014
NEWYDDION - LLOEGR
Sekhemka statue: Northampton Museums lose Art Council Accreditation
Two museums have lost their Accreditation status after the controversial sale of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue to a private collector. Northampton Borough Council sold the Sekhemka limestone statue for nearly
£16m at auction to help fund an extension to the town's museum.
Arts Council England ruled the sale breached the accredited standards for how museums manage their collections.
A gallery visit? Leave the children at home, says top artist
Jake Chapman, half of the Chapman brothers duo, called parents "arrogant" for thinking children could understand such complex artists as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Read more from The Independent’s website:
http://tinyurl.com/mt7utd8
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor, responds:
Karen Willans & 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.
Karen Willans
Museums Development Officer | Swyddog Datblygu Amgueddfeydd
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales | CyMAL:
Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Welsh Government | Llywodraeth Cymru
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Cyfeiriad/Address: Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UR
www.cymru.gov.uk/cymal /
www.wales.gov.uk/cymal
Any of the statements or comments made above should be regarded as personal and not those of the Welsh Government, any constituent part or connected body.
Dylai unrhyw ddatganiadau neu sylwadau a wneir uchod gael eu hystyried yn rhai personol ac nid yn rhai gan Lywodraeth Cymru, unrhyw ran ohoni neu unrhyw gorff sy'n gysylltiedig
â hi.
