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1. CyMAL
The CyMAL Professional Development programme has been developed to promote
best practice, standards and guidelines across the sector. Courses are free
of charge and are open to staff working in the Museum, Archive and Library
sector in Wales.
http://www.cymal.wales.gov.uk/event/index.html


2. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES
Review of Local Service Delivery (Beecham Review) 
General Public Satisfaction with Public Services in Wales Survey (Saesneg yn
Unig) 
Cultural services also tend to be well regarded in absolute terms (i.e.
compared to other Welsh public services), with the vast majority of visitors
to museums & galleries and libraries expressing satisfaction with their
experience.
http://new.wales.gov.uk/about/strategy/makingtheconnections/localservicedeli
very/beechamrep?lang=en
Beecham review backs the Assembly Government's model for public service
reform - but says take it further and faster 
http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/presreleasearchive/100706beecham?lang=en


3. DCMS
Understanding the Future 
Minutes of the Collaborative Working Group
The consultation on Understanding the Future: Museums and the 21st Century
ran from 27 January to 30 June 2005. This link takes you to the responses to
this consultation. Replies to the were strongly in favour of a national
strategy that embraced the whole sector. 
A small collaborative Working Group has been formed to consider the purpose,
content and potential goals of such a strategy and minutes of the working
group are available
http://www.culture.gov.uk/museums_and_galleries/understanding_the_future.htm

Culture Minister David Lammy today launched a consultation on whether the
current statutory and other legal restrictions which prevent national
museums from de-accessioning works of art in their collections, should be
lifted to allow restitution of items which were lost during the Nazi era.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2006/DCMS095_06.htm

The 2012 Roadshow gets on the move next week, visiting towns and cities
throughout England, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The
special Roadshow bus - with top 2012 names on board including Tessa Jowell
and Seb Coe - will call in at events designed to show how the Games will
benefit all the UK.
Monday 17 July - Wales
Morning - Newport (Holiday Inn, Wales National Velodrome), Cardiff
(Millennium Stadium)
Afternoon - Swansea (Castle Square), Carmarthen (Guildhall Square)
Tuesday 18 July - Wales/Yorkshire
Morning - Caernarfon (Castle and Plas Menai National Watersports Centre),
Wrexham (North East Wales Institute)
http://www.culture.gov.uk/

Consultation Paper on Amendments to the Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice
(Revised) England and Wales 
This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 6 April - 26
June 2006.
DCMS is seeking comments on the proposed transfer to the British Museum of a
number of administrative responsibilities currently undertaken by the DCMS
in relation to treasure in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Amendments to the Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice (Revised) England and
Wales PDF (227kb) http://tinyurl.com/l6kax


4. FEDERATION OF MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN WALES
Minutes of Meetings - Committee Meeting: 12th June 2006
http://www.mdaf.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/WMF/minutes.htm


5. MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
The MA wants your views on entry-level recruitment 
04-07-2006
Maurice Davies, the MA's deputy director, has published an interim report
detailing the results of his research into the difficulties involved with
entering the museum profession. He is also inviting comments from interested
parties... 
http://www.museumsassociation.org/12626&_IXSESSION_=qe_KOAPIGko&_IXPOS_=mane
ws1.2

Ethics committee advises Watts to reconsider sale 
05-07-2006
In a statement issed by the Museums Association's ethics committee, the MA
has advised the Watts Gallery against its plans to sell items in its
collection as it would contravene the MA's code of ethics... 
http://www.museumsassociation.org/12630&_IXSESSION_=qe_KOAPIGko&_IXPOS_=mane
ws1.1

Are the new arrangements for Gift Aid working for you? 
04-07-2006
The new arrangements for Gift Aid have been in place now since 1 April. If
you work for a charitable attraction then the Attractions Gift Aid Liaison
Group (AGALG) would like to hear of your experiences under the new regime...
http://www.museumsassociation.org/12627&_IXSESSION_=qe_KOAPIGko&_IXPOS_=mane
ws1.3

MA events
Fast forward: building a sustainable new media future for UK museums
29 September 2006, London
1000-1600 
There is a wealth of technology that is rich with potential for museums and
their visitors. It has already greatly improved learning, access,
collections management and other key museum objectives. 
http://www.museumsassociation.org/12484

Museums Association Conference and Exhibition
23-25 October 2006, BIC, Bournemouth 
The Museum Association's annual conference and exhibition is the largest
museum and gallery event in the UK. 
Over 1,000 museum and gallery professionals will come together to discuss
the key issues affecting the sector and to review the range of products and
services from the country's leading suppliers. 
http://www.museumsassociation.org/conference


6. HEALTH AND SAFETY
"The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. Fire safety law is changing in
October 2006. The new law will:
*	Emphasise preventing fires and reducing risk 
*	Make it your responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who
uses your premises and in the immediate vicinity 
*	Do away with the need for fire certificates
A set of guidance notes has been developed to tell you what you have to do
to comply with fire safety law, help you to carry out a fire risk assessment
and identify the general fire precautions you need to have in place.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162115
Who does it affect? 
Anyone with managerial responsibility for premises to which the public as
visitors or employees has access.
http://www.mawwfire.gov.uk/business_eng/reform_fire_safety.htm
If you do not have access to the Internet, you can telephone (0870) 6060699
and ask to be put through to your local Fire Safety Office.
Publication title: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - A short
guide to making your premises safe from fire
Date published: 5 June 2006
Product code: 05 FRSD 03546
Price: Free
http://www.mawwfire.gov.uk/documents/fire_safety/making_your_premises_safe_f
rom_fire.pdf
New Fire Regulations Seminars
 http://www.cieh-cymruwales.org/events.asp?event_id=287&date=19/07/2006


7. CONSERVATION
"On 5th June the Institute of Conservation Science voted 88% in favour of
convergence with Icon. This brings to fruition ongoing discussions over the
last year and builds on the effective joint advocacy of the two
organisations in their recent evidence to the House of Lords Committee on
Science and Technology." Further details: 
http://www.icon.org.uk/

Hornemann Institute
"On its website, the Hornemann Institute publishes abstracts of new degree
dissertations in the field of conservation-restoration from various European
universities... The constantly growing abstract collection can be viewed at
no charge." Further details: http://www.hornemann-institut.de/

ICON Photographic Materials Group
One day Open Meeting and AGM
Institute of Conservation Offices,1 London Bridge,21 July 2006
Cost of meeting including lunch UKP26.00 Members, UKP32.00 Non Members."
Further details: http://www.icon.org.uk/


8. ACCESS
Proud Heritage launch national survey with MDA and community backing
The Proud Nation Survey is the first stepping stone towards Proud Heritage's
goal of creating a national museum of LGBT history, at first online and then
as a physical institution. It will link with equally ground- breaking local
history projects and collective memory initiatives to be announced in
January after 18 months of research and development.
All museums are encouraged to download and complete the survey - even if you
have a 'nil' return:
http://www.proudheritage.org/aboutproudnation.html

MAGDA
Following a period of review and external consultation, the Museums and
Galleries Disability Association (MAGDA) will cease operation as of 31 July
2006. It is unfortunate that after 20 years of raising awareness MAGDA will
no longer exist in its current format. (From Museum Beat July 2006)
For further details contact Susan Dalloe, c/o Denbighshire Heritage Service
http://tinyurl.com/g9t3x


9. FUNDING AND AWARDS
More detailed news and information on funding will be available in the
Funding Newsletter, distributed monthly via the Archives-Wales, Museums-Info
and Lis-Wales jiscmail lists.

Wales European Funding Office - Post 2006 News Issue 2
Welsh European Funding Office's e-bulletin 'Post 2006 News' which is now
available on the WEFO web site. This issue provides guidelines to help shape
future proposals as well as current news on the new Programme. The bulletin
can be accessed in English here: 
http://www.wefo.wales.gov.uk/resource/post2006-news-issue-22917.pdf
If you have any queries regarding the e-bulletin please email us at 
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Information can also be found on the WEFO website at
http://www.wefo.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?action=page&ID=1564

Oxford museums win children's vote 
Maev Kennedy, arts and heritage correspondent
The Guardian Wednesday July 6, 2005
 The Pitt Rivers and Natural History Museum in Oxford won the Guardian
Family Friendly Museum award yesterday, in the first national museum
competition judged entirely by children. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/kidsinmuseums/story/0,,1522166,00.html

Big Lottery Fund - Stepping Stones
Are you interested in working with communities on projects that will develop
people's skills and confidence?  Is so, the Big Lottery Fund has launched a
new funding programme that might be of interest.  This programme can provide
significant funding and is open to voluntary, community or public sector
organisations. 
Please note that there is only one application round, which is a two stage
application process.  The deadline for Stage One applications is 5pm on
Friday 29 September 2006.  Further details are below, see also
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_stepping_stones.htm?regioncode=-wal&co
untry=Wales&status=theProg


10. DOCUMENTATION, ICT AND DIGITISATION
UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage - Feasibility study launched
01-06-2006 (Paris) 
UNESCO has now launched a public consultation on the objectives,
practicalities, costs and expected results of a "World Day for Audiovisual
Heritage" to be celebrated annually on 27 October to build global awareness
of the various issues at stake in preserving the audiovisual heritage
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22265&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI
ON=201.html


11. EVENTS
History needs you!
3 July 2006
This week, in an unprecedented wide-ranging partnership, the heritage sector
is set to launch the biggest joint campaign in its history as 'History
Matters - pass it on', a public campaign designed to celebrate and promote
the importance of history, goes live.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-news/w-news-top_story.htm

Civic Trust  for Wales 
"Wales's biggest celebration of architecture and heritage" Free Events in
Abergavenny, Bangor, Barry, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Ruthin, Tenby &Tremadog,
September 2006: European Heritage Days: "Open Doors 2006".
http://www.civictrustwales.org/ehd/programme06.htm
Full programme available in August. For further details or to register your
event: http://www.civictrustwales.org/ehd/index.htm


12. USEFUL LINKS
Touring Exhibitions Group
TEG is the professional group in the UK concerned with all aspects of
organising and touring exhibitions.  Includes: completely revised and
on-line edition of 'Touring Exhibitions', our highly regarded manual of good
practice 7 Jun 2006
TEG Seminar Coordinator 
TEG has appointed a seminar coordinator to develop and deliver a series of
regional seminars to explore specific areas of touring exhibitions.
Libraries as Exhibition Venues, 31 July 2006
http://www.teg.org.uk/index.php?id=3,47
TEG's annual Marketplace is an invaluable networking opportunity for
everyone involved in touring or hiring exhibitions. Delegates can make
contacts, promote exhibitions available for hire, create a network for
exhibition ideas, or simply find out what other organisations have to offer.

Marketplace 2006 will be held at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum on Monday 2
October. http://www.teg.org.uk/index.php?id=3,5
As part of our exciting changes this year, we are altering the programme in
response to your ideas and comments. During the day you will have the
opportunity to attend the seminar programme in the format of a rolling
series of presentations and talks on case studies highlighting the diversity
of touring exhibitions. 
http://www.teg.org.uk/

The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is a national centre of
excellence that provides a visible face to Canada's heritage through the
world of networked information.
http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/About_Chin/index.html
Know the appropriate cataloguing, managing and sharing information about
your collections. Metadata, vocabulary, cataloguing, interchange,
procedural, research and organizations... 
http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Standards/index.html
Learn about automated collections management systems and practices. Software
reviews, selection guidance, and more... 
http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Collections_Management/index.html

Library and Archives Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html
The Library and Archives Canada website also provides selections of
specialized resources and links for archivists, libraries and publishers:
The About Us page provides general information about Library and Archives
Canada as well as links to key corporate documents.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/new-user/index-e.html


13. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRAINING
Strategy for Sustainable funding 
Institute of Fundraising Wales
Tuesday 19 September
This course is for fundraisers, Trustees or managers from smaller
organisations who want to develop sustainability for their organisation.
http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/region_wales_events.html
Further details: Dot Griew 
National Co-ordinator 
Institute of Fundraising Cymru 
14-16 Merthyr Rd 
Whitchurch 
Cardiff 
CF14 1DG 
Tel: 029 2052 1272 Fax: 029 2052 1250
Email: [log in to unmask]

Association of Speakers Clubs
Few skills will impact your life as positively as learning to speak in
public. It will help you take your place with exceptional people in all
walks of life. 
You will have goals and fears. Our association, ASC, is great for both. You
will be among friends and the development is at a pace that you dictate. We
are looking forward to helping you.
Further details: Rosemary Harris, ASC National Development Officer 
10 Hansell Drive 
Dorridge 
Solihull 
West Midlands, B93 8RQ 
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http://www.the-asc.org.uk/
Cardiff (Mixed) Speakers Club: http://www.cmsc.org.uk/ 

"How clean are your books? National Preservation Office Training Day Monday
4 December 2006  The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road,
London NW1 2DB" Further Details: http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/clean06.html

"Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery 27th November - 1st December
2006, London, UK. King's College London is pleased to announce the Digital
Futures 5-day training event. Led by experts of international renown,
Digital Futures focuses on the creation, delivery and preservation of
digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days,
Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the
library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the
strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from
digitisation to delivery." Further Details:
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/digifutures/

Regionalism and Identity in British Art:  History, Environment &
Contemporary Practice
An interdisciplinary one-day symposium hosted by the Royal West of England
Academy in partnership with University of the West of England.
The symposium will take place on Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at the Royal
West of England Academy, Queens Road, Bristol.
http://www.rwa.org.uk/edufrm.htm

Connecting Culture and Commerce: Getting the Right Balance
Friday 26th January 2007, National Gallery, London
Museum Copyright Group
The Connecting Culture and Commerce Conference will provide a forum for high
profile expert speakers and representatives from the cultural, media,
education, commerce and Government sectors to debate how to balance cultural
and commercial interests. 
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/index.htm

British Association of Friends of Museums
'BC TO PC: MUSEUMS, COMPUTERS, FRIENDS'
Norwich - 6th to 8th October 2006
This year's Conference will take place in the historic city of Norwich,
hosted by the Friends of Norwich Museums, .....this year's theme aims to
show how computers are now an important tool for Heritage and museum
professionals and for Friends, both in interpretation and recording. It
seems, however, that while an increasing number of people are computer
literate, there are others who need help and suggestions. We are asking all
our speakers to bring into their talks the way that they use information
technology (IT) in the course of their work.
http://www.bafm.org.uk/pages/bafm-conference-news-2005.htm

Society of Museum Archaeologists - 
Annual Conference - Presenting the Past 
2 - 4 November 2006 
The Collection, Lincoln 
For further details please contact
Elizabeth A Walker 
Secretary Department of Archaeology & Numismatics
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NP 
tel 029 2057 3274 fax 029 2066 7320 
email [log in to unmask]
http://www.socmusarch.org.uk/
Training sessions 2006 
Fees: £22 members, £27 non-members
Training Officer: Thomas Cadbury, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen
Street, Exeter EX4 3RX 01392 665356 email [log in to unmask] 
Date: 17 October Venue: Edinburgh 
Roman small finds 
A general introduction to Roman small finds including copper alloy, iron,
glass, stone, bone and pottery with an emphasis on finds from the frontier
but of broader relevance. 
Date: 25 October Venue: Bradford
Prehistoric pottery
A hands on practical session looking at the technology and identification of
British prehistoric pottery. 
Date: 27 November Venue: St. Albans 
Coins
The day will give a brief introduction to identifying coins of different
periods before looking in detail at Roman coins. If time permits there may
be an opportunity to look at jetons and tokens. 
http://www.socmusarch.org.uk/train.htm


14. DISPLAY CASES WANTED 
I am working for Cardiff University, putting together a palaeontological
exhibition at the National Botanic Garden Wales. I am looking for
second-hand table top display cases; do you know of any Museums in Wales
trying to get rid of any or where I can get reasonably priced display cases
locally?
We are  after conservation grade display cases preferably but would consider
standard grade (not ventilated). The location where we are aiming to set up
the exhibition at the National Botanic Garden is fitted with a bench so we
are after table top display cases with see through on all sides, but would
also consider cases with only clear tops. Ideal dimensions would be 1 m x
0.6 m with a display height of ~0.20 m. We need up to 7.
Contact James R. Wheeley MSc. Virtual Earth Science Community Officer
& Palaeobiology Research Group, Cardiff University, T:+44(0)29 2087 6213
F:+44(0)29 2087 4326, E:[log in to unmask],
http://www.earth.cardiff.ac.uk/people.default.asp?Id=168


15.  STAFF
Welcome to three new people in museums in Wales
Sharon Owen - Segontium Roman Fort http://www.segontium.org.uk/
Molly Gorman - Llanwrst Almshouses
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/doc.asp?cat=776&doc=1583
Louise Hebditch - Brecknockshire Museum
http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=2114&L=0
Congratulations to John Cave, of Holyhead Maritime Museum on being awarded
an MBE for Services to Museums
http://www.angleseyheritage.org/doc.asp?cat=1088


16. WALES - NEWS
Re-opening for Radnorshire Museum
A Powys museum has been officially re-opened after undergoing a series of
re-developments. 
The Radnorshire museum in Llandrindod Wells has benefited from a wide-range
of improvements, thanks to funding from The Juliette Paterson bequest, Powys
County Council, and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
http://tinyurl.com/s7c37

Objective 1 funding for Pembrokeshire Landscape Gallery
11 July 2006 
Press release issued by Pembrokeshire CC
St Davids is to be the home of the Pembrokeshire Landscape Gallery, an
iconic project which will interpret Wales' finest scenery and display many
of its national treasures.
http://www.wefo.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?action=newsdetail&ID=1751


17. NEWS - NORTHERN IRELAND
Healing through Remembering
Healing Through Remembering is an extensive cross-community project made up
of a range of individual members holding different political perspectives. 
The group is now running an Open Call for Ideas on the concept of a Living
Memorial Museum to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
www.healingthroughremembering.org


18. NEWS - ENGLAND
"2005 Citizenship Survey DCLG News Release 2006/0037 27 June 2006"
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882&PressNoticeID=2183
 "The majority of analysis covers England and Wales, however to reflect
responsibilities of the Office of the Third Sector the Active Communities
report covers England only."
(From Museum Beat July 2006)


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Carol Whittaker AMA
Museums Development Adviser
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
Welsh Assembly Government
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