Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery are offering two items to any museum/conservators that can arrange for collection before the end of March 2012.
One working paper conservation table with humidity/vacuum chamber and pump from Museum Services Corporation on offer to museums/conservators in the area for any reasonable offer.
There are a still a few places left at this year’s Federation Forums, which offer a mix of topical themes, speakers, discussion, venues and news. Themes and dates for this year are:
Working with the Visual Arts
Arnolfini, Bristol, Friday 27th January 2012
Cultural Tourism
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Monday 13th February 2012
Creating a Sustainable Museum
Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Friday 2nd March 2012
Forums are free to all of our members and relevant to anyone working or volunteering in the sector so book your place today!
If you missed some of the most popular workshops in this year's Museums Skills Programme, you are being given a second chance to catch one! Thanks to the careful husbanding of resources by Sarah Lewis (training co-ordinator) and Clive Fisher (treasurer) and to host museums' and speekers' generosity with their fees, we are able to offer three additional sessions.
Further details - Booking form
Further details - Booking form
For the very first time, you can now access National Trust collections online!
The new ‘National Trust Collections’ website represents a significant milestone for the National Trust and a great collective achievement for all of the staff and volunteers who have been involved with collections management over the past decade.
Find out more about your favourite painting or piece of furniture from across the 231,438 records made for collections across the South West! Alternatively you can search across the entire National Trust collection for a specific artist, designer or category of collection, such as maps or textiles.
