The South Western Federation of Museums & Art Galleries are delighted to announce the release of their 'Manifesto for Museums of the South West'. The Manifesto was launched at a Federation EGM that was held on 24th of January 2008 at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum in Bristol - details here.
The Manifesto is available in PDF here and online here.
The full supporting document, with all findings is available in PDF here.
A supporting letter from Tamsin Daniel - Federation Chair is available for Federation Members and Museum Professionals.
We Want your Feedback!
If you have any thoughts about the Manifesto, please do take the time to fill out our online form that can be found here or download the form as a Word Doc and simply email any member of the committee or the co-ordinator.
More about the Manifesto
After further work over the autumn of 2007 by the Federation Committee, the final release of the Manifesto has been condensed down into two pithy pages.
It has been sent by post to all members of the Federation and to all museums in the South West for which we have contact addresses. We have also sent it to MLA South West, the South West Museum Hub, MLA Council and the MA.
This Manifesto was written after consulting with the Museums of the South West and we believe that it truly represents their views. Now we need your views and feedback on it, so do discuss it with your colleagues and then get back to your Federation County Reps, a Committee Member or the Federation Co-ordinator with your thoughts. Or if you prefer, do post your thoughts to the Forum.
It is important that the Manifesto is read by as wide a range of museum professionals as possible, so please do forward it to as many people as possible, including your MP and Local Government along with your worries for the Museum Sector in the South West.
Some back-up material from original consultation period available here.
For further information contact the Federation Co-ordinator
