1771. Broaden Your Horizons

If you're looking to broaden your experience of museums and how they operate, we may be able to provide the opportunity. There is likely to be a need for a part-time locum to work with us for the period August - October, to cover the day-to-day work of Lesley Colsell, our Head of Member Services, whilst she is involved in other work for the Service. Duties will include providing basic level advice to museums across all areas of their operations, editing HOT NEWS, administering the project grants scheme, and overseeing the training programme. We expect the hours worked will be the equivalent of a four-day week.

 

In view of the opportunity this provides for adding a significant extra dimension to a cv, we would particularly welcome a secondment from a museum within the region. We expect the person we recruit will

• be appropriately qualified;

• have at least three years' experience across the whole range of a museum's operations

• possess excellent communication skills, both spoken and in writing

• have the flexibility to work irregular hours

Persons interested in this opportunity should speak to Lesley Colsell.

 

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Resource published its Manifesto on the 18 July. It defines their future agenda, and contains an outline of their vision for the future, their objectives and core values, and a work plan and budget for the coming year. Copies of the Manifesto are available from Resource's website (www.resource.gov.uk) or by telephoning (020) 7233 4200.

 

Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport has announced the appointment of Alan Watkin, Chief Officer for Libraries, Leisure & Culture for Wrexham County Borough Council, to the Board of Resource. He joins the other fourteen Board members listed in Notice 1742.

 

Resource has also completed its senior management team with the appointment of Stuart Davies, Museums Policy Adviser at the Heritage Lottery Fund, as its Director of Strategy and Planning.

Other recent appointments include:

• Justin Frost, Head of the Archive Inspection Services Department at the Public Record Office (PRO), as Archives Adviser, on a two-year secondment;

 

• Oliver Gillman as Gates Fund Adviser, to manage the allocation of the £2.5 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the provision of ICT learning centres in public libraries in the UK.

 

• Nick Poole, Website Manager for Resource, as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Adviser, to help devise Resource's IT strategy, develop The People's Network, and assist in the running of the IT Challenge Fund.

• Catherine Atkinson, formerly Assistant Environmental Adviser, as Millennium Awards Administrator, to replace Annie Hollobone who has moved to the Millennium Commission.

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Resource has allocated the PRISM Fund, administered by the Science Museum, an allocation of £250,000 for 2000/2001, and the V&A Fund £1 million. The Resource/V&A Fund will be reviewed during the current year.

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We have noted the following issues in connection with the Best Value and Audit Commission Performance Indicators reported in the Performance Review Plans of Museums in the region

 

• some authorities are including museums other than Fully Registered museums within ACPI AC-I3, which states the total number of Registered Museums operated by the council.

 

• some museums are failing to record numbers of users from extra-mural sessions (eg education sessions delivered in schools, talks to local organisations) in the number of usages ACPI AC-I4.

These issues should be addressed before the Best Value Review is undertaken.

 

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English Heritage has been asked by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) to carry out a review of all policies relating to the historic environment. Public consultation began on 26 June with the launch of Viewpoint, a collection of questions and discussion papers, which are intended to encourage wider public involvement in the review. Comments are invited from all, and the deadline for responses is 4 August. Copies of Viewpoint are available from the English Heritage website (www.english-heritage.org.uk)

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In the autumn, the BBC is planning to transmit a series of programmes under the title of A History of Britain, by Simon Schama. The programmes will cover the period from the Romans to Elizabeth I. If you have any temporary exhibitions or permanent displays devoted to material from these periods, you can have your museum advertised on the BBC's website. For further details contact Diane Clay, BBC Learning Link. Tel: (01246) 455878. Fax: (01246) 261624. E-mail: diane.clay@dial.pipex.com

 

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The new lottery grants programme, Awards for All, has been launched. The programme replaces the Millennium Festival Awards for All programme. The scheme is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Arts Council of England, Sport England and the National Lottery Charities Board; and aims to fund projects which involve people in their local community, bringing them together to take part in and enjoy a wide range of arts, sport, heritage, charitable and other community activities. In the East Midlands the scheme wishes to encourage applications which are led by, or benefit young people, black and ethnic minority communities and disabled people, especially where these groups are based in disadvantaged areas, including the former coalfields communities.

The grants available range from between £500 and £5000. The first decisions under the new programme will be announced in November 2000. For an application pack telephone (0845) 600 2040.

 

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1778.  New Opportunities Fund

The New Opportunities Fund (NOF), funded by the National Lottery, has launched a new technical guide for projects applying through the Fund's nof-digitise.org programme. The guide contains advice on all aspects of content creation and management, collection development and access. It ensures that all learning material put into digital form through the funding programme will be consistently delivered and be fully accessible through the National Grid for Learning and the People's Network. The advice was drawn up by the UK Office for Library and Information Networking (UKOLN), in association with Resource. The guidelines can be found at www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/nof/technicalstandards.html and any comments or feedback should be emailed to digitisation@nof.org.uk

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The export of a pastel by John Russell (1745 - 1806), entitled Portrait of One of the Porters at the Royal Academy has been deferred because of its importance to the study of pastel as an art form, and the insight it gives into the Royal Academy at the height of its popularity. The deferral period, until after 13 September 2000, gives an opportunity for a purchase to be made at or above the recommended price of £102,338. If there is a serious intention to raise funds the deferral period could be extended until after 13 December 2000.

 

Anyone wishing to make an offer should, without delay, contact the owner's agents through The Secretary, The Reviewing Committee on Export of Works of Art, DCMS, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5DH.

 

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Enclosed with this mailing is a supplement to the annual EmmS Training Programme, which contains listings of additional seminars including: conservation; education; storage and website development. Booking forms will be sent out in the usual way, six to eight weeks in advance of an event.

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The Victoria Centre in Nottingham has a display case available free to any museum that is able to collect it. The case is lockable with a total height of 2.07m (including plinth) x 1.30m wide x 93cm in depth. The display area itself is 1.55m in height. Any interested museum should contact Katherine Wilson Tel: (0115) 912 1111.

 

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WORLD OF MUSEUMS: UNDERSTANDING HOW MUSEUMS WORK - 14 SEPTEMBER. This seminar offers a valuable introduction to the responsibilities of working in a museum. Subjects will range from the history and development of museums; their current political, economic and social position; staff roles; collections management; visitor services and the availability of advice and support for all types of museum from organisations such as EmmS. A booking form for this event is included with this mailing.

 

WORLD OF MUSEUMS: UPDATE FOR ELECTED MEMBERS - 21 SEPTEMBER. This half-day seminar is designed especially for local authority Elected Members who have responsibility for museums. Themes for discussion will include government cultural policy, the National Lottery, grant opportunities, Best Value and regionalism as well as many other issues that affect local authority museums. Invitations for this event will be sent out at the beginning of August.

 

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4-8 September CLICKS AND MORTAR: Building cultural spaces for the 21^st century - mda Annual Conference. This conference will assess the impact of the latest technologies in museums, libraries and archives. For details contact: Frances Bycroft, Conference Co-ordinator. Tel: (01223) 315760. Fax: (01223) 362521. E-mail: frances@mda.org.uk

 

 

7-8 September TEAMWORK FOR PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery & ICCROM. There will be presentations from those currently involved with initiatives concerned with the raising of awareness and communication about preventive conservation. There will also be site visits within the Museums Service. Cost: £10. Venue: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. For details contact: Jane Arthur. Tel: (0121) 303 4510. Fax: (0121) 303 2891 E-mail: jane_arthur@birmingham.gov.uk

 

 

14 September BRITISH CERAMICS FROM 1700 - Midlands Federation of Museums & Art Galleries. One in a series of Collections Seminars from the Federation, this seminar gives a broad introduction to British ceramics from 1700, using the Nottingham Castle Museum's collections. There are only ten places available. Cost: £10 members, £15 non-members. Venue: Nottingham Castle. For details contact: Heather Lomas. Tel/Fax: (0116) 270 0386. E-mail: heatherlomas@holmleigh99.freeserve.co.uk

 

 

18 September WRITING FOR THE WEB IN PLAIN ENGLISH - The Chartered Institute of Marketing. This seminar will explain simple ways to plan your creative web strategy, how to deal with plain English and how to create copy for the Internet. Venue: London. Cost: £335 + VAT. For details contact: The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9QH. Tel: (01628) 427200.

 

 

4 October IT AND LOCAL STUDIES - Local Studies Group: Midlands & Anglia Branch. This seminar will give advice on applying for grants and give an opportunity to meet equipment and software suppliers. Venue: Hinckley Library, Leicestershire. Cost: £25 + VAT. For details contact: Eleanor Nannestad (01522) 510800; Joan Bray (0115) 915 2871 or Philip Lindley (01455) 635106.

 

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…Peter Armstrong, who has been appointed Chief Executive of the Galleries of Justice.

 

 

…Helen Fedchak, who has been appointed Information & Resources Officer for the Boot & Shoe Collection at Northampton Central Museum & Art Gallery.

 

 

…Phil Hackett, Operations Manager for Leicester City Museums, who has been appointed Site Manager at Wollaton Hall for Nottingham City Museums.

 

 

…Kate Howard, from the Erasmus Darwin Centre in Lichfield, who has been appointed Keeper - Visitor and Community Services at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.

 

 

…Jo Kemp from East Midlands Arts, who has been appointed Access Manager for Nottingham City Museums.

 

 

…Janet Owen, Team Leader (Archaeology), Nottingham City Museums, who has been appointed Site Manager at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery.

 

 

…Viv Rudd, a graduate from the University of Leicester, who has been appointed on a job-share basis to the post of Registrar for Derby City Museums & Galleries.

 

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…Richard Wood, Principal Keeper - Visitor and Community Services at the Usher Gallery, Lincoln, who has been appointed the National Trust's Property Manager for Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire.

 

 

…Karen Wyre from the Galleries of Justice who has been appointed Market Development Manager for Sheffield Hallam University

 

 

…Angela Edgar, Collections and Information Services Manager from Northampton Central Museum & Art Gallery, who is relocating to Scotland.

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