Reflecting on our experience of the Audience Diversity Academy
As their time as AMA Audience Diversity Academy fellows draws to a close, Kate Carreno, Assistant Director Central Services, and Miranda Stearn, Head of Learning at the Fitzwilliam Museum, reflect on their experience. As we approach the official end of the ADA Fellowship, we’ve been thinking about what the impact of our involvement has been, for our organisation and for…
A trouble shared is a trouble halved
What do bananas and this 1950s compass from the Polar Museum have in common? Answer – they are both radioactive! Admittedly the compass is a lot more radioactive than the bananas, so it needs to be stored and handled according to the legal requirements of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016. The Polar Museum has 15 radioactive objects in the collection,…
Can we adapt? Can we thrive?
This was the question the 2016 Group for Education in Museums Conference set out to address, with 120 delegates and contributors meeting at the Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh on 31 August to 1 September. Scotland was well represented in the keynote addresses where speakers included Mark O’Neill, Director of Policy and Research at Glasgow Live, and Mhairi Cross, Chief Executive…