One of the best things about working with museums is that no two days are ever the same. Last week I was down at Bridport Museum with Emily and Beth doing some preparation work for the new galleries. On a rather chilly day we were assessing potential fossils to go on display in the updated … Continue reading Weighing fossils

A great time was had by all at The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Open Day last month. I particularly enjoyed seeing some of the acquisitions that have been made through the Creative Wiltshire project. Lovely art work by Ken White of Swindon, including the XTC Black Sea LP cover. Also, loads of Pelham Puppets … Continue reading Pelham Puppets and Ken White

The last few weeks seem to have flown by, as we said goodbye to summer whilst putting Bridport Museum into hibernation. Working with the great volunteers and staff and my friends from Wiltshire CMAS every single object (including the 2 plesiosaur - fossil and lego!) has been safely packed, recorded and put into temporary storage, … Continue reading A busy September at Bridport Museum

Really excited to be working with the team at The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) project managing the AIM/Biffa Award History Makers grant programme. The fund will see £1M made available to museums over the next few years to develop new exhibitions based on the inspirational lives of extraordinary historical figures. Full details of how … Continue reading AIM History Makers

The fantastic Crofton Pumping Station are recruiting for a project manager to help them shape and deliver plans for redevelopment. Full details on the website at http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/

Congratulations to my friends at Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, who have been successful in raising the funds to purchase the old Moravian Church in the town. Generous donations and lots of hard work have paid off and the museum team have saved an historic building which they will now start work on converting into a community … Continue reading Malmesbury Moravian Church

I had the great pleasure recently of attending the launch of the Wiltshire's Story in 100 Objects exhibition at The Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. It brought back memories of early planning meetings about if and how this project might work, who would be involved and most importantly of all, which 100 objects. The end result … Continue reading Wiltshire in 100 Objects

How often do you come across a Dalek in Wiltshire? Everyday if you live in Aldbourne. There is a Tardis just alongside as well. Being on the other side of the county I rarely get the chance to go to Aldbourne, but was delighted to visit last week at the invitation of the team of … Continue reading A Dalek in Aldbourne

Heartfelt congratulations to all the volunteers at Market Lavington Museum, who have just been successful in achieving the Arts Council England Museum Accreditation standard. I know how much work was involved for this small museum and am very much looking forward to my next museum mentor visit to see the team. Do have a look … Continue reading Congratulations Market Lavington Museum

I recently worked with Wiltshire and Swindon Archives to evaluate their HLF funded Lacock Unlocked project. Over the last few years the team have been working with various partners and over 100 volunteers to conserve, interpret and make accessible the internationally important Lacock Abbey Estate archive. The project is a great example of community led … Continue reading Lacock Unlocked