A pleasure to join @kidsinmuseums for their (always uplifting) annual family friendly museum awards.
First up the best museum youth project for social justice - shortlisted are @WiltshireMuseum, @bcaheritage & @GlasgowMuseums with the winners this year the @bcaheritage 👏
The next category is the best accessible museum category with shortlisted museums - The Beaney House of Arts & Knowledge Canterbury @The_Beaney, @eurekamuseum & @BarnsleyMuseums Worsbrough Mill Museum & Country Park with the winners @eurekamuseum
@The_Beaney @eurekamuseum @BarnsleyMuseums Next up - best small museum with 5 shortlisted @AbbeyHouseLeeds @DTCSwansea @BarnsleyMuseums Experience Barnsley, @Northlincmuseum & @ShowtownBPL with the winners @BarnsleyMuseums 👏 experience-barnsley.com
Best medium museum shortlisted are @theamelia_tw @GNM_Hancock National Waterfront Museum @AmgueddfaCymru @VADundee with the winners @VADundee vam.ac.uk/dundee
Best large museum shortlisted - @burrellcollect @HornimanMuseum @ltmuseum with winners the @burrellcollect
Finally the overall @kidsinmuseums family friendly museum of the year is @BarnsleyMuseums Experience Barnsley 🥳
So the @young_vam hands over the baton to Yorkshire for next year’s awards ceremony… here’s a quick peek at their new-ish set up…
And if you haven’t yet visited #MakingEgypt at @young_vam it’s a must see before November 👇
Day 2 @ACEVO - today we are online. Some opening reflections from Rebecca Wilkinson summing up yesterday. Resilience isn’t always ploughing on - it’s taking time to think. Supporting those we serve & also looking after ourselves.
None of us want to be ‘seagull leaders’. Make quick decisions, delegate, take time out. Bad governance isn’t caused by spreadsheets. It’s caused by human relationships. The importance of collective courage in challenging times.
The first session today we are hearing Jane Ide in conversation with @SarabajayaKumar - on redefining legitimacy. Who decides? Accountability without power isn’t real accountability. We need to think about power balances. We need to think about accountability to beneficiaries.
Joining the @ACEVO Leadership conference this morning. CEO Jane kicks off alongside sponsors. We are encouraged to not only listen to what leaders say but also reflect on what they mean. There is a warmth & collaboration in our charity sector that is unparalleled elsewhere.
Session one - focused on collective courage beyond crisis mode. We talk about authenticity & connection but everyday it is hard to achieve this. Need space like today. Acutely aware of the societal challenges in the UK at present - especially for inclusion of all communities.
How do we work together to combat the torrent of nonsense that keeps getting thrown at us? Says @MsIbegbuna - we are asked to demonstrate courage as leaders. When are those moments that we can dig a bit deeper?
Good morning from Stoke & the Cultural Development Fund Network looking at project legacy. A welcome from local Clr Jane Ashworth talking about the important role of culture in grounding us, inclusion, trust & countering troubling narratives. Culture should be a right for all.
Some reflections from David Johnson of @ace_national: 1. CDF has demonstrated value of partnership & convening; 2. Rooted in local identity & place 3. Sustainability is key - delivery is the beginning.
Here to represent the @Heritage_NGOs at today’s #GreatExpectations conference at the @V_and_A with @Ecclesiastical @TheCCT @NatChurchTrust @KingsFdn - I’ll be tweeting along here.
We are welcomed by @OliverJWCox talking about the @V_and_A history with being part of conversations about conservation & preservation. Inspiration from discussion at @Historic_Houses AGM around the role of the V&A 1970s exhibition on the Destruction of the English Country House.
Richard Taylor talks about the 50th anniversary of ‘Change and Decay’ here at @V_and_A & the urgency of discussions about the future of churches. Hugh Dennis talks about his own church journey. Churches of all ages & types are an important part of regional identity and community.
A treat to join our @Heritage_NGOs member @PSSAtweets for @MarshAwards for public sculpture. David Aaronovitch talks to begin about past art, past politics. There are some important perhaps unobserved mosaics in public buildings. 1928-33 mosaics added to floor of NG. V&A too.
We need to remember to look down at floors! Boris Anrep included many muses in mosaic art. Some private art of past is now public art. Public art piques interest - allows us to pull threads & see where they go. Defiance for eg is shape of a swastika & wears a papal crown. Why?
Shortlist for @MarshAwards for excellence in public sculpture
Good morning from Saltaire & @WorldHeritageUK Day 2 - first up this morning is Ashleigh Taylor of Blaenavon WHS talking about the Benefits of World Heritage to local communities. WHUK there to support in a centralised way to help & empower sites on this.
What is local community in this context - v local… neighbourhoods, those living and working in and around the site. 6-7 weeks into a project on this. Started by looking at periodic review data. 79% reported positive impact through tourism but also 47% negative - a balance.
41% say illegal activity an issue… 41% negative financial factors. Huge economic contribution but community data shows some way to go. Support needed to build confidence in some areas.