Ask the Expert Q&A 25 November 2016: Confused by Accreditation? – with Helen Thornton
Helen Thornton, Yorkshire Regional Accreditation Advisor at Museum Development Yorkshire, will be answering your questions on Accreditation on Friday 25 November between 2-3pm GMT.
Helen Thornton is the Regional Accreditation Advisor for Yorkshire and specialises in registrar documentation and collections management areas.
Confused by Accreditation?
Accreditation is the national UK standard for museums and galleries. …
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Ask the Expert Q&A 4 November 2016: Inclusive Access to Museums – with Phil Chambers
Phil Chambers will be answering your questions on Providing Inclusive Access to Museums on Friday 4 November 2016 between 2-3pm GMT.
Phil Chambers specialises in inclusive Design, Equality and Diversity – Policy and Strategy and Access Audits.
Phil Chambers is a consultant specialising in providing inclusive access for all to museums you can find out more on …
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History in the Making – A Summer of Crafts at the Yorkshire Museum
Summer 2016 at the Yorkshire Museum saw ‘History in the Making’ – a chance for visitors to carve and mould their way through history!
As the museum is home to some of the most impressive Roman artefacts in Britain, this was a great opportunity for visitors to be inspired by our collections and have a go at …
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Ceramic Art York 2016 – by Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator for Art
Ceramic Art York 2016
A Review by York Art Gallery’s Collections Facilitator for Art, Fiona Green.
From Friday 9th – Sunday 11th September 2016, Ceramic Art York returned to York Museums Trust for its second year. Run by the Craft Potters Association, it is a ceramic art selling fair showcasing some of the best makers’ work and …
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Coins and Covenanters – by Tristan Griffin, British Numismatic Society Intern
Coins and Covenanters: Coin Hoards and Mapping the Civil Wars in Yorkshire
By Tristan Griffin, British Numismatic Society Intern
Image below: Map of Yorkshire with hoards dated to 1641-3.
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Coins and Cavaliers – by Tristan Griffin, British Numismatic Society Intern
Coins and Cavaliers: The Civil War Coin Collection at the Yorkshire Museum
By Tristan Griffin, British Numismatic Society Intern
My name is Tristan Griffin, and I am an intern here at the Yorkshire Museum, working with our civil war coin collection. The British Civil Wars, fought between the royalist ‘cavaliers’ and the parliamentarian ‘roundheads’, with …
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The Return of York Art Walks – by Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator for Art
York Art Walks were initiated by York Art Gallery in 2009 and ran for four years. They were designed to encourage residents and visitors to see some of the lesser-known galleries and artists’ studios in the city. Usually three venues are visited on each occasion, with a short walk between them.
In association with York Art …
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Coins, Emperors and Wikipedia – by Joan Pritchard, Numismatics Volunteer
Early in 2016 I volunteered to work with Andrew Woods, Curator of Numismatics, on a Wikipedia project. The idea was to search the online encyclopaedia for images of Roman emperors on their coins. I searched every emperor between Augustus to Honorius, highlighting those who had reigned long enough for coinage to be issued and where coins …
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Community Learning – by Lucy Knock, Assistant Curator of History for Informal Learning
Lucy Knock, Assistant Curator of History for Informal Learning at York Museums Trust, helps facilitate a variety of projects to encourage different community groups to engage with the building and collections at York Castle Museum. Here, Lucy explains some of our recent achievements.
Since 2014, York Castle Museum has been running some exciting community arts engagement …
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Colourful Roman Sculpture – by Ellie Nicklin, Research Scholar
York Museums Trust Research Scholar Ellie Nicklin discusses Roman Polychrome Sculpture she has encountered working at the Yorkshire Museum.
When asked to imagine a Roman sculpture, it is natural to think of white marble statues that we see in museums today. Yet these blanched sculptures would seem alien to the Romans, who used bright colours …
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