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Ask the Expert Q&A, 8 April 2016: Confused by Accreditation? – by Helen Thornton

Helen Thornton, Yorkshire Regional Accreditation Advisor at Museum Development Yorkshire, will be answering your questions on Accreditation on Friday 8 April 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, 24 March: Museums & Health and Wellbeing – by Louise Thompson

Louise Thompson, Learning Manager at Manchester Art Gallery, will be answering your questions on Health and wellbeing & Museums on Thursday 24 March between 2-3pm GMT. Louise Thompson delivers a programme of health and wellbeing with it’s focus around mental health at Manchester Art Gallery.  With a particular emphasis on exploring mindfulness through engaging …

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Researching a Fifteenth Century Coin Hoard – by Gemma Hollman, Collections Volunteer

Gemma Hollman, a numismatics volunteer, talks about her project researching a medieval coin hoard held at the museum.

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The Big Garden Birdwatch in York Museum Gardens – by Stuart Ogilvy, Assistant Curator

Resident wildlife expert and curator of Natural Sciences, Stuart Ogilvy has been helping residents spot more than the usual feathered friends in Museum Gardens.

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Ask the Expert Q&A, 12 February: Museum Documentation by Alan Bentley

Alan Bentley, Museum Development Officer for West Yorkshire Harrogate & Craven, will be answering your questions on Museum Documentation on Friday 12 February between 2-3pm GMT.

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North Land, A New CoCA Aquisition – by Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator

Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator for Art, talks about the new acquisition for the Centre of Ceramic Art.

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York and the Minster: As seen in 17th Century Prints – Kyla Hollis

Kyla Hollis, our new Friends of York Art Gallery Research Scholar talks about the work she has been doing so far. The English Civil War: a sticky subject to be sure, full of upheavals, revelations, and change. Yet, it was this period that gave way to a group of great thinkers, artists, and craftsmen known …

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The Puzzle of a Cross from Crayke – Maddy Pelling, Research Student

University of York Partnership student Maddy Pelling examines fragments of a free standing Anglo-Saxon stone cross in the Yorkshire Museum.

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Ask the Expert Q&A, 1 December: Working with under 5’s in Museums by Humber Museum Partnership

Learning Officers from Humberside Museum Partnership will be answering your questions on Working with Under 5s on Tuesday 1 December between 2-3pm GMT. The Humber Museum Partnership includes the Museum Services of Hull, North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The consortium is funded by the Arts Council of England as a Major Partnership …

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Production Line, A New Exhibition at York Art Gallery – Fiona Green, Collections Facilitator

Collection Facilitator Fiona Green talks about the Centre of Ceramic’s Art most unusual acquisition.

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