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Connecting Collections event
18th Jan, 2010
Connecting Collections: Successful partnership working across the heritage sector
Date: 5th March 2010
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ
Bookings are now open for this free event on Friday 5th March hosted by BT Connected Earth and the Collections Trust.
The day will celebrate successful collaborative partnerships across museums, libraries, archives and beyond, showcasing projects that have found exciting ways of making collections accessible to new audiences.
Through breakout sessions and a panel discussion, the event will also highlight how these partnerships can inspire future projects.
Speakers include:
- Roy Clare, MLA – Keynote address
- Nick Poole, Collections Trust - Introduction
- Jason Webber, Museum of London - Exploring 20th Century London
- Siân Wynn-Jones, BT Connected Earth – Contemporary Collecting in Partnership: a reality matrix
- Simon Floyd, Renaissance East of England - SHARE
- Liza Giffen, University of Leeds & Kirsty Shields, M&S Archive – Marks in Time
- Dr. Tilly Blythe, Science Museum – Locating Communications Heritage
- Anra Kennedy, Culture 24 – Caboodle
- Almut Grüner, Thackray Museum & UKMCG SSN – Medicine at the Movies
Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and there will be plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss current issues.
To reserve your free place, please complete the booking form at: http://tiny.cc/Ib08K
