Museums Collections Centre, Birmingham
25 Dollman Street, Birmingham B7 4RQ
Training Room
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. | Registration with tea and coffee | |
| 10.15 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. | Introduction | Ross Parry (MCG Chair)
Jo Smith, Head of Projects & Development at BMAG |
| 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. | DIGITAL PROGRAMMING The Birmingham History Galleries |
‘The Birmingham History Galleries and Staffordshire Hoard’ Linda Spurdle (BMAG Online Resources Manager) Tony Adams (Stoke Museums) and James Grimster (Orangeleaf Systems Ltd) |
| 11.30 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. | Morning coffee | |
| 11.45 a.m. – 12.45 a.m. | DIGITAL PROMOTION Staffordshire Hoard: breaking, managing and communicating a very big story via digital means The online fundraising campaign for the Staffordshire Hoard. |
‘Staffordshire Hoard Media presentation’ Dan Pett (Portable Antiquities Scheme) Kerri Keiwan (Online Manager The Art Fund) Jon Pratty (The Arts Council) |
| 12.45 p.m. – 1.45 p.m. | Lunch Including optional tour of the Collections Centre |
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| 1.45 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. | DIGITAL PROMOTION continued | Caroline Moore ‘MuBu – connecting museums and audiences through digital projects‘ |
| 2.15 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. | DATABURSTS | Laura Whitton (Collections Trust) The Culture Grid Lucinda Donnachie (National Maritime Museum) Ship History Information Project SHIP Rebecca Cadwallader (In Cahoots) WeVee.co.uk Jon Pratty (Freelance) Americanium.org |
| 3.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15 p.m. – 3.45 p.m. | Post-election digital heritage: Programmes and policy in the new political landscape | Jon Pratty (Arts Council England) Bridget McKenzie (Flow Associates) Katie Pekacar (MLA) Jessica Harris (MLA) |
| 4.00 p.m. | Depart Museums Collections Centre (Participants asked to make their own way to BMAG) | |
| 4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Optional visit and guided tour of the Staffordshire Hoard Exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery with talk from Collections Manager Phil Watson | |
| 5.00 p.m. | Meeting closes |
About the MCC
The Museums Collections Centre in Nechells is a 1.5 hectare site that contains over 80 per cent of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery’s stored collections under one roof.