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[introtext] => Conference at the Royal Armouries Museum on 17 November
[content] => <p>I'm running a conference at the Royal Armouries next week on '<a href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/find-an-event/ev1148613?RECNUM=7&MONTH=11-2015">New Approaches to Adult Learning in the Cultural Sector</a>'. It's part of <a href="learning/134.php">an EU-funded project</a> I've been working on since April last year. The project brings together educators from six European countries to explore how we can use the concept of historical memory to involve adults in learning. </p>
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<p>The conference takes a broader view of adult learning in the cultural sector. It will explore new approaches through case studies and workshops from a range of organisations including the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org">British Museum</a>, <a href="http://www.museums.ox.ac.uk">Oxford University Museums</a>, the <a href="http://www.leeds-art.ac.uk">Leeds College of Art</a> and <a href="http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/default.aspx">Leeds Museums</a>. We've got 73 delegates signed up so are looking forward to a good day. </p>
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[pagetitle] => First World War timeline
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[introtext] => Online timeline shows how the Humber region experienced the First World War
[content] => <p>On Remembrance Sunday it seems appropriate to post about a website project I worked on for the <a href="http://www.joiningupthehumber.co.uk">Joining Up the Humber</a> partnership earlier this year. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The site, at <a href="http://humberfirstworldwar.co.uk">www.humberfirstworldwar.co.uk</a>, uses collections from the museum and archive services in Hull, the East Riding and North Lincolnshire to tell stories about how the region experienced the war. The events in the site point towards learning content I created for the <a href="http://www.mylearning.org/joiningupthehumberww1/">MyLearning</a> site as part of the same contract. We commissioned Otley web design company <a href="http://www.grapple.co.uk">Grapple</a> to design the site and I think they've done a terrific job. Let me know what you think. </p>
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[pagetitle] => HLF funding for Holocaust charity
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[introtext] => Support for Holocaust Heritage & Learning Centre in Huddersfield
[content] => <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given initial support to the <a href="http://www.holocaustlearning.org">Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association</a>'s bid to establish a Holocaust Heritage and Learning Centre for the north of England at the University of Huddersfield. </p>
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<p>HLF recently announced a development grant of £60,000 to enable the Association to research and prepare a funding bid for the £500,000 it will need to create the Centre at <a href="http://heritagequay.org">Heritage Quay</a>, the University of Huddersfield's new state-of-the-art archive centre. </p>
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<p>I've been working with the HSFA for a number of years now and am delighted to have been involved in preparing the bid. There's a lot of hard work ahead but the planned new development will create the first permanent Holocaust memorial and learning centre for the north of England. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can read the full press release on the <a href="http://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/holocaust-heritage-and-learning-centre-north">HLF's website</a>. </p>
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[introtext] => 'Beyond Remembrance' event for teachers and heritage educators happening on 3 March
[content] => <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">I'm organising a conference for the Joining Up the Humber museum partnership about teaching the First World War. It will take place from 10am - 4pm at the Guildhall in Hull on March 3rd 2015. </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The event will focus on how we can engage young people with the events of the First World War through a focus on diversity and hidden histories. There will be 8 workshops run by education advisers, museum learning specialists adn academics from the University of Hull which will show new approaches to teaching the First World War and explore its meaning and legacy. </span></p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">There's more information, a full workshop programme and booking details at <a href="http://www.mylearning.org/news/beyond-remembrance-teaching-the-first-world-war-1/">www.mylearning.org</a>. </span></p>
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[pagetitle] => History and memory of the First World War
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[introtext] => New blog for the Royal Armouries Museum
[content] => <p>I'm writing a blog for the Royal Armouries Museum documenting an adult learning project I'm working on. You can find it on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/first-world-war-memory-project-2/">Royal Armouries website</a>. I'll be posting weekly for the duration of the project, between now and the end of March. Please pop over and have a look!</p>
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<p>The project is an EU-funded partnership exploring the concept of historical memory in adult learning. I'm working with my colleague Dr Tracy Craggs to deliver a 10-week course to adult learners in Otley on the history and memory of the First World War. There's some background to the project <a href="learning/134.php">here</a>. </p>
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[introtext] => New films telling First World War stories from the Humber now online
[content] => <p>Three new films telling First World War stories from Hull, North Lincolnshire and the East Riding are now online.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The films, made by Hull production company <a href="http://www.musicdvdvideoproduction.com/">Nova Studios</a>, have been commissioned as part of the Joining up the Humber project. They tell the moving, personal stories of people from the Humber region who lived through this transformative period in our history.</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2pjuYN-kM">East Riding film</a> focuses on soldier Leonard May, whose experiences in Egypt and Palestine with the East Riding Yeomanry were a world away from his peacetime life as a Withernsea farmer's son.</p>
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<p>From <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se4bsRuuhow">North Lincolnshire</a> we follow brothers Sydney and Arthur Markham to the Western Front. Their poignant story unfolds through their letters home.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TAT9PDLt8o">Hull</a> maritime expert Robb Robinson tells the dramatic story of his grandfather's experiences minesweeping on Hull trawlers, and we hear about the impact of the war on Hull's German population.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Simon, Matt and Alan from Nova Studios were a joy to work with and have done a brilliant job bringing these stories to life. I hope you enjoy them.</p>
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[pagetitle] => National Army Museum £11.5m grant
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[introtext] => Army Museum wins Heritage Lottery Fund grant
[content] => <p>We are delighted to see that the National Army Museum has been successful in its application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant of £11.5m to support its Building for the Future project. Building for the Future will radically transform the museum's Chelsea site and vastly improve its offer to audiences. Find out more on <a href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/national-army-museum-secures-115m-heritage-lottery-fund-grant">the National Army Museum website</a>.</p>
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[introtext] => Documentary evidence of the Holocaust now online
[content] => <p>Original archive records relating to Holocaust survivors are now freely available online thanks to a partnership between the Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association, based in Leeds, and the International Tracing Service at Bad Arolsen, Germany. The ITS provided electronic copies of documentation relating to 8 survivors which has been added to the HSFA website thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. You can explore the evidence, which demonstrates the bureaucratic nature of the Holocaust, on the <a href="http://holocaustlearning.org/evidence">HSFA website</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Emma is working with the HSFA to implement its HLF-funded project, Sustaining the Legacy, which was shortlisted for a National Lottery Award in 2013. Find out more about the project <a href="http://www.emmakingconsultancy.co.uk/learning/holocaust-research-training.php">here</a>.</p>
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[introtext] => Holocaust legacy project shortlisted for major award
[content] => <p>I'm delighted that the project I'm working on with the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association project 'Sustaining the Legacy', has been shortlisted in the National Lottery Awards.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We are in the final 49 of over 900 applicants and are one of 7 projects shortlisted nationally in the Heritage category. The winners from each category will be chosen by public vote, and from the 7 category winners an overall winner will be chosen.</p>
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<p>Please vote and help the HSFA make the final! You can do so free of charge by visiting <a href="http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/project/holocaust-sustaining-legacy?utm_source=1">www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk</a> and clicking on 'vote', or by calling 0844 836 9697 (calls cost 5p from a BT landline). </p>
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<p>The project aims to secure the legacy of Holocaust survivors living in Yorkshire by making filmed testimony and learning resources available on our website, creating a new and training 30 new volunteers to go into schools and community groups and tell survivors' stories, ensuring their memories and experiences reach the younger generation as survivors themselves are becoming fewer in number. The HSFA is a volunteer-run organisation managed by Holocaust survivors themselves and I'm privileged to be able to work with such a fantastic and dedicated bunch of people. Find out more at <a href="http://www.holocaustlearning.org">www.holocaustlearning.org</a>, or on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HSFALeeds">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hsfa_leeds">Twitter</a> pages. And please vote! </p>
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[introtext] => Listen to Emma talk about her role consulting with children for Eureka!'s major new gallery
[content] => <p>We've featured in a podcast! </p>
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<p>Emma's been working with Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax on consultation for their new gallery for the past 18 months. The gallery's due to open on 29 March 2013 and in preparation the Eureka! team have been busy talking to those involved to give visitors an insight into the process of creating a major new exhibition. </p>
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<p> </p>
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[introtext] => Thackray Museum to host March conference on how collections contribute to health
[content] => <p>I'm currently working with the UK Medical Collections Group, led by the Thackray Medical Museum i Leeds, on an Arts Council-funded project to evidence and promote museums' impact on health outcomes for participants. The network is funding two pilot projects which are working with <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/about-us/staff-profiles/chatterjee">Helen Chatterjee</a> at <a href="http://www.mhm.ucl.ac.uk/index.php">University College, London</a> to test an evaluation tookit Helen and her colleagues have been developing to test the health benefits of museum interactions. On March 5 the Thackray Museum is holding a conference to discuss the outcomes of the research and to address how museums can fundraise for and get involved in further work with healthcare providers. </p>
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[introtext] => Methodology for working with historical memory in the classroom now available
[content] => <p>I'm close to completing work on the <a href="http://www.emmakingconsultancy.co.uk/learning/sharing-european-memories-in-school.php">Sharing European Memories at School EU project</a> I've been involved with for the past two years. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The final project methodology is now available to download from the project website <a href="http://memoriesatschool.aranzadi-zientziak.org/lang/en">www.memoriesatschool.eu</a>. It provides a step-by-step guide for teachers interested in bringing historical memory and living witnesses into the classroom. The methodology is a collaborative production by the six transnational project partners, all of whom owe a huge debt of graditude to our colleagues in Spain for pulling everything together! </p>
<p> </p>
<p>We have a lot of final reports to write now but it's good to see all the hard work result in something that will hopefully be of use to teachers and students. I'm very sorry to say goodbye to a great set of colleagues, but we hope to work together again in the future. Watch this space! </p>
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[introtext] => UK Medical Collections Group opens grants programme
[content] => <p>The <a href="http://thackraymuseum.org/collections-and-research.html">UK Medical Collections Group</a> is inviting museums with medicine and healthcare collections to apply for funding of up to £2000 for projects that demonstrate the impact of collections on health outcomes. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The closing date for applications is 31 October. If you're interested, please download the <a href="assets/files/UKMCG grant guidance notes 2012.pdf">application guidance</a> (PDF format) and <a href="assets/files/UKMCG grant application form 2012.docx">application form</a> (Word format). </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The UK Medical Collections Group is a free national network of museums, other organisations and individuals with an interest in medicine and healthcare collections. The <a href="http://thackraymuseum.org/">Thackray Museum</a> leads the network steering group and has commissioned Emma King to manage the Collections Delivering Health Outcomes project. </p>
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[longtitle] => HLF success for Cumbria's Military Museum
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[introtext] => £1.43m award for redevelopment project
[content] => <p>More HLF success this summer - huge congratulations to the King's Own Border Regiment Museum in Carlisle on their successful bid for £1.43m from the HLF to relocate and transform the museum. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Emma <a href="http://www.emmakingconsultancy.co.uk/strategy-and-fundraising/border-regiment-museum.php">worked on the Activity Plan for the bid</a> with Malton firm <a href="http://www.plbltd.com/">PLB Consulting</a>. The museum is currently located in a small, cramped building within the inner bailey of Carlisle Castle where the potential for access to the museum's fantastic collections is severely restricted. The bid was to enable a move to the historic Alma Building in the castle's outer ward which has historic connections to the regiment and will provide bigger and better spaces for collections storage, research, learning, interpretation and events. The Activity Plan development included extensive consultation with stakeholders and target audiences and a detailed three-year Action Plan for learning and engagement. </p>
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<p> </p>
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[longtitle] => HLF funds Halifax Piece Hall
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[introtext] => Transformation Project awarded £7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant
[content] => <p>I'm just back from a holiday and am really pleased to discover that while I was away the HLF announced a £7m grant to support the transformation of the unique Georgian Piece Hall in Halifax. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I <a href="strategy-and-fundraising/80.php">worked on the Activity Plan for the bid</a> as part of a team led by <a href="http://www.waferhadley.co.uk/">Wafer Hadley</a>. It was a challenging but really exciting piece of work and terrific to see the bid come to fruition. Many congratulations to Calderdale Council, and my own thanks to Dan and Kate at Wafer Hadley who worked tirelessly to ensure all our team's contributions came together in the final Activity Plan and earned it the description 'an exemplar document' during the assessment process. I'm really looking forward to see the plans for the building take shape and proud to have been involved with preserving a piece of local heritage that's been part of my landscape for as long as I can remember. </p>
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[introtext] => Emma is running a workshop on historical memory at the SHCG conference this Friday.
[content] => <p>I'm running a workshop at the SHCG conference in Bristol this Friday on 'Using historical memory in museum learning and interpretation', co-presenting with oral historian Dr Tracy Craggs. The workshop draws on our experience with the <a href="learning/sharing-european-memories-in-school.php">Sharing European Memories in Schools project</a> as well as several years of work with the <a href="http://holocaustlearning.org/">Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association</a>. </p>
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<p>It looks like a <a href="http://www.shcg.org.uk/?location_id=19&item=1">great conference programme</a> and I'm really looking forward to a couple of days of interesting debate. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our workshop abstract is below, or you can <a href="assets/files/SHCG workshop abstract.pdf">download it as a pdf</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Using historical memory in museum learning and
interpretation</strong></span></p>
<p>Emma King, Museum
Consultant</p>
<p>Dr Tracy Craggs, Oral
Historian</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As a society, how do we
remember the past, and in what form?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Remembering, or choosing
to forget, past events is important because we use our knowledge of the past to
decide how we want to influence the future. ‘Historical memory’ is how
societies remember, construct and commemorate past events. It is crucial in
creating and maintaining a sense of individual and community identity. Museums
play an important role as repositories and creators of historical memory. </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>This workshop will explore
ways in which archives and collections can be used to explore the concept of
historical memory, challenging accepted interpretations of history and helping
learners to develop their critical thinking skills. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Based on a case study of
the Sharing European Memories transnational partnership project, the workshop
will investigate different ways of enabling learners to find meaning in museum
collections and create their own interpretations of past events. Through
activity and discussion, and responding to participants’ interests, we will
explore a range of questions:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>How can the
concept of historical memory help us engage audiences in learning and
interpretation? </li>
<li>What are the
benefits and pitfalls of using living witnesses as part of museum learning
programmes?</li>
<li>How can
museums be more transparent in our interpretations and encourage visitors to
understand how history ‘works’?</li>
</ul>
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[introtext] => New Teacher's Kit for Housesteads Roman Fort now available to download
[content] => <p>We're really pleased to see the new Teacher's Kit that Emma wrote for Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall is now available for download. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The kit contains a site tour, lesson plans and teaching ideas and is available free from English Heritage via <a href="http://www.heritage-explorer.co.uk/web/he/searchdetail.aspx?id=11035&crit=housesteads&start=1&rt=0">Heritage Explorer website</a>. </p>
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[introtext] => New programme to train speakers for Holocaust survivors' association
[content] => <p>For the past six months I've been working with the Leeds-based <a href="http://www.holocaustlearning.org">Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association</a> as their freelance Training & Research manager. My main role is to develop a two-day training course for a group of volunteers who will be working with the Association to take Holocaust survivors' personal stories out into schools and community organisations. This is an important project for the Association: as survivors become fewer in number, it is vital that their stories are not forgotten. The training programme is part of the survivors' legacy for the future. </p>
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<p>It is a tall order to fit so much content into two days. The two days of training will be supplemented by a training pack (which I'm currently writing), a detailed reading list and a programme of shadowing visits where volunteers will accompany survivors on public speaking engagements. We have a lot of work to do to develop presentation materials for new volunteers and ensure they feel confident and supported in their role as speakers and ambassadors for the Association. After Sunday's training we will assess and revise the programme and will be delivering it again later in the year to a new cohort of volunteers. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you're interested in volunteering for the HSFA, please contact Lesley on <a href="mailto:enquiries@holocaustlearning.org">enquiries@holocaustlearning.org</a></p>
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[introtext] => Sharing European Memories in Schools project presentation
[content] => <p><a href="http://www.city.ac.uk/arts/creative-practice-and-enterprise/cultural-policy-and-management/research/challenginghistory">Challenging History</a> is a network for people working with difficult, challenging or contested histories in museums and heritage sites. Its latest <a href="http://challenginghistoryconference.wordpress.com/">conference</a> was held betweeen City University, London and the Tower of London at the end of February 2012.</p>
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[introtext] => We're delighted to have helped a Leeds Holocaust charity to win HLF funding
[content] => <p>Leeds-based charity the Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Assocation are celebrating an award of £146,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a new project aimed at sustaining the legacy for future generations. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Emma and long-term business associate Tracy Craggs worked with the association to support its Stage 2 bid earlier this year, running consultation events with potential new volunteers and producing the Activity Plan and Action Plan for the project. Emma and Tracy have previously worked with the Association on website and learning programmes, and are delighted to have contributed to this latest success.</p>
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