Museums should be safe yet challenging, calmly but engaging, grounding yet empowering. But how and why should museums do this? Why Museums? is a mini-series of blogposts no more than 500 words, topics that interest and inspire me to continue to work & engage with museums. Health Health across the world is a huge talking... Continue Reading →
As I come to the end of my sixth month of my apprenticeship, as HR and Volunteering Apprentice at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), I am reflecting on what I have achieved so far and what I have to look forward to in my remaining six months. My Apprenticeship My apprenticeship modules include developing a... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, Saturday 18th May 2019, is International Museum Day! Organised by ICOM (International Council of Museums) as a celebration of museums around the world and a chance for them to showcase themselves with events relating to a theme. 2019's theme is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of museums. The first International Museum Day was... Continue Reading →
The Old Slaughterhouse is an arts and heritage studio, although I have dubbed it a 'museum' for the sake of my title and blog format! Inside a relatively small space is a venue housing five exhibitions, a cafe, community workshop space and outdoor seating, all tucked behind the shops of Sheep Street in Stratford-upon-Avon in... Continue Reading →
Volunteering can be immensely beneficial for your mental and physical well-being, this has been researched and examples of improved well-being through volunteering and helping others can be found. The definition of volunteering is to freely offer to do something without being paid, whilst the definition of well-being is being in a state that is happy,... Continue Reading →
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