Fundraiser post now advertised

The Museum has been awarded funding by the Association of Independent Museums Sustainability Fund to employ a part-time fundraiser, initially for 6 months.

Applications are now open, and the Job Description and Application Pack and the Application Form are now available online from the Documents section of our website.

Last few days - Inspired by Stonehenge

The Inspired by Stonehenge exhibition closes this weekend - on Sunday 20th September - so there are just a few days left in which to see it!

Director talking at university Conference on Copyright and digitisation

Director David Dawson will be speaking at a conference organised by JISC Digital Media, a support service for universities. The talk will consider mechanisms that might to encourage the use of digital images in education and research. Based on practical examples, the session will also look at some of the constraints and opportunities that are offered by online publication, and include an object lesson in safeguarding intellectual property.

UK Memory of the World Register launched by Museum Director

Museum Director, David Dawson, is chair of the UNESCO UK Commission working group that has just opened the UK Memory of the World Register for nominations. The programme aims to promote and celebrate documentary and moving image archives. See the UNESCO website for more information.