Museums in Cambridgeshire News no. 76 (22 December 2016)

Dear colleague

Here is the last items of Cambridgeshire museum news for 2016…

  1. For those of you who saw Alice Roberts’s terrific film of Must Farm on the TV a few nights ago (or even for those who didn’t!), why not visit the Roadshow in Chatteris on 12 January (see attached)?
  2. Burwell Museum have some more items to dispose of (see attached). As usual if you are interested please contact them on education@burwellmuseum.org.uk or 01638 605544.
  3. Kettle’s Yard are advertising for a Learning and Engagement Assistant, closing date 9 January, at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12404/.
  4. The Art Fund have some excellent training courses coming up for curators; details at https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/whitechapel-gallery-career-development-courses.
  5. The next round of the Esmée Fairbairn collections grants is now open with closing date 15 March, at http://www.museumsassociation.org/collections/18022011-esmee-fairbairn-collections-fund.
  6. The SHARE Co-Production Network has launched a small grants scheme of up to £400. The application form can be found here, and please read this document before applying. Find out more about co-production on the SHARE website: http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/networks/.
  7. SHARE are offering bursaries to attend the Edinburgh retail conference (see attached form), deadline 12 January.

Merry Christmas and very best wishes for 2017!