Dear colleague

Here is this week’s museum news for Cambridgeshire:

1. Applications close on 14 July for this year’s Volunteers for Museum Learning Award. For more information go to http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/volunteers/marsh_awards.aspx.
2. The SHARE Front of House Forum meets on 28 June at Chelmsford Museum on the theme of museum security (see MiC News no. 35). A minibus to the event will be leaving from outside the Fitzwilliam Museum at 8.15, leaving Chelmsford at 3pm.
3. Just a reminder that the Cambridgeshire Museums Forum summer meeting is at the Farmland Museum on the afternoon of 30 June.
4. The Fitzwilliam Museum is advertising for a Temporary Facilities Administrator, closing date 30 June. This is job no. 48824 at http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/JobsDesk.
5. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is advertising for a Museum Attendant, closing date 7 July. This is job no. 48760 at the link in item 3.
6. IWM Duxford is advertising for an Assistant Conservator, closing date 30 June. This is job no. 48687 at the link in item 3.
7. Kettle’s Yard is advertising for a Retail Manager, closing date 5 July. Details are at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14110/.
8. Please note that I am on annual leave for the week commencing 10 July.

Dear colleague

Here is this week’s museum news:

1. I am delighted to introduce Anne Marie Taylor as the new Volunteer Coordinator for the SWIM project. Anne started today, working with Mark Copley and myself. There will be a chance to meet Anne Marie at the Museums Forum summer meeting on the afternoon of 30 June.
2. As mentioned in MiC News no. 94, SHARE’S regional benchmarking for 2016-2017 has now been launched and I would ask you please to fill in the attached form as soon as possible, at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/benchmarking1617, or at any rate by 30 August. Cambridgeshire had a very high rate of responses last year, which yielded great information, so let’s do it again this year!
3. The latest regional newsletter of the British Association of Friends of Museums is attached.
4. The South and East Museums Federation has its AGM combined with a study day in King’s Lynn on Wednesday 5th July: ‘Mayors, Miscreants and Maritime’ is 10.30am – 4pm. For further details and booking information visit the SEM Federation website: http://www.semfed.org.uk/events/study-days/.
5. The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is advertising for a Collection Manager, closing date 26 June. See http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14025/

Dear colleague

Here is this week’s news:

1. At last night’s delightful SHARE Volunteer Awards in Stowmarket there was a tremendous celebration of Cambridgeshire museum volunteers. The County had nominees in six of the eight categories, several of whom were Highly Commended: Chris Monk from the Centre for Computing History; Kevin Hall from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; David Jenkins from the Cambridge Museum of Technology and one category winner, Sam Doye from the Centre of Computing History. Alice Zeitlyn from the Museum of Cambridge received the Judges Award. Congratulations to everyone involved!
2. Thorney Heritage Museum is inviting you to celebrate 30 years of the Museum on Saturday 24 June 2017. They are holding a small conference which is also a celebration of their HLF project “Profiles of notable people of Thorney”. For more information, and to book – all tickets are free! – please go to http://www.bookitbee.com and search for “Thorney”.
3. The funding portal for the Catalyst Small Grants funding programme at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/catalyst-small-grants, to build fundraising capacity and encourage more private giving to arts and culture, opens 13 July 2017. The application deadline is midday 10 August 2017, for projects between £10,000 and £30,000.
4. The CHEG meeting at Burwell Museum which was planned for 7 June has been postponed to 20 July, almost certainly at the same times and with the same speakers etc. Details will be available soon.
5. Vivacity Peterborough are advertising for a Heritage Teacher, closing date 19 June, job no 48505 at http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/JobsDesk .
6. The Churches Conservation Trust is advertising for a Heritage Learning Officer based in Cambridge, closing date 15 June, job no 48615 at the link in 4 above.
7. The National Trust at Anglesey Abbey is advertising for a House Steward, closing date 22 June, job no. 48628 at the link in item 4.
8. Ely Museum is advertising for consultants for business planning, interpretation and exhibition and activity planning for their HLF project, closing dates 14 July. These are job nos. 48678-80 at the link in item 4.
9. The South and East Museums Federation study day and AGM will be held at Kings Lynn on 5 July. Details will be available soon.

With best wishes for the weekend

Dear colleague

There is a varied selection of Cambridgeshire museum news as we go into Volunteers Week:

1. Wisbech Museum need some equipment for an exhibition they are mounting in August on the theme of portraits. Could you by any chance lend cafe/tearoom style tables and chairs; cafe serving equipment, tea urn, filter coffee machine small display stands/fridge, ice cream fridge; shop display units, bookshelves for second hand books; wooden stand for a statue (stand dimensions minimum 100 cm x 100 cm x 90 cm high). If you think you can help please email Ari Volanakis on resilienceproject@wisbechmuseum.org.uk.
2. As mentioned last week, please sign your museum up for the 2016-2017 SHARE Benchmarking survey, which is now open at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/benchmarking1617, closing date 30 August.
3. The Norris Museum is advertising for a Weekend Assistant, closing date 25 June (see attached).
4. The SHARE Front of House Forum’s next event will be on the theme of security and will be at Chelmsford Museum on 28 June (see attached flyer).
5. The David Parr House in Cambridge is advertising for a fundraiser at http://davidparrhouse.org/tours-2/. Also see the attached brief.
6. There is an important seminar in Harlow on 22 June looking at the issue of heritage provision in new towns. Places are limited so book now at http://www.mkcdc.org.uk/documents/harlow-new-towns-heritage.pdf.

Dear colleague

Here is this week’s round up of Cambridgeshire museum news items:

1. Firstly, can I say that I find the SHARE e-bulletin indispensable for regional museum news, not just from SHARE but for job adverts and lots of more general stuff. If you don’t already, why not subscribe at http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/sign-up-to-the-share-ebulletin/?
2. The SHARE Volunteer Coordinators Forum has its next meeting at the wonderful Ipswich Transport Museum on 15 June. Booking is open at http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/events/voluntary-volunteer-co-ordinators-co-ordinating-volunteers/.
3. Please sign your museum up for the 2016-2017 SHARE Benchmarking survey, which is now open at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/benchmarking1617, closing date 30 August. I will take copies of the brilliant printed summary of the 2015-2016 survey to the Cambridgeshire Museums Forum meeting on 30 June at the Farmland Museum. Cambridgeshire had an excellent return rate for the last survey but let’s make this year even better!
4. SHARE have a meeting at Colchester Castle on 29 June for those interested in planning for Takeover day on 17 November. Details are at http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/events/kids-in-museums-takeover-day-2017-planning-and-sharing-event/.