Regular round-up of news for Museums in Cambridgeshire from Gordon Chancellor, Museums Partnership Officer.

1. There are some excellent volunteering opportunities currently available within the University Museums at www.cam.ac.uk/museums/getinvolved.
2. HLF Cambridge office have a Team Assistant vacancy but the closing date is 15 July (tomorrow!).
3. The Fitzwilliam Museum has a vacancy for a Learning Associate (closing date 20 July).
4. The David Parr House in Cambridge is advertising for a Development Manager (closing date 30 July).
5. Bottisham Airfield Museum have a graduate internship via UEA for a Digital Archivist based at Duxford. Unfortunately, again, the closing date is tomorrow.
6. I attach a flyer about ‘Ocean Song’ a highly imaginative collaboration between the Norris Museum and the University Museum of Zoology. I think it’s self-explanatory but let me know if you want more information.
7. I also attach some information about an opportunity to develop your marketing from the Arts Marketing Association with a course in Cambridge on 23-25 November.

Regular round-up of news for Museums in Cambridgeshire from Gordon Chancellor, Museums Partnership Officer.

1. AIM have created an excellent new initiative which allows museums to consider themselves against ‘hallmarks of prospering museums’. You might like to check it out at http://www.aim-museums.co.uk/content/aim_hallmarks/.
2. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology are advertising for a Museum Attendant at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/7310/ .
3. The Arts Marketing Association has a programme called ‘Future Proof Museums’ for museum managers. Part of the application process has a deadline of 6 July so apologies for the delay in getting this information out. You can read more at futureproofmuseums.co.uk .
4. HLF are advertising for a Grants Officer at https://forms.hlf.org.uk/applications/HLFJobs_PublicPortal.ofml?0265-00219d66523a4d97&jobid=587 .
5. Again, with apologies for the late mailing, can I draw your attention to a an event next Monday? One of the aims of the Archaeology of Childhood Project which I have mentioned in previous MiC Newses is to increase collaboration with local archaeology units, museums, community groups, archaeology/history societies, etc. as we work together to investigate and display the history of childhood and children in our region. To this end, we are pleased to announce the first Consultation Panel, which will be held at the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology on Monday, 6 July at 6.30pm. We are keen to hear from interested individuals and groups about what themes they would like to see addressed, any local finds, stories or objects they know of, etc. The team will present on our progress so far and discuss some of the objects we have identified in our collections. The session will last approximately 1 hour and tea and cake will be provided. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to archildhood@maa.cam.ac.uk. If you cannot attend but have ideas, please send them along! We will be having two more Consultation Panels later in the year, and will advertise those accordingly. For more information about the project, forthcoming exhibition, etc. please visit our blog: https://archaeologyofchildhoodproject.wordpress.com/.

Regular round-up of news for Museums in Cambridgeshire from Gordon Chancellor, Museums Partnership Officer.

1. Mike Brooks and Kayleigh Boyle are now in post as the ACE-funded Museum Volunteer Co-ordinators and will be out meeting people from next week.
2. I would like to mention the volunteers from around the County who were nominated for SHARE awards (but not the prize winners who I mentioned in MiC news 15): they were, in the categories, bringing innovation: Alan Denney CMT, Extra Mile: Colin Marshall Burwell, David Gates CMT, Adrian Wright Farmland, Tom Holloway Museum of Cambridge, Margaret Fletcher Thorney,  Behind the Scenes: Margaret Bradley Museum of Cambridge, Collection Care Volunteer Team Sedgwick, UMC Zoology volunteers,  Outstanding Young: Henry Rowe CMT, Amber page Museum of Cambridge, Front of House: Clare Lindesay Museum of cambridge, Volunteer Management: Rob Claydon Duxford, Grant Mabey Polar, Natalie Jones and Victoria Singleton Zoology, Community: Florence Hill, Fitzwilliam, Ewa Ibanez, Kettle’s Yard. Congratulations to all of them.
3. The Polar Museum in Cambridge has a vacancy for a Museum Curator (fixed term). It is job number 41855 on the Leicester website.

Regular round-up of news for Museums in Cambridgeshire from Gordon Chancellor, Museums Partnership Officer.

Firstly, I am pleased to announce that the ACE-funded Volunteer Co-ordinators for Cambridgeshire independent museums are Mike Brooks and Kayleigh Brooks. Michael will be based in Huntingdon, and Kayleigh will be based in March. I will introduce them to their respective museums during July. I’m sure you join me in welcoming them wholeheartedly to their important new roles.

Secondly, I’d like also to announce that at last night’s SHARE Museum Volunteer Awards there was a High Commendation for Claire Daunton of Kettle’s Yard in the ‘Behind the Scenes’ category. There were also four Cambridgeshire Winners in their categories: Kate Ward from UCM for ‘Going the Extra Mile’, John Connett from Cambridge Museum of Technology for ‘Behind the Scenes’ and Viv Alderton and Chester Mersman from IWM Duxford for ‘Front of House’. These people have been doing great things so a very big ‘well done’ to them all!

Now for this week’s other items:

1. ‘Future Proof Museums’ is a new six month intensive programme, probably not ideal for the smallest museums, which is funded through the ACE Resilience Fund (see attachment). There is an opportunity for maybe two East of England museums which can afford the £350+VAT fee, and it’s worth noting that the residential element will be in Cambridge. Please let me know if you decide to register interest. Further details are available from Verity Sanderson at verity@a-m-a.co.uk or phone 01223 578078. She’s very approachable so if your museum would like any more details or have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch with her. Future Proof Museums programme outline
2. There may still be a few vacancies on ‘build your own website’ at Colchester on Monday – sorry about the short notice – go to http://essexmdo.com/events/how-to-build-an-easy-to-use-website/.
3. We are looking for an artist to work on the ‘Memories’ project so, if you know anyone with the required skills who might be interested, please forward the attached brief to them. Memories in the Community artists brief 20.05.2015
4. The HLF Cambridge office is advertising for a Development Officer, closing date 28 June. This is job 41705 on the Leicester site at http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/JobsDesk .
5. Vivacity Peterborough have on offer a Heritage Events Internship. This is 41678 on the Leicester site.

Regular round-up of news for Museums in Cambridgeshire from Gordon Chancellor, Museums Partnership Officer.

Several interesting items of news this week:

1. I can report that I have appointed the two Volunteer Co-ordinator posts which are part of the ACE Museum Resilience Fund project ‘Strengthening the workforce in Cambridgeshire museum’. I am pleased to say that by next week I should be in a position to announce their names.
2. SHARE want to know what demand there might be for some new training cohorts. Could you please let me know if you might wish to participate in a website improvement cohort, a commercial holiday activities cohort, and/or an Arts Award Discover and Explore and young roots cohort?
3. Thank you to everyone who has so far taken the trouble to answer my training survey which has produced some useful results so far, which I have passed on to SHARE.
4. There is a vacancy for a Head of Development at Kettles Yard, details at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/7026/ .
5. Please note that the University Museums Group meets in Durham on 23-24 September, this year with a science theme. It is open to non-university museums and the details are at http://universitymuseumsgroup.org/conference-2015-science-and-society/.
6. The South and East Museums Federation is in need of some new committee members; can I commend this to you or someone you might know as an excellent CPD opportunity?
7. Cambridge Fans United are advertising for an HLF-funded Project Officer, closing date 15 June.