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Hollie, an intern at the Fitzwilliam Museum, shares her experiences from the Front of House Forum’s latest event that took place at Palace House. Taking part in the Share Front of House Forum held at Palace House in Newmarket was a fantastic opportunity to interact with… Continue Reading

Thanks to funding from SHARE Museums East, Epping Forest District and Lowewood Museums were able to take part in one of Culture 24’s Action Research Projects. The focus of this project has been to explore how arts and heritage organisations can get better reach and engage young… Continue Reading

Following on from his recent presentation to the Association for Suffolk Museums AGM, SHARE Museums East has invited Philip Wise, Heritage Manager at Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, to share some reflections on museum Accreditation. This blog represents his personal… Continue Reading

In this guest blog, Dan Clarke (Skills for the Future Heritage Trainee) tells us how SHARE has helped with his work over the past year, and reflects on his traineeship as it draws to a close. White gloves, SHARE courses and paint-stained jeans… By Dan Clarke, Skills for the… Continue Reading

A couple of weeks ago, Emily Shepperson (Curatorial Assistant, The British Schools Museum) gave us an introduction to #MuseumWeek on Twitter, and shared some ideas about how museums could make the most of it. Now, after a successful week on Twitter, Emily shares her experience of… Continue Reading

On 11th March 2015, Amy Cotterill (Essex Museum Development Officer, @EssexMDO), led a training course for the SHARE region which introduced us to #MuseumWeek, and explored how museums can make the most of it. Emily Shepperson (Curatorial Assistant, The British Schools Museum)… Continue Reading

On 21st January 2015, around 80 delegates gathered at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, for the first ever SHARE and UCM Collections Care Conference. Ellie Ohara Anderson, UCM Intern, gives us her thoughts on the day. Hello. My name is Ellie Ohara Anderson. I am in my final year of the MSc… Continue Reading

by Amanda Lightstone, Opening Doors Project Coordinator, University of Cambridge Museums Originally posted on the UCM Blog. The recent SHARE Front of House Forum meeting was held at Sutton Hoo in September and focussed on ‘Volunteers in Museums’ and the management of this vital… Continue Reading

By Lisa Little, Curatorial Assistant (Costume & Textiles), Norfolk Museums Service, and SHARE Costume & Textile Network Co-ordinator 2014-15 On May 14th, the SHARE Costume & Textile Network travelled to the museum stores in Southend for a masterclass in making buckram… Continue Reading

SHARE Conservation Network and SHARE Museums East Archaeology Networks: Visit to Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre by Deborah Walton, Conservation Network Co-ordinator and UCM Regional Conservation Officer (Cambs and Peterborough) At the end of January a group of conservators… Continue Reading