Nov 5, 2018
Remix’s very own Elke Sigg will be speaking at this year’s Museums Association Conference in Belfast! The talk is on Thursday the 8th of November at 11:30 and again at 15:30
https://museums2018.insightmobilecms.co.uk/web/page/24
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Remix’s very own Elke Sigg will be speaking at this year’s Museums Association Conference in Belfast! The talk is on Thursday the 8th of November at 11:30 and again at 15:30
https://museums2018.insightmobilecms.co.uk/web/page/24
Well well well worth looking at and getting involved in!
"A series of activities designed to promote the work of UK museums to stakeholders and politicians will take place on 15 May as part of Museums Day."
AAAAAAnnnnd more news of proposed council cuts which may result in closure or reduced access to some really top notch museums and historic venues.
Birmingham Museum and Art gallery is honestly on a par with a lot of the big nationals down in London, has made great efforts with regards to paid for exhibitions and secondary spend (that cafe, omg!), and deserves recognition and support.
I just filled out a survey for members of the Museums Association.
Amused me a bit when I reached this section, and having ticked one option, then had to copy and paste five of the other options into the "other" box.
Nerdy, but having just renewed my Museums Association membership, I really do recommend it as a resource, reading material and also great way to see exhibitions for free!
Museums Association visits Cornwall
Museums Association visits Cornwall
On 12 May the Museums Association visited Cornwall for the annual Members Meeting in the South West. I’d like to extend my appreciation to MA colleagues for making the long journey from London but also emphasise the importance of such visits to show it is a fully inclusive and diverse-led organisation that is interested in views from everywhere.
Big debates and discussions in the museum sector…
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New Code of Ethics and what is a museum?
New Code of Ethics and what is a museum?
Museums enable people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artefacts and specimens, which they hold in trust for society.
Museums Association definition of a museum.
At the last AGM of the Museums Association, we (the membership delegation) voted to formally adopt the new Code of Ethics.
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See below for a link to a survey to have your say or consider leaving a comment.
There is a quote from Maurice Davis' report “The Tomorrow People: Entry to the Museum Workforce” about the difficulties of breaking into a museum career that seems to have resonated. It's one of the most 'liked' posts on this site, despite being a thoroughly dejected and negative piece of information.
There are many - and I mean many - people who aspire to museum careers or work in the cultural/heritage sector who find at some point asking themselves "how long am I going to keep this up?". How long is long enough to keep striving towards a goal before admitting to yourself and others that it probably isn't going to happen and it's time to come up with a Plan B?
The problem with Plan Bs is that many people have by this point gained expensive post-graduate qualifications, perhaps have extensive volunteer experience, gathered whilst working to pay the bills in unrelated sectors. Plan B is often to give up on a dream and simply continue with the job you took to bridge what you thought would be a short gap before you got your foot in the door. Few people are in a position to retrain for a different field, gain more qualifications or begin volunteering in a different sector.
It's not news that museums are a difficult sector to break into, with all the manifold causes such as funding cuts, short-term contracts, more qualified people than jobs, demanding job descriptions for low-paid (and sometimes even voluntary) positions, the list goes on. And there are enough tips online about how people might try and break into the sector.
My question is, at what point do people give up? Is it after a particular number of years? A set number of "thanks but no thanks" emails in your rejection folder? And is the decision a conscious one? Do people simply run out of mental energy to apply for so many jobs until it eventually tails off to nothing? Or do they reach a point where, for their own wellbeing, they decide to let go of something that chips away at their self-esteem and free themselves of the burden? How long does it take people to reach that point?
Quote is from App. II of Maurice Davis’ report.
If you get five minutes, I would be really interested to hear from other people about how they made decisions to seek out a career somewhere else, the reasons they persevered and any tips they might have. Click here for a quick survey that will take 2-5 minutes (depending on how much detail you want to go into). Depending on the responses, I'll write up a blog post with the findings.
Alternatively, please leave a comment in the comments section on the blog page.