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SHCG Conference 2012 Do we always get it right? – Interpreting our Social History Collections

Thursday 12th July – The Cardiff Story Whose Interpretation Is It Anyway? Convenor: Victoria Rogers, The Cardiff Story

10:00 - 10.40 Registration / coffee / welcome etc

10:40 – 11.10 “Where Are the Dinosaurs?” Visitor Expectations of History at the Museum of Liverpool Zelda Baveystock, former Acting Director for the Museum of Liverpool

11.10 – 11.40 Out in the Open: Developing an Exhibition Trail Challenging the Invisibility of Homelessness Ciara Canning, Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

11.40 – 12.10 Herefordshire Heritage Service (HHS) and Interpretation for the Blind and Visually Impaired Alexia Clark / Kate Andrew, Herefordshire Heritage Service

12.10 – 12.20 Coffee

12.20 – 13.20 Tour: Creating the Cardiff Story (Victoria Rogers)

13.20 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.15 Debate: “This Conference Believes that Visitors Are the New Curators.” Chair: Michael Terwey (SHCG Chair) Proposing:  Jonathan Wallis (Derby Museums and Art Gallery)  Annika Joy (Science Museum) Opposing:  Tony Butler (Museum of East Anglian Life)  Piotr Bienkowski (Paul Hamlyn funded “Our Museum” project)

15.15 – 15.30 Coffee

15.30 – 16.30 AGM

16.30 – 16.45 End of Day 1 Wrap up. Depart for Accommodation

18.30 - 19.45 “On the Trail of the Tiger: A Guided Walk Through Cardiff Dockland Old and New” Walking Tour with Bill Jones

20.00 – 23.00 Two course Welsh meal at Ffresh! Friday 8 July - MShed, Bristol Innovation in Interpretation Convenor: Georgina Young (Museum of London)

08.30 – 9.45 Check out and Travel

09:45 – 10.30 Arrival / coffee / welcome

10:30 – 10.50 Social History Interpretation and the Magpie Complex Hannah Crowdy, National Museums

10.50 – 11.10 Changing Interpretation Techniques: A Comparison of Three Museums Jenny Broadbent, Museum of Wigan Life

11.10 – 12.00 How Can We Get it Right? Interpreting Our Social History Collections in the next 5-10 years. Unconference-style Question and Discussion Session led by Museum Association’s Head of Policy and Communication, Maurice Davies.

12.00 – 12.15 Coffee

12.15 – 13.00 FirstBASE Re-launched: An Unveiling of SHCG’s Revamped Reference Resource Victoria Rogers & Steph Mastoris

13.00 – 13.45 Lunch 13.15 – 13.45 Museums 2020 Lunchtime Discussion (Maurice Davies)

13.45 – 14.45 Concurrent Sessions  Discussion: The Snake Rides Again; sharing experiences and sneaky tips for survival. (Steph Mastoris)  Workshop: Interpretive Dilemmas (Aileen Strachan and Lyndsey McKay, St Mungo Museum, Glasgow)  Tour of MShed: Presenting Sensitive Subjects (Catherine Littlejohns)  Workshop: Using historical memory in museum learning and interpretation (Emma King, Museum Consultant)

14.45 – 15.00 Coffee

15.00 – 16.00 Concurrent sessions repeated

16.00 – 16.30 Effective Interpretation: Learning Lessons From Developing Small Temporary Exhibitions Rebecca Lodge, Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

16.30 – 17.00 Transforming West Berkshire Museum: Did we Get it Right? We Think So Steph Gillet, West Berkshire Museum

17.00 - 17.15 Wrap up and Travel Annual Conference 2012 Do we always get it right? – Interpreting our Social History Collections Cardiff & Bristol, 12th & 13th July 2012

REGISTRATION FORM: (If completing this form by hand please use BLOCK capitals) Get a 10% discount on the Full Conference Fee if you book before 30th April 2012 Please return along with the payment form to: Joe Carr, 2 Manor Park, Horham, Suffolk, IP21 5EE Tel: 07980085998 e-mail: [email protected] SECTION 1 – PERSONAL DETAILS Title:...... Forename:...... Surname: ...... Address:...... Work place: ...... Job title: ...... Telephone: ...... Postcode: ...... E-mail address: ...... SECTION 2 – CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FULL RESIDENTIAL PACKAGE IMPORTANT NOTES Includes one night single en-suite B&B accommodation DEADLINE FOR BOOKINGS - All forms must be (Thursday night) at Cardiff University Gordon Hall, received no later than 6th June 2012. refreshments, two sandwich lunches, Dockland tour, one two course dinner (without drinks) and travel between Bookings will be accepted and confirmed only when full venues. payment has been received. Invoices can be produced if necessary. Please tick boxes A limited number of en-suite rooms have been booked in Full fee - SHCG members £180 Cardiff University accommodation. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Additional charge for non-members £18 Non members of SHCG will be charged an additional £18. OPTIONAL EXTRA NIGHT’S ACCOMMODATION This will give you full membership rights for the year ahead. Wednesday night accommodation £35 Friday night accommodation £35 *Two free places will be granted to delegates who have never attended an SHCG Event before. Contact Joe Carr ([email protected] or “FULL RES” TOTAL TO PAY £ ____ 07980085998) for an application form.

NON-RESIDENTIAL PACKAGES Deadline for free place applications is 9 th May 2012 Day fees include lunch, refreshments and any museum 5pm. tours. Unless specified, the name given will be used for the

th delegate badges and attendees list. If you do not wish Thursday 12 July day fee £60 your name, email address and affiliation to appear on the Thursday evening dinner £18.50 list, please tick this box Friday 13th July day fee £70 Delegate information may be distributed to our conference sponsors. If you do not wish your name, Additional charge for non-members £18 email address and affiliation to be used in this way, please tick this box

“NON RES” TOTAL TO PAY £ ____ On receipt of your booking form and payment we will send you an email to confirm your registration. THURSDAY (PM) ACTIVITY N.B. This is included in the “full res” package GRAND TOTAL TO PAY ‘On the trail of the Tiger’. A guided walk through Cardiff Dockland old and new by Bill Jones, Co-Director, Cardiff ______Centre for Welsh American Studies £

Tour of Cardiff Dockland £5 Delegate requirements: (e.g. dietary needs/ access need

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SHCG Annual Conference 2012

Do we always get it right? – Interpreting our Social History Collections Cardiff & Bristol, 12th & 13th July 2012

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Please return along with the payment form to: Joe Carr, 2 Manor Park, Horham, Suffolk, IP21 5EE Tel: 07980085998 e-mail: [email protected]

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