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Museum News Spring06 MTHE JOURNALU OF NATIONAL HERITSAGE G SPRINGE 2009 G ISSUEU 85 G £3 M Check out our website at nationalheritage.org.uk news INSIDE The face of Henry’s navy We don’t know his name, but know a good deal NEWS else about this sailor, who died when the Mary Rose went down in the Solent in 1545 and Museum boards – whose skeleton was found in the wreckage. He ‘male, pale, stale’ 1 was the ship’s bosun, the officer closest to the Art Fund Prize last ten 2 crew, who could be identified by the possession Kids’ manifesto 2 of his bosun’s whistle or call. He was in his early Mary Rose’s secrets 3 40s, quite elderly in a crew that was mostly aged between 17 and 24, and although short by NH PROFILE modern standards was powerfully built, Rhiann Harris 4 indicating a lifetime at sea. Scientists can even tell that he was born and bred in south-west LOCAL FOCUS England. This astonishingly detailed Honeywood Museum 5 reconstruction of his appearance has been created by a partnership of the forensic scientist No to Britishness museum 6 Dr Lynne Bell and Richard Neave, a leading medical artist. Full story, page 3 . NH DEBATE Stuart Davies on the recession, you and Keynes 7 Museum boards ‘male, pale MUSEUM IN THE NEWS 1 – Broadfield Glass Museum 8 2 – Theatre at the V&A 8 and stale’ – MLA chief HERITAGE The boards of publicly funded museums and gal - would appeal to the growingly diverse sectors of leries have been branded “male, pale and stale” – by modern British society are not drawn out. “We’ve got REVISITED the chief executive of the Museums Libraries and collections with really huge potential to represent Robert Hewison on Archives Council, Roy Clare. diverse stories, but the governance of the board does how the ‘industry’ “The inherent problem in the public sector of not reflect that” he said. “That’s the key starting has changed 9 self-generating ruling class maintaining this ‘male- point for me”. pale-stale’ environment in governance” he said, The problem relates as much to his own board at meaning that too few women, two few young peo - the MLA as anywhere else, but he hopes there are NATIONAL ple, and many too few from the black, Asian and signs of change. DCMS has an advisory board on HERITAGE GUIDE multi-ethnic sectors (BAME) are appointed to heritage comprising the likes of Clare, Carole Souter museum boards. of the HLF, Mark Jones of the V&A and National A selective list of current and The difference, he says, is not so much between Museums Directors’ Conference, and English forthcoming museum the heritage sector and the visual and performing Heritage CEO Simon Turley, which recently present - and gallery exhibitions 10 - 15 arts, as between the public and private sector, and ed a key paper to the head civil servant in the depart - EVENTS the crucial factor is the rules about appointments to ment, Jonathan Stephens. “He has reacted positive - boards following the Nolan Committee report on ly” Clare said, and in April the first ever networking Forthcoming visit to the Handel standards in public life. session involving chairs and chief executives from House Museum 16 Nolan was concerned to eradicate the “tap on the the sector was due to take place at DCMS. shoulder” process of recruiting to the boards of pub - “The private sector has got more freedom in Museum News goes virtual lic bodies, to ensure appointments on merit. But terms of how to appoint trustees, and that freedom This will be the last printed Museum what is happening is that the “pool” from which when used well can extend to bringing onto a board News for the time being. Because of the board members, particularly for national museums people who can make a difference for you in one sec - rising costs of printing and distribution, and galleries, is drawn has solidified. tor or another. Private sector charities have brought the next issue, due in October, and “So the inherent problem in the public sector of in very imaginative people who wouldn’t compete subsequent issues will be published self-generating ruling class maintaining this ‘male- under Nolan for public sector jobs” Clare said. online only at our website, at pale-stale’ environment in governance” he said, The pool has to be widened, and Clare hopes to nationalheritage.org.uk, where you will meaning that too few women, two few young peo - that the current rebuilding of the MLA board will set find all the news and features supporting ple, and many too few from the black, Asian and an example of having more women, young people the interests of museum and gallery visitors and users, and the role of multi-ethnic sectors on boards (BAME). and trustees from BAME backgrounds – but the museums and galleries in the UK. Our The effect of too many white middle-aged men problem remains, he admits, that the team appointed popular listings will also appear on the on our museums’ governing bodies is that the many by DCMS to select likely candidates are three white website. – Simon Tait, Editor . different stories a museum collection can tell that middle-aged males. MUSEUM NEWS CHAIRMAN’S LETTER Art Fund Prize 2009 longlist Now is not The long list of ten museums and galleries has World War to the present. been announced for the £100,000 Art Fund Prize • National Trust Museum of Childhood, the time... for museums and galleries. The winner will be Derbyshire , which offers the rare chance for kids hose who read my letter in the last announced in June. big and small to get hands-on with its collections issue may recall that I warned that The judges, chaired by Lord Puttnam, will in this museum set in the 19th century servants’ T our limited resources have been select the winner from: wing of 17th century Sudbury Hall. imposing increasingly severe restrictions • The Braid: Arts Centre and Mid-Antrim • Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham , trans - on National Heritage’s activities, and Museum, Ballymena, Co Antrim , a £20 million formed from a group of decaying buildings into a that our charity would face some tough new museum, arts centre and exhibition space thriving and inspirational community hub for her - decisions in the coming year. Among exploring the history of the region. itage, arts and learning. these was the possibility that we might • The Centre of New Enlightenment at • Rotunda – The William Smith Museum of have to close down, one suggestion Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum , Geology, Scarborough , one of the oldest surviv - being that we should do so with a bang Glasgow , inspired by the 18th century Scottish ing purpose-built museums in the country. rather than a whimper – using the cash Enlightenment and using the museum’s collec - • Ruthin Craft Centre: The Centre for the we had left to support a small museum tions to inspire young people. Applied Arts, Denbighshire , the most important that was itself facing closure. The • Outside the Box at the Museum of Reading gallery for contemporary craft in Wales in a stun - problem with that, as we can see now which entrusts more than 20,000 precious objects ning new building. we are well into this difficult year, would from the museum’s collections packed into more • The Sackler Centre for arts education at the be judging which of quite a few than 1,500 boxes and loaned out to schools, col - V&A, London , one of the most innovative muse - museums most deserved such an leges, care homes, libraries, and local community um education spaces in the world. award. After some valuable discussions groups. • The Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent , at our annual general meeting the • Scotland: A Changing Nation at National celebrating the art of ceramics at its finest and ded - executive committee decided that this Museums Scotland, Edinburgh , five major icated to the people who have made objects of was not the time to close down, though themes affecting life in Scotland from the First great beauty from the soil of Staffordshire. others have been forced to do so. The Campaign for Museums has had to, and abandon its annual museum month, following the withdrawal of funding by What kids really want... the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council, and too many museums and With the help of a £40,000 grant from charity’s patron, television presenter Mariela galleries, particularly those dependent the Museums Libraries and Archives Council, Frostrup, who recalled frightening museum on local authority funding, are likely to Kids in Museums, the charity devoted to highlight - visits when she was a child when warders would be facing financial and other problems ing the needs of families in museum visits, has not tolerate talking. “They were always telling me during the current recession and will produced a new manifesto culled from the to ‘shush’ crossly, and that put me off for years” she need all the support and responses in a survey of its members. said. “Why couldn’t they just have told us some - encouragement we can give. It was launched at the Royal Academy by the thing about the displays that would interest us?” Readers of this issue will find, on page seven, an interesting appraisal by Stuart Davies, one of our regular The 20 points respondents called for were: contributors and current president of the Museums Association, of how 1. Be welcoming from café to curator. 11. Sell items in the shop that aren’t too museums and galleries might be 2.
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