Posts by date: April 2016

The Hatton Collection is on the Move!

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Exhibitions   Hatton Gallery
Posted by administrator on April 29, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

In March the Hatton Gallery closed for 18 months in order to modernise and improve its facilities, entailing a large amount of building work. In order to keep the collections safe during this period it will be necessary to remove all works… Read more

Little details: big impact – a closer look at family museum experiences

Shipley Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on April 27, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

A key part of Exhibition Explorers at the Shipley has been exploring the gallery environment with the children. Hopefully over the course of the project all the grown ups involved – both parents and staff – will understand better what a… Read more

Meeting David Bowie – a guest post by Michael Metcalf

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History
Posted by administrator on April 21, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

The sad news of the recent death of David Bowie reminds me of another great experience whilst filming for the TUBE. We had been invited to make a film with Duran Duran whilst they were relaxing and working on a new album… Read more

The Gold Mine Club – a guest post by Michael Metcalf

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on April 13, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

At the time of the TUBE, one of the main things about the programme was that we reflected what was happening in the country regarding music and clubs. One of the most famous of those clubs at the time was… Read more