MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
GO BEHIND THE SCENES
From the WMDC Press and Communications Office
May
is Museums and Galleries month. To celebrate visitors can go behind the
scenes of Wakefield's museums, galleries and castles.
There
they can discover the fantastic collections that the museums house and hear
museum experts talk about their work and the collections they look after.
Museums
and Galleries Month (29 April- 4 June 2006) is the biggest celebration of
its kind in the world. Highlighting the wealth of opportunities for
entertainment, cultural enrichment and education that the UK's museums and
galleries have to offer.
The
free talks take place at Wakefield Museum and Pontefract Museum.
May
4 at Wakefield Museum:
'Wakefield Museum - The History of a Building'
Since
the 1840s the Mechanics Institute on Wood Street, now home to Wakefield
Museum, has been a place to learn, take a Turkish bath, have a dance, and
explore the rainforests of Guyana. Join John Whitaker, Senior Cultural
Officer: Social History, and explore how this important building has changed
over the last 150 years.
May
11 at Pontefract Museum:
'The History of a Ruin - Pontefract Castle from 1649'
Where
could you play tennis, have tea, lay out the dead or see ghosts? -
Pontefract Castle of course. Join Richard Van Riel, Senior Cultural Officer:
Pontefract Museum, as he talks about this amazing castle.
May
18 at Wakefield Museum:
'Preserving Our Past - The Work of a Museum Conservator'
Join
Mary Macqueen, Cultural Officer: Conservation, as she discusses the work of
a museum conservator and her role with Wakefield's collections.
May
25 at Wakefield Museum:
'How and Why Items Come into the Museum'
This
talk, by Leanne Eskdale, Assistant Registrar, will explain how Cultural
Service's staff decide which items are collected for the district's museums,
and the steps involved in adding objects to the collections.
Entrance
to all the sites is free.
Ref:
PR808
Date: 28/04/06
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