Rethinking the Museum

We are all aware that there are seismic shifts taking place, politically, culturally and socially; non more apparent to us than in the world of museums and galleries. What will our 'industry' look like in 2030? What changes are likely to happen to us? What changes do we need to drive forward as current and emerging professionals?

Helpfully, the North West Museum Federation have asked these questions and more:

“Informed by futurology and some genuinely inspiring work overseas, this vision is intended to help us break out of pondering an immediate and uncertain future and undertake those most vital of tasks: long range thinking and a willingness to take a few risks.”
Piotr Bienkowski, Chair of the NWFE (NWMF website)

Read their vision here

Beryl Beryl

The Yorkshire Craft Centre has two highly recommended exhibitions of work by the staff of the Bradford School of Arts & Media until 17 February: Workers' Playtime and Beryl Beryl [which is, I'm told, what Rebel Rebel starts to sound like sung under the influence]. The latter is a particularly excellent display of work by Ian Taylor and Brendan Croker, but then I must declare my interests - Ian taught me the the ways of the chisel as a Foundation student almost ten years ago and more incredibly, also taught my father in the dim and distant primordial past. Just about the best sculpture you'll find this side of Wakefield.