Melanie Hollis
@meloonameloona
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Learning, history, museums, play. Joining the dots between people and objects. More voices, more stories. https://t.co/VJ0h8g4Spo @mel_at_the_museum
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Joined September 2013
Hey @MuseumsAssoc members of the South East. My wonderful co-reps (@RMBlackburn @meloonameloona) @CRomanMuseum and @The_Beaney have organised a great afternoon of networking and tours across these two excellent sites! 1/2
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Do get in touch if you would like to attend by 5pm tomorrow! Will start at 2pm, will include: tour of Canterbury Roman Museum, time to explore before a tour of The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge followed by Tea/coffee and a chance to network 2/2
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Join us on 24th April for the next Story Makers Company seminar https://t.co/IpOQpamR8O
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Help! Which UK museums have recent/new/updated climate change displays?
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I am extremely lucky to work with a wonderful variety of local creative partners and providers who support us in reaching vulnerable families in Ipswich, I am luckier still to have such a wonderful team - today we won the national civil service award for community, so proud
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“Instead of asking how you or your organisation can create more value to/for or with community; ask how you can create more space for community to create what they value.” https://t.co/Llh6odpoRD
#theconnectedcommunity
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Important message for anyone joining us for our social event at @GNM_Hancock this evening 🚨 WiFi and card readers are down at the museum so all delegates are advised to *please bring cash*. Please RT so we can get the word out! #Museums2023
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Not posted in a while, but I'm in Newcastle for the first time, repping at the @MuseumsAssoc annual conference, along with @DavidJuler and @RMBlackburn
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Still looking! Neither role necessarily have to be of Caribbean descent, but it would impact the project positively. Finding a producer is the current priority
Taking a Caribbean dance project on a rural tour for older adults and KS3/4 young people in Suffolk and Norfolk in 2024 Looking for a producer and a director/facilitator type person. The director would ideally support facilitating Q&A sessions. Caribbean descent would be ace!
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Traveling up early to @MuseumsAssoc #Museums2023 today. If you’re attending from Wales drop me a message and I’ll keep you updated on plans for an informal Wales Members meet up at some point on during one of the breaks on day 1 (7/11/23). If you see me say Hi! 👋
We're excited because it's now under 2️⃣ days until we kick off #Museums2023 – even less if you're coming to our opening party tomorrow night at @LaingArtGallery 🎨 It's not too late to join us – online access to the conference starts at just £45 👉 https://t.co/Gn6w35MhPW
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Myself, @RMBlackburn and @meloonameloona will all be at #Museums2023 as your @MuseumsAssoc reps for the South East! This is what we look like (I don't always have wine in my hand...) so come say hello, let us know if you fancy a coffee or anything we can help with!
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7️⃣ days until #Museums2023, so let's take a quick look at the seven practical sessions in our programme, which will be available for all attendees (online and in-person) ✅ Check out our In Practice strand for actionable insights into... 👇
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CALLING ALL #MOTHERS! My wife and her friend are preparing to make a #shortfilm, titled Birth Stories, in which mothers detail the #birth of their #child. We are asking friends, family and other mothers to help by providing two very short recordings:
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This is really disappointing and it's also totally predictable. Haters gonna hate BUT there are a few things you can do to help prevent this from happening in your exhibit. https://t.co/fVofbIbbBN
artsprofessional.co.uk
A letter sent to PCS union members at the V&A says the decision to remove a poster advocating for trans rights and two illustrated books on queer identities was made by the museum’s director.
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Say hello to our new museum, Young V&A 🎉 After three years, we’ll finally open our doors this weekend in Bethnal Green. Free and designed entirely for children, with three new galleries: Play, Imagine and Design 🌟 Follow our thread for a first look inside🧵
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It’s #MuseumWeek and what better way to celebrate it than to tell you all a little bit about ‘Joy at the Jobcentre’ ⬇️ 📷 Elle Root / @IpswichMuseums
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Why we need museums & the fear of managed decline of our civic institutions
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