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Developing the George Bain Collection - Groam House Museum Trust
25th Aug 2010
Summary:
George Bain (1881-1968) was a pioneer of Celtic design based on ancient Celtic traditions. The core of the museum’s original Bain collection was donated in 1998 by the Bain family, who recognised the connection between Bain’s work and the museum’s important collection of Pictish sculpture. This project aims to expand Groam House Museum’s existing George Bain collection of Celtic art.
Tain Silver – The Collection
25th Aug 2010
Summary:
This project is an excellent example of a planned programme of acquisition and training to support the care and interpretation of the collections and encourage volunteer development. Among the rarest items in Tain Museum’s collection are examples of silverware made in Tain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Between 1700 and 1835 there was a continuous series of silversmiths whose work and craftsmanship is represented in the collection.
Costume Documentation Project - Fife Council Museums and Libraries Service
14th Jul 2010
Summary:
The Costume Documentation Project involved examining every costume artefact held in all Fife Council museums, documenting them using an electronic database and repacking them to a much improved standard and providing much improved dedicated working space and storage for the collection.
Revisiting Collections pilot project 2009-10
10th Jun 2010
Summary:
Museums Galleries Scotland worked with Collections Trust to facilitate this pilot scheme, which was intended to increase awareness and uptake of the Revisiting Collections Methodology across the sector in Scotland.
The Amazing Margaret Morris
3rd May 2010
Summary:
The collection tells the remarkable story of Margaret Morris. Her mother was a fastidious collector and kept material relating to her childhood spent in the theatre, including hundreds of charming costume designs and sketches, a toy paper theatre, set designs and childhood photographs. Inheriting her mother’s passion, Margaret also kept a vast amount of material relating to her many areas of work in dance, remedial therapy, MMM schools, Summer Schools, Celtic Ballet, publishing, design and artwork. Her correspondence, which amounts to hundreds of items and is a fascinating account of her career and friendships. There is also the touching personal story of her life shared with the artist J D Fergusson told through their personal correspondence, photographs and sketches of each other, all lovingly kept. The collection has survived wartime blitz, several moves and two fires during and after Margaret’s life and this bequest ensures the collection’s long term preservation and public access.
Blow Your Own Trumpet: Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
5th Apr 2010
Summary:
Blow Your Own Trumpet was a two-day hands-on workshop in which P5 students learned about the construction, acoustic properties and cultural history of musical instruments. The students designed and made musical instruments out of everyday recycled materials and made recordings using these instruments. This was a partnership project between the Cultural Co-ordinators of Edinburgh City Council and the Edinburgh University Collection of Historical Musical Instruments.
The Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery iPhone app
15th Mar 2010
Summary:
‘The Hunterian – 12 star objects’ is a brand new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Collections Research and Travel Bursaries: Almond Vallery Heritage Trust
19th Jan 2010
Summary:
This case study illustrates how an MGS Collections Research and Travel Bursary assisted staff within one member museum service not only to improve their own confidence in working with a specific collection, but also greatly enhanced subject-specialist professional relationships and opened up new cross-sector research opportunities. For more information on the bursaries, see the Collections research and travel bursaries page.
There's no Place Like Home
16th Oct 2009
Summary:
This is a curator based project that explore the facinating history of Cala Sona to create a piece of commemorative artwork.