Monthly Archives: July 2015

West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre

Posted on July 31, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

Yesterday I ran a  Seascapes and Sea-creatures workshop at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre. Here are some of the artworks the group created. 

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Citizen Curator webinar and new vacancy at Lauriston Castle

Posted on July 30, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

Next Wednesday I will be giving a webinar for the New Barn Raising on the Citizen Curator project. Do sign up if you would like to learn more about the project and some of the community work that happened behind … Continue reading →

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Summer activities for children

Posted on July 29, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

I have just got back from a Street Games session at Central Library, a great start to a summer of activities. Over the next month I am running quite a few family activities. You can find the details below. Please contact … Continue reading →

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Museum Boot Camp 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

Over the last two weeks Museum Boot Camp has been running at the Museum Collections Centre. Boot Camp is an intensive and fun training course designed for people who want to gain an insight into museum work and learn new skills. … Continue reading →

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Cultural Careers

Posted on July 22, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

In March I gave a talk at the Creative and Cultural Careers Festival run by the University of Edinburgh Careers Department. They have just posted a film of me talking about my work to their You Tube channel. They also … Continue reading →

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Transformers

Posted on July 21, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

I have been very lucky to be accepted onto the Transformers programme run by the Museums Association and funded in Scotland by Museums Galleries Scotland. Last week I went to the first residential course, in the beautiful setting of Great Missenden. … Continue reading →

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Tell us about yourself!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

Dear readers, We are redeveloping our blog and we would love to find out more about our readers. This will help us to fit our content to your interests. We would be very grateful if you could vote in our poll. Please select … Continue reading →

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Crafty fish

Posted on July 6, 2015 by edinburghmuseumsoutreach

This morning I went to visit visit Dads Rock at Whale Arts. We explored some of the seascapes in the City Art Centre collections and the group made these lovely fish crafts.

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