Public Humanities

Tuesday 29 January, 9:30am-1:30pm

Field Trip to Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Nitshill
(Coach will depart University at 9:30; programme at GMRC will be roughly 10-1, with estimated return to the University by 1:30)

The Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is the centralised collections storage and preparation facility for all of Glasgow Museums, ranging from the Kelvingrove to the People's Palace to the Gallery of Modern Art. Dr. Martin Bellamy, Research Manager, will give a brief introduction to the Glasgow Museums and take participants on a tour of the Nitshill facility, giving a taste of the vast collections and methods for categorising, storing, and researching them. After a brief break, Dr. Bellamy will offer a presentation on object-based research, using artefacts from the Glasgow collections as case studies.
(Please note: Spaces are limited, but we will keep a waiting list if space becomes available on the day, or if we are able to plan a subsequent visit later in the spring.)

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Friday 1 February, 10am-12noon

Meeting with Staff from Northlight Heritage

Northlight Heritage is a consultancy firm specialising in heritage management; they work with a broad array of community, education, and government groups in order to promote the social, economic, and environmental benefits of cultural heritage. While drawing on backgrounds in archaeology, landscape, development, and community engagement, staff at Northlight work across a broad range of sectors and projects. The discussion will be particularly helpful in understanding the many public uses to which humanities research can be put, and in particular sharing their experience of working with local communities on knowledge exchange and public engagement; they will also give an insight into the nature of consultancy work. Staff will discuss their consultancy work, highlighting current projects and opportunities, and there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

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