Posted on 2nd August 2019
Over the last few months, we are delighted to have welcomed a few new faces to the CMP team. Here is a great chance to get to know a bit about them and their role. Oliver Scott – Senior Digital Engagement Officer Oliver has joined our team as maternity cover for Jenny Lee. Oliver explores […]
Posted on 26th July 2019
Firm Foundations part two started at the beautiful Tate St Ives. It was great to catch up with everyone again after a three-month gap. The lightning talks in the morning were quite different from the first time around with everyone speaking much more confidently about their projects. The morning session was focussed on planning permission […]
Posted on 19th July 2019
In this guest blog, we welcome back Dr. Tehmina Goskar of the Curatorial Research Center. She talks about creating a Cornish National Collection to celebrate Cornish minority status, and how the Citizen Curators will be able to curate shape the collection that reflects the diversity of Cornish society past and present.
Posted on 5th July 2019
This September we are excited to be offering a fantastic training opportunity for people who facilitate meetings, events, and workshops based in the South West. The two-day ‘Facilitator’s Toolkit’ workshop, delivered by the Association of Facilitators, is a short course that will refresh the basics of facilitator style and provide you with new ways and confidence […]
Posted on 28th June 2019
For many people, working in a museum might sound like a dream job. I was one of those people (and indeed I still am), but this week I have been lucky enough to find the only job that is even better – working across several museums, for the wonderful Cornwall Museums Partnership. My name is […]
Posted on 7th June 2019
In this guest blog Dr Tehmina Goskar, from the Curatorial Research Centre, answers a few key questions for anyone who interested in taking part in Year 2 of Cornwall Museums Partnership’s Citizen Curator Programme.
Posted on 29th May 2019
In March, Cornwall Museums Partnership and SW Museum Development hosted the annual Cornwall Heritage Awards to celebrate and champion the amazing work that’s taking place across museums in Cornwall. In our final blog looking back at this year’s awards, we take a shine a light on the Cornish Object of the Year Award. This category […]
Posted on 23rd May 2019
In March, Cornwall Museums Partnership and South West Museum Development hosted the annual Cornwall Heritage Awards to celebrate and champion the amazing work that’s taking place across museums and heritage organisations in Cornwall. This week we are showcasing the Audience Initiative Award category, which highlights successful projects that reach and attract new audiences for heritage. […]
Posted on 20th May 2019
Cornwall Museums Partnership and FEAST are challenging museums and artists to work together to generate original ideas for bringing more and different people into the museums of Cornwall to enjoy Cornwall’s unique heritage. For the third year, we are offering a joint small grants fund to enable the best ideas to be tested and delivered. […]
Posted on 15th May 2019
In March, Cornwall Museums Partnership and SW Museum Development hosted the annual Cornwall Heritage Awards to celebrate and champion the amazing work that’s taking place across museums in Cornwall. This week we are looking at the Innovation Award, which highlights projects or initiatives that have made an organisation more resilient. We would like to thank […]
Posted on 14th May 2019
Emmie Kell, CEO of Cornwall Museums Partnership Cornwall Museums Partnership is a charity which exists to help museums become more open and connected to the people they serve. And for them to do that, embracing new ways of working and investing time in creating the right organisational culture is really important. We provide leadership for […]
Posted on 9th May 2019
In March, Cornwall Museums Partnership and SW Museum Development hosted the annual Cornwall Heritage Awards to celebrate and champion the amazing work that’s taking place across museums in Cornwall. This week we are shining a light on a new category for the 2019 awards. The Environmentally Responsible Award highlights projects or initiatives that have made […]