The Irish Museums Association Spring Seminar will be held in Cavan, 20 - 22
February. The programme includes:
Friday Afternoon: Workshops on 'Labels and Exhibition Text' and on 'Making
Enclosures and Mounts for Paper Specimens'; Education Group 'Cost Effective
Teacher Resource Material'
Friday Evening: Civic Reception
Saturday, starting 9 am:
'Keynote Address' by Guy Wilson, Master of the Armouries, Royal Armouries Leeds
'The Ark: Captain's Log' by Martin Drury, Director, The Ark Cultural Centre
for Children, Dublin
'Museum Communication in Derry, Virtual or Real' by Brian Lacy, Heritage and
Museum Service, Derry
'Five Million Tourists - How to Increase Your Visitor Numbers' by Frank Magee,
Chief Executive, Dublin Tourism
'The Communication Dynamic and What it Means to You' by Peter McCormick,
Marketing and Communication Consultant and Marcus McCarthy, Smurfit
Electronic Publishing
'Re-Envisioning the Past: Interpreting Archaeology in the Ulster Museum by
Richard Warner, Keeper of Antiquities and Ethnography, Ulster Museum
'Communication through Design, the Role of Graphic Design in Museum Exhibition'
by John McMillan, Head of Graphics, University of Ulster
'Bru na Boinne Archaeological Site: Presentation and Management' by Eugee Keane
Project Manager, National Monuments and Historic Properties Service
'Bru na Boinne: Interpretation and Planning' by John Harrison, John Harrison
and Associates, Heritage Developement
Tour of Cavan County Museum
There will four members papers on Sunday Morning and an optional tour in the
afternoon.
Cost until 6th February: members £20, non-members £30, students £10
after 6th February: members £25, non-members £35, students £15
This is always both a fun and a worth-while event. For more information or
booking contact either Robert Heslip by e-mail or Dominic Egan, Cavan County
Museum, Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan, tel. 49 44070 or fax 49 44332
Flights to Ireland are cheap at the present and the welcome is very warm!
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