Trainers: Anita Hollinshead & Jim Grevatte
This workshop takes a practical approach to exploring the interplay between conservation and interpretation. Our speakers will share a series of case studies where each situation and collection required a creative conversation between conservator and interpreter. These will illustrate many different approaches and provide lots of tips and principles to enable and inspire.
The session has been compiled by freelance museum consultants Anita Hollinshead and Jim Grevatte. Anita and Jim have worked on development projects for the past 20 years, using each other’s specialisms to create inventive means of connecting people with objects and stories. Each will last 2½ hours, consisting of two 50-minute presentations, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A, providing delegates an opportunity to ask specific questions and queries.
The session is primarily aimed at archivists managing and interpreting a range of objects within their collections but will also be of benefit to staff and volunteers caring for collections in heritage sites, museums, historic houses and libraries as well as those considering a career in the museum sector. The session will be suitable for those new to the sector as well as those wishing to refresh their experience of creating displays and exhibitions. Your own project might range from a single object or document to a large exhibition. There will be an emphasis on this being a creative process as well as providing detail on collections care for exhibitions.
About our Trainer: Jim Grevatte has worked for 30 years at museums and heritage sites and always rooted in creative curatorial practice. He has extensive experience of leading change and enhancement at historic sites particularly where this requires developing new models of engagement in close consultation with users and experts. He works with site staff, conservators, artists and other partners to design experiences which match audience needs.
Anita Hollinshead has been working in museums and heritage for 33 years and since August 2012 as a freelancer specializing in collections care and development; funding applications; project management; community engagement; evaluation; interpretation and Accreditation support. She has an MA in the Conservation of Historic Objects and from 2014-24 was the Regional Collections Officer for Museum Development East Midlands.
If you have any queries about this event please contact sam@archives.org.uk