Courses for Heritage Professionals

EARLY OAK FURNITURE

23-24 April 2007

An off-site course taking an in-depth look at important collections of early oak furniture, including guidance on distinguishing originals from good reproductions. Visits to Westwood Manor and Red Lodge in Bristol occupy Day 1, while Day 2 will be focused on the furniture at the Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans. Overnight will be spent in Bristol and will include an evening lecture.

Leader: Victor Chinnery
Course fee: £250

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A HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM’S HOUSES

27 April 2007

A day exploring the history of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum’s houses from 13th to 17th century, by placing them in their social and economic context and looking at the social status and household structure of their earliest inhabitants. An overview of the methods and sources for reconstructing the past will also be provided.

Leader: Danae Tankard
Course fee: £60

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FURNISHING THE PAST

2 May 2007
1 October 2007

The re-creation of 16th & 17th century interiors is an exercise in experimental archaeology. This day school surveys the approaches taken by curators attempting to replicate the physical conditions and material culture of our ancestors in various historic settings, including Shakespeare’s Birthplace, and includes a tour of the furnished houses of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum.

Leader: Victor Chinnery
Course fee: £75

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SETTING UP A NEW MUSEUM

17 May 2007

An insight into the journey involved in setting up a new museum in Bavaria. This fascinating case study will include the ways in which European funding can be secured for museum projects.

Leader: Rainer Tredt
Course fee: £75

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CLOTHING THE PAST

18 May 2007
4 October 2007

A day school for any museum or historic site wishing to make replica clothing for guides, interpreters and educational workshops, looking at antique clothing, patterns and illustrations. There will be opportunities to handle and try on some examples of replica clothing.

Leader: Barbara Painter
Course fee: £75

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COLLECTIONS REVEALED

27 June 2007

A day exploring the recent developments in collections accessibility at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, and comparing the current situation with that in other museums. The focus will be on practical experiences and case studies, including major recent projects, limiting factors, problems and solutions, leading to the best solutions for all.

Leader: Julian Bell
Course fee: £75

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HOW ON EARTH DO WE DO THAT?

11 September 2007

A practical, common sense approach to all aspects of the movement of museum artefacts, focusing on specific case studies from the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum’s range of collections, where limited resources are often the overriding consideration. Comparisons with other museum collections.

Leader: Julian Bell
Course fee: £75

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MUSEUMS & THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM

13 September 2007

This day will explore how your museum, gallery or site can tailor activities for schools to the National Curriculum, with an emphasis on cross-curricular work. Links with the Learning Outside The Classroom manifesto will help schools to justify their visit.

Leader: Jennie Peel
Course fee: £75

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PRESERVING THE PAST

18 September 2007

An exploration of what constitutes conservation and restoration, looking at their differences and similarities, and focusing on the specific activities of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum.

Leader: Julian Bell
Course fee: £75

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BELOW STAIRS

24-25 September 2007

An outstanding opportunity to learn about how households were managed over a period of 400 years, with fascinating site visits to parts of Cowdray ruins and Petworth House not normally open to the public.

Leader: Peter Brears
Course fee: £150

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THE HISTORY OF ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTING

Thursday 27 September 2007

A day of images and analysis using Cotehele as a unique case study. Cotehele is a great, romantic, medieval granite house situated near Plymouth, and is owned by the National Trust. The Earls of Edgcumbe owned it for generations and were inveterate collectors: the interior serves as a monument to the Romantic Antiquarian Movement of late Georgian and Victorian times.