5 museums in Lancashire closed recently.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136
Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up as a sort of "last chance to see"?
It's worth noting that there have been Wikimedia events at several of these museums in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges%27_Lodgings/event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges'_Lodgings/event
Clem Rutter and I have been in contact with Jo Hayward (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jhayward001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jhayward001) to see if there was anything that Wikimedia could do to help here (e.g., holding additional events/taking photos/improving the articles), but nothing concrete came out of those discussions. Obviously, they have quite a lot of other things to be worrying about at the moment!
Thanks, Mike
On 11 Oct 2016, at 16:12, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
5 museums in Lancashire closed recently.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136
Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up as a sort of "last chance to see"?
-- geni
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Such a shame when museums close. Staff here can certainly keep an eye out for these kinds of closures and let you know via this mailing list - and great if others on this list could do the same when/if you hear of imminent closures. Cheers, Lucy
On 12 October 2016 at 17:06, Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
It's worth noting that there have been Wikimedia events at several of these museums in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_ Mill_Museum/event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_ Mill_Museum/event_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges%27_Lodgings/event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges'_Lodgings/event
Clem Rutter and I have been in contact with Jo Hayward ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jhayward001) to see if there was anything that Wikimedia could do to help here (e.g., holding additional events/taking photos/improving the articles), but nothing concrete came out of those discussions. Obviously, they have quite a lot of other things to be worrying about at the moment!
Thanks, Mike
On 11 Oct 2016, at 16:12, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
5 museums in Lancashire closed recently.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136
Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up as a sort of "last chance to see"?
-- geni
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
On 11/10/16 16:12, geni wrote:
5 museums in Lancashire closed recently.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136
Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up as a sort of "last chance to see"?
The London Borough of Newham has no museums. And they didn't come the Olympic Legacy, it seems.
**** 1898 - Passmore Edwards Museum - Romford Road, Stratford, London, UK
Quick Description: The building was constructed as the Passmore Edwards Museum in 1898. It is now used by the Student Union of the University of East London. ****
Gordo
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