http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus Latest Articles http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1869/the_enduring_appeal_of_traditional_building_materials http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1869/the_enduring_appeal_of_traditional_building_materials Mon, 14 May 2012 09:52:00 GMT Nick Yandle of Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent explores the enduring appeal of Kentish Ragstone. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1860/protecting_the_past_from_the_present http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1860/protecting_the_past_from_the_present Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:41:00 GMT The tapestry of human history is woven with all manner of brightly coloured threads and curious strands. No wonder, then, that the museums which capture and preserve our heritage reflect this idiosyncratic design. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1854/science_museum_embraces_the_latest_4d_experiences http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1854/science_museum_embraces_the_latest_4d_experiences Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:41:00 GMT by Kevin Williams, leisure entertainment consultant, KWP Ltd. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1851/openculture_2012_provocation_-_digital_provenance http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1851/openculture_2012_provocation_-_digital_provenance Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:54:00 GMT 'Digital Provenance: The Significant Challenge of Today' by Roger Layton, CEO of Roger Layton Associates, Johannesburg, South Africa and Founder of The ETHER Initiative. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1838/collections_trust_launches_collections_management_awards http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1838/collections_trust_launches_collections_management_awards Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:20:00 GMT The Collections Trust has announced that nominations are now open for the inaugural Collections Trust Collections Management Awards. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1827/openculture_2012_provocation_-_collections_knowledge http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1827/openculture_2012_provocation_-_collections_knowledge Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:09:00 GMT ‘In Defence of the Curator’ by Dr. Tim Ewin. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1813/how_museums_can_maximise_on_olympic_opportunities http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1813/how_museums_can_maximise_on_olympic_opportunities Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:25:00 GMT By John Stachiewicz, Chairman of Association of Cultural Enterprises (ACE). http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1802/openculture_2012_provocation_-_the_national_archives http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1802/openculture_2012_provocation_-_the_national_archives Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT 'What we do, and why we do it – the value of heritage’ by William Lindsay, Collections Demography, The National Archives. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1790/free_tickets_to_the_listed_property_show http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1790/free_tickets_to_the_listed_property_show Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:36:00 GMT As we all know, owning a listed property is not always health, wealth and happiness. Legislation, conservation and regulation can seem like the three horsemen of the listed property owner's apocalypse. Just finding a decent builder or understanding the VAT rules is enough to give you sleepless nights, writes Mrs Kellymarie Lywood of The Listed Property Owners Club. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1785/openculture_2012_provocation http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1785/openculture_2012_provocation Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:29:00 GMT ‘The Case for Collections Management’ by Nick Poole, CEO of Collections Trust. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1782/case_study_the_society_of_antiquaries_making_history_-_uk_and_us_tour http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1782/case_study_the_society_of_antiquaries_making_history_-_uk_and_us_tour Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:51:00 GMT Crown Fine Arts UK (Museums and Exhibitions Division), formerly known as Oxford Exhibition Services (OES) has established a good relationship with The Society of Antiquaries since first working with them in 2008. The company won the contract to provide logistics for the UK tour of objects from the Society’s extraordinary collections after an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts called Making History. Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1746/interpretation_surviving_in_challenging_times http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1746/interpretation_surviving_in_challenging_times Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:19:00 GMT AHI Conference, York, October 2011. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1728/case_study_somerset_heritage_centre http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1728/case_study_somerset_heritage_centre Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:54:00 GMT British archive specialists Rackline has supplied innovative storage systems for the new Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1719/case_study_national_maritime_museum http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1719/case_study_national_maritime_museum Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:58:00 GMT British archive storage manufacturer, Rackline, has helped to complete a transformation of London’s National Maritime Museum, providing the racking for archive storage in the new Sammy Ofer Wing. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1700/all_change_at_tullie_house http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1700/all_change_at_tullie_house Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:34:00 GMT Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery transferred to Trust in May 2011; previously the museum was owned and managed by Carlisle City Council. It is one of the top visitor attractions in Cumbria – attracting over 250,000 people every year. The collections have developed continuously over the past 100 years – in archaeology, social history, art and natural history. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1687/rachel_madan_dispelling_the_green_procurement_myth http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1687/rachel_madan_dispelling_the_green_procurement_myth Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:09:00 GMT Green procurement is an often misunderstood phrase. But in plain terms it is simply a policy to purchase wherever possible, products and services that minimise environmental impacts, products that are more sustainable environmentally, economically and socially, says Rachel Madan of Greener Museums. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1681/guest_blogger_getting_real_and_failing_forward_online http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1681/guest_blogger_getting_real_and_failing_forward_online Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:22:00 GMT Ylva French is a communications consultant with experience in culture, tourism, the arts and museums. Read her guest blog for M&H Online . . . http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1665/how_english_heritage_grants_protect_our_heritage http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1665/how_english_heritage_grants_protect_our_heritage Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT by Katharine Grice, English Heritage. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1662/training_the_heritage_managers_of_the_future http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1662/training_the_heritage_managers_of_the_future Fri, 9 Sep 2011 15:10:00 GMT by Caroline Crewe-Read, Project Manager, National Planning Department, English Heritage. http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1651/museum_conservation_vs_exhibition_resolving_the_dilemma_using_smart_display_cases http://www.mandh-online.com/in_focus/content/1651/museum_conservation_vs_exhibition_resolving_the_dilemma_using_smart_display_cases Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:59:00 GMT by Manoj Phatak, C.Eng, (C) 2011 Domoticware S.L.U.