Helen McConnell Simpson. Curator of Social History, Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives. Editor of SHCG Journal. Views my own.
Bristol, UK
Joined December 2010
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Bristol has one of the best museum offers and teams in the UK. Short-term uncertainty shouldn't cause long term damage by making cuts. They can grow income to meet budget AND attract partnership. They get 1m+ visitors and punch above their weight. museumsassociation.org/museu…
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Have you booked your place at this year's #MAConference? Loads of good sessions including a particularly great one on managing social history collections in a digital age hosted by...us!
Hear our fab panel @ 4pm on Fri 6th: @EmmaLucyHarper @HelenBeeTaylor & @gabbyheffernan
Yes! @wethecurious_ Which other museum shops are nailing their colours to the mast quite this firmly? #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
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Just before we go tonight, there's time to plug #SHCG18 this year's conference will be in the North East @GNM_Hancock and @Beamish_Museum all the details are at shcg.org.uk Deadline for earlybird bookings is 4 May! May the 4th be with you! #museumhour
Going to be a great one, this year. Can't wait! xitter.gq/shcg1/status/983434646…
Did you enjoy #MuseumHour? Book onto our annual conference for more in-depth discussion on the topics covered this evening. shcg.org.uk/Conference2018
We'll be discussing this at our annual conference too! @SHCG1 Programme just announced... xitter.gq/a_rowbottom9/status/98…
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I'd agree with you but local authorities (and this has happened in my experience) are often scared and don't see the museum as the forum to present/argue/question both sides of the debate #museumhour
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@museumhour definition of social history used by #SHCG in our constitution. If you want to read the whole constitution you can download it here: shcg.org.uk/about #MuseumHour #SocialHistoryRules
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'Social history is the bits that nobody else in museums wants' - irreverently defined by @StephMastoris at a @SHCG1 conference many years ago #museumhour
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Hello everyone, welcome to #MuseumHour with your hosts @SHCG1. This week we are looking at social history in museums. Lets start off with Q1: What examples have you seen of innovative uses of social history collections?
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Last year we delivered two training sessions for our #volunteers using @SHCG1 objects lessons boxes. They're free to borrow and are a great training resource! More info on their website! @NEEMPG #Museums #emps
Standing in solidarity with the curators in the @wittertainment cabinet of curiosities. Coffee in a gallery?! For shame, Black Panther.
The entrance of @GNM_Hancock as reimagined in Duplo. Why yes, it has been a long day.
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Thank you @SHCG1 for a positive inspiring conference: reminder to keep doing our bit for enlightened inclusive culture in these dark days – at Saxilby, England
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It's May 2019 and in an unprecedented move, Bristol declares independence from the UK: bristol247.com/channel/news-…
I know I'm late to the Anna Jones party but blimey that's good food. @we_are_food