This is the last week of the training programme, with most people returning home on Friday. We’ve asked everyone to write a short summary of the key areas of museum work they found of interest,...
ICTP at Manchester
Aba, Joyce, Hayam and Hesham spent four days at The Manchester Musuem, and three days at the Whitworth Art Gallery, where they took part in a programme of activities meeting staff across all the departments,...
Kew Gardens
During the last weekend before everyone went off to their Partnership UK Museums, we all went on a day trip to Kew Gardens, who are celebrating their 250th anniversary this year (http://www.kew.org/). The journey to...
London Eye
The following Monday we were lucky to have much better weather on our afternoon trip to the London Eye. You could see the whole of London, everywhere around us. Joyce was the first to spot...
Kenwood House
On the Saturday of the second week, we all went on a daytrip to Kenwood House together (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.12783). The day started with a tour of the this 17th Century building, with paintigs by masters such...
Daytrip to the Horniman
This week is a week of daytrips, and we got off to a great start with a trip to the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, southern London on Monday. In addition to enjoying...
The first few days
The first week of the programme has now finished, with a number of different sessions. At the start of the week we heard everyone’s presentations, and received an introduction to the British Museum, present and the...
New exhibition in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
A photographic exhibition about archaeological cooperation between the European Union and Egypt is now on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The International Training Programme is featured, with an image...
How can museums interest young people?
Talking to some volunteers working in the British Museum, we exchanged stories of young visitors, schoolchildren and teenagers visiting archaeological digs and museums. We agreed that, in our experience, children enjoy...
Introducing Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
There are seven museums in Wales that form Amgueddfa Cymru. The British Museum participants who will be visiting us will be based at National Museum Cardiff, but will also have the opportunity of visiting some...
