6th December 2011, 07:08 PM
Wax is right...we should be looking after our curators. letting our elected representatives know we care!!
I have recently been presented the opportunity by my local county council to comment on their plans to amalgamate (and to my mind emasculate) the archaeology service, the county records offices and the county 'folk' museum into a staff-lite heritage 'hub' as they describe it. My response was to tell them to preserve the best (the archaeology service and the records offices) and to cut the rest (the 'folk' museum). It kind of felt a little like that movie 'Sophies Choice'. I don't hate the 'folk museum' but from a pragmatic point of view if one of three had to go, I know I'd prefer to see an active curatorial service preserved in its entirety even if it's at the expense of some very nicely reconstructed IA round houses. I await the outcome of the consultation....
I have recently been presented the opportunity by my local county council to comment on their plans to amalgamate (and to my mind emasculate) the archaeology service, the county records offices and the county 'folk' museum into a staff-lite heritage 'hub' as they describe it. My response was to tell them to preserve the best (the archaeology service and the records offices) and to cut the rest (the 'folk' museum). It kind of felt a little like that movie 'Sophies Choice'. I don't hate the 'folk museum' but from a pragmatic point of view if one of three had to go, I know I'd prefer to see an active curatorial service preserved in its entirety even if it's at the expense of some very nicely reconstructed IA round houses. I await the outcome of the consultation....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...