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CREATIVITY AND CULTURE
Homecoming 2009 archive
exhibition goes live
The Homecoming Archive 2009 is now available for public view
The new official Homecoming Scotland
2009 Archives display was exhibited at
the National Archives of Scotland last
summer and is currently now travelling to
other parts of Scotland.
Conceived by QMU, the Homecoming
Archive has collected, catalogued
and preserved materials associated
with Homecoming for the benefit
of the Scottish people and event
organisers and scholars from across
the globe. The colourful fascinating
display, now available for public view,
includes materials relating to many of
the highlights of Scotland’s successful
Homecoming 2009 celebrations. As well
as featuring examples of original event
merchandise, the exhibition includes
materials displayed electronically.
Professor Joe Goldblatt, Director of
the International Centre for the Study
of Planned Events at QMU, said: “The
Homecoming Archive exhibition will not
only be of interest to many Scots and the
diaspora, the project has also assisted
QMU in developing a model archival
process for the modern events industry
that will allow organisers to preserve and
transmit the outcomes of their events to
various audiences.”
The archives can also be viewed via
the internet at: homecoming09archive
qmu.ac.uk. The travelling exhibition has
already visited Edinburgh, Glasgow and
Inverness and will be in Aberdeen in
February 2012.
The Homecoming Scotland 2009
Archives project is a collaborative
partnership led by QMU and involving
the Scottish Government, EventScotland,
Microsoft, Company Net and Service
Point.