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If you need this report in large print, audio, Braille, alternative format or in a different language please contact Robin Hanley on 01553 773450 and we will do our best to help KING’S LYNN & WEST NORFOLK AREA MUSEUMS COMMITTEE 5 January 2009 Item No. 5(a) KING’S LYNN MUSEUMS REPORT Report by the Area Museums Officer This report provides information on King’s Lynn Museums from October to December 2008 1. Temporary exhibitions and events 1.1 The Lynn Museum is currently in its free admission period, which runs from October 2008 to March 2009. Visitor numbers during the free admission period have been encouraging. A MOSAIC postcode survey is currently being undertaken. This will enable a comparison of the visitor profile to be made for charging and non-charging periods. The free admission offer was highlighted in the Borough Council’s Your Council magazine. 1.2 The fine art exhibition Walter Dexter: Artist of King’s Lynn was on show at Lynn Museum until 29 November. The current temporary exhibition is Christmas Through the Ages. 1.3 Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (NMAS) organised and hosted a number of events as part of the Food Fortnight programme organised by the West Norfolk Partnership. These included the largescale community history event Appetite for Archaeology at Downham Market High School on 1 November and Bronze Age Bread and Butter at the Lynn Museum on 3 November. The Lynn Museum hosted a talk by Norfolk Record Office (NRO) entitled How Many Miles to Market and organised the lunchtime talk Woolton Pie & Carrot Fudge – this talk looked at wartime cookery and was repeated for a large school group. 1.4 Forthcoming events include a lunchtime talk by the NRO called Let’s Hit the Shops on 19 December and a family craft event Christmas Decorations Through Time on 22 December.
2. Other Museum Developments 2.1 Work is continuing on the second phase of collections rationalisation, with the focus on social history collections currently stored in the Town Hall and at Aickmans Yard. 2.2 King’s Lynn Museums are hosting a UEA postgraduate Museology student placement across the current academic year. Alison Stebbing is working 2 days per week, supporting the Curator with a number of collections management projects. 2.3 Under the terms of the 2008-09 NMAS Business Plan, the Town House Museum is closed to the public until 14 February. During the closure period, the Town House remains open for schools and other prebooked groups. There have been good levels of school bookings during this period. 2.4 A major review and re-organisation of stored collections is underway, as part of a collections management plan being developed by the Curator 3. Friends of King’s Lynn Museums 3.1 The Friends are developing their 2009 programme for members and membership levels remain strong. The Friends held their AGM at Lynn Museum on 13 October. 3.2 The Friends organised a successful lunchtime talk at the Lynn Museum on 8 December with speaker Bryan Howling. 3.3 The Friends organised a successful evening talk by the archaeologist Carenza Lewis of TV’s Time Team on 8 October. 4. Partnership Projects 4.1 NMAS is continuing to assist the Borough Council with the ongoing review of the Town Hall and other heritage assets. 4.2 NMAS is continuing to work with the Borough Council on the Walks restoration project, for which NMAS is managing the interpretation strategy. NMAS is currently co-ordinating the design and installation of new external graphic panels for The Walks. 4.3 King’s Lynn Museums continue to lead the Greater Fens Museums Partnership as part of the NMAS role as lead partner for the East of England Hub for Renaissance in the Regions. Some twenty museums and heritage sites are currently involved with the partnership. A project
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