So here’s what just landed on the desk: A hot-off-the-press copy of a new book titled: Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset. A Practical Guide. And the part that makes us proud – We’re in it!
by Suzanne Francis-Brown
I’ve been on study leave for a few weeks, following up on some outstanding research re UWI artifacts, attending a Museum Ideas conference (http://www.museum-id.com/event-detail.asp?id=526) and taking the opportunity to browse a number of other museums.
I thought I’d share some of the journey over the next few weeks, starting with a presentation to the Ramphal Institute. At the Ramphal Institute:
How can we save our audio-visual heritage and ensure that what we capture now will last well into the future? That was the question put to a range of information stakeholders by the University of the West Indies Archives on UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, and the responses left no doubt of the relevance of the question or the challenges it raised!