Ros Allwood
On 27 March, eight of us plus David Sims went by minibus to visit the National Football Museum in Manchester, all funded by our football grant.
The team outside the Football Museum
The museum was originally based in Preston, and opened in its glossy new town centre home last year. First of all we were shown round by Laura, a lovely enthusiastic member of their front-of-house team. After a pie and mash lunch, Laura plus their Education Officer and Sally, the Curator, spent most of the afternoon with us, explaining how they had had to move all the objects from Preston, how they thought of the different themes for the new displays, and gave useful tips on working with museum designers.
It was great to see the enthusiasm of all the staff for their museum, even those who hadn’t really known much about football before working there. We hope to continue the relationship, lending them items from our Football Collection and taking back some loaned items when the new museum opens.
The Museum Service is currently advertising for two one-year paid internships – see the Jobs page of the NHDC website.
Jobs and Careers
www.north-herts.gov.uk
North Hertfordshire District Council website
A very Happy New Year from all at North Herts Museum. We have Behind the Scenes Tours coming up in January and February at both Hitchin and Letchworth Museums.