conservation, Cutty Sark, fire
In Museum [Insider], new content on January 23, 2010 at 1:28 pm
There’s a new piece on Museum [Insider] about the ongoing conservation project at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. The ship was already closed for major conservation work when it was ravaged by a fire in 2007. Fortunately, the majority of the wooden mateirals were off site in a conservation lab at the time, so they weren’t damaged. After reinforcing the iron hull and reintroducing the boards and planks – and a major overhaul of many other aspects of the ship – it will re-open to visitors sometime in 2011.
We all look forward to a trip down to Greenwich to investigate.
city life, countryside, Peckham. Channel 4, television
In Dulwich OnView, new content on January 19, 2010 at 10:30 am
Channel 4 are looking for people who live in Peckham (which comes within the remit of Dulwich OnView) to take part in a new television programme about life in the city. From their description I suspect they will take people who love the countryside and hate the city – and vice versa – and swap their homes for a week. It’s a new idea for a programme, but it’s a tried, tested (and now I reckon quite boring) format for making television.
Either way, if you’re interested in finding out more, there’s an article with all the details on Dulwich OnView today.
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Royal Naval Museum
In Museum [Insider], Museums, new content on January 18, 2010 at 2:53 pm
The Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth (recently rebranded as part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy) is planning to rework their displays about the modern Navy. The twentieth century galleries will be brought right up to date in 700 square metres of exhibition space. They are in the process of appointing a design company to work on the concept and future tenders about the build will be out in due course.
There’s an article about the background to the project live now on Museum [Insider].
