Numismatics Conference with @lobstericecream and @LouiseMJ76 One of the other extras that Matt offered to Jenny, Louise and I, was to take part in a Numismatics Conference that he was leading. It was put on by Museum Development North West, in partnership with the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, and you can visit the site which described…

A journey through World War One… in #coin form! I was very lucky in being a part of this placement as Matt, the Project Curator for #moneymatters, offered the chance of getting involved in other parts of the Harris Museum. One extra was the Numismatics Conference, which I’ve mentioned before and I’ll be posting about later.…

                      Although I had been for an introductory visit I didn’t feel that I really knew what to expect when I started my heritage placement at the Wigan Archive Service at the Town Hall in Leigh. Only having very limited previous experience with any archiving…

 I recently spent a week at The Fusilier Museum in Bury, which holds the collections of both the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Because the museum is comparatively small, I was able to gain an understanding of the variety of roles which are available to pursue in the museum sector and also…