Can you help us to evaluate the new Mapping Museums Lab web application? Would you like a preview of the new Mapping Museums data on museums closure and collection disposal? Can you be in London on Monday 29th September 2025 from 2-4.30pm?
The Mapping Museums Lab is a multidisciplinary team based at Birkbeck, University of London and King’s College London. For our current project ‘Museum closure in the UK 2000-25’ we have collected data on which museums have closed, why, and what has happened to those collections. We’ve also developed software to help us analyse and visualise that information.
The evaluation session is an important means for us to gain feedback about the usefulness of the software. With your input we can further improve the system before it is made publicly available in November.
We’re particularly keen to have input from people working in museums, museum support organisations, and museum policy.
The trial session will be based on three activities:
A hands-on introduction to the web application.
Using the application to undertake a small number of information searches. This will allow us to gauge how easy the system is to use.
Group discussion about your experience of using the system and the ways that it could be improved and extended.
If you are able to join us for the afternoon or if you need any further information please contact Katy Pettit on k.pettit@bbk.ac.uk letting her know your job title / role and / or interest in the topic. We look forward to seeing you.