Monday 1 December, 6:00pm, Birkbeck, London WC1E
Speaker: Professor Fiona Candlin, Director of the Mapping Museums Lab, Birkbeck
Respondent: Lord Neil Mendoza, Chairman Historic England
Book your free place here (MuseumClosureUK.eventbrite.com)
Join the Mapping Museums Lab for the launch of new research exploring museum closure and collections disposal in the UK between 2000 and 2025. Professor Fiona Candlin will introduce a web application and the accompanying report, Collections from Closed Museums. There will be a response from Lord Mendoza, and discussion. The event will be followed by a drinks reception, and an opportunity for further discussion.
For information, contact mappingmuseums@bbk.ac.uk