Month: June 2024
Refrigerated Food Servery Units on offer from Harewood House
Two refrigerated food servery units in good working condition are offered for recycling from Harewood House, Leeds, LS17 9LG. The units are DRWL4 Synergy drop in refrigerated blown air well with housing. More details can be found here. Please see the attached sketch for sizes. They are in good working order and available immediately by […]
Museocycle – Success Story
Museocycle is our museum-focused recycling scheme which encourages Northern museums to give away unwanted items to avoid material going to landfill. A recent success story comes from Pannett Art Gallery, who re-homed a table offered on Museocycle by East Riding Museums. Pannett Art Gallery did not have the budget to buy a table and were […]
Museums with Gold Collections – Updated Security Advice
Security review for museums with gold collections With recent reports of increased break-ins at museums across England who have collections of gold items, Valentina Sabucco, Security and Protection Advice Manager for Arts Council England has some advice to share: “With the steady increase of gold prices since October 2023, golden items may continue to attract […]
Cliffe Castle Museum: The Human Effect – A Different Approach to Climate Change
‘The Human Effect’ is a new display at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, West Yorkshire, using natural history and art collections to take an empowering approach to climate change. Cliffe Castle is one of the four sites run by Bradford District Museums and Galleries. Previously home to a family of wealthy textile industrialists, the museum […]