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Area Museums Committee
25 Sep 2015 - 10:30 to 11:30
Scheduled
Council Chamber
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  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

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1 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

You have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter to be discussed if it relates to something on your Register of Interests form. You must declare the interest and leave the room while the matter is dealt with.

You have a Personal Interest in a matter to be discussed if it affects
•    your well being or financial position
•    that of your family or close friends
•    that of a club or society in which you have a management role
•    that of another public body of which you are a member to a greater extent than others in your ward.
You must declare a personal interest but can speak and vote on the matter.

Whenever you declare an interest you must say why the interest arises, so that it can be included in the minutes. 

1

There were no declarations of interest.


2 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence. 


2

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Grey and C Smith.


3 pdf MINUTES (91Kb)
To consider the minutes of the 27 March 2015.

3

The minutes of the meeting held on the 27 March 2015 were confirmed. 


4 MATTERS ARISING
To consider any matters arising from the above minutes.
4

There were no matters arising.


5 pdf GYBC MUSEUMS REPORT FOR GYAMC (439Kb)
To consider the report.

5

The Committee considered the Norfolk Museums Service report on Great Yarmouth museums for the period March to August 2015.

The Norfolk Museums Service representatives reported in detail on the following issues in the report:-


Exhibitions at Time and Tide

- Humans in Ancient Britain

- Anthony Amies – Land and Sea

- Witch Hunt – The East Anglian Witch Hunt 1645 – 1647

- Forthcoming Exhibitions – Beastley Machines


Events

- Museums at Night

- Summer Events

- Great Yarmouth Fossil Roadshow


Other Museum Developments

- Offices and meeting room in Blackfriars Road

- Accreditation success

- Opening new displays

- Rare Norfolk Find on Tour to Time and Tide

- The Young Historians and Archaeology Club

- Weddings and Venue Hire


Learning

- School Visits

- Cinderella Event

- Surviving the Stone Age

- Stories from the Sea

- James Paget Project


Partnerships

- Cultural Heritage Partnership

- Cultural Education Partnership

- Creative Collisions

- Maritime Effect Project

- Heritage Schools Project


Visitor Numbers

The Norfolk Museums representatives tabled a spreadsheet giving details of visitors to museums under the control of the Norfolk Museums Service for the period 2015/16.


RESOLVED:

That the Norfolk Museums Service’s report for the period March – August 2015 be noted.


6 STORIES FROM THE SEA PROJECT
To consider a powerpoint presentation on the above project.

6

The Committee considered a power point presentation from Colin Stott from the Norfolk Museums Service with regard to the Stories from the Sea Project.



7 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
To consider any other business as may be determined by the Chairman of the meeting as being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration.
7

INVITATIONS TO AREA MUSEUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Chairman raised the issue that invitations had not been extended to Members of the Area Museums Committee to attend various openings of exhibitions held at museums in Great Yarmouth.  Dr Hanley confirmed that he would ensure that the necessary invitations were extended to all Members of the Area Museums Committee for such events in the future.


Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
Kay Grey 
Carl Smith 
Absent
NameReason for Absence
Brian Lawn 

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Present:

Councillor Robinson-Payne (in the Chair), Councillor Collins, Jeal and Williamson.

Dr R Hanley, Mr A Smith, Mr C Stott (Norfolk Museums Service) and Robin Hodds (Cabinet Secretary, GYBC).

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