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Participate in our web application evaluation sessions!

Can you help us to evaluate the Mapping Museums web application?

Mapping Museums is a large-scale research project that is based at Birkbeck, University of London. It aims at documenting at analysing the development of the museum sector between 1960 and 2020. So far, the team has collected a rich range of data on approximately 4000 UK museums, and we have developed a web application that enables users to browse, search, and visualise that information.

The evaluation session is an important means for us to gain feedback about the usefulness of the web application. With your input we can further improve the system before it is made publicly available.

We’d like a wide variety of people to participate in the evaluation trial especially those that are involved in the museum and archive sectors, in academia, or in digital media

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.

The session will take no more than two hours.

There is more information about the project available at http://mappingmuseums.wpengine.com/about/.

Locations and dates:

2 – 4.30pm | October 3rd 2018 | Room 407, Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX (the entrance is on Torrington Square)

We would be very grateful for your assistance. If you would like to participate, please email the project director at f.candlin@bbk.ac.uk briefly explaining why you would like to attend. We can cover travel expenses up to £20.

Researchers involved in the trial session

Researchers and contact details:

  1. Professor Fiona Candlin (candlin@bbk.ac.uk)
  2. Professor Alex Poulovassilis (ap@dcs.bbk.ac.uk)
  3. Nick Larsson (nick@dcs.bbk.ac.uk)

How the data will be handled in the study

Information obtained from you through the session will be used to inform the research work of the project and subsequent research publications. All personal data collected from this study including your name and contact details will be kept confidential. No reference will be made in oral or written form that could link any participant to information they have provided to us as part of this the study.

Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time.

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Unknown Opening Dates – Museums

Can you help us with opening and/or closing dates for the museums listed below?

The Mapping Museums research team have compiled data on around 4,000 UK museums, but we’re missing crucial information about the opening and closing dates of a few venues. We know that these venues existed, but sometimes have little more than a postcard or an old publicity flyer.

If you can help us, do please get in touch with the project director, Professor Fiona Candlin on f.candlin@bbk.ac.uk.

Name of museum Address line 1 Town or City Postcode Year opened Year closed
ABERGYNOLWYN VILLAGE MUSEUM 14 Water Street Abergynolwyn LL36 9YB 2007
AGRICULTURAL & RURAL MUSEUM Twycross Zoo CV9 3PX 1982
ASTON MAGNA BYGONES MUSEUM Aston Magna GL56 9QQ 1985
BENSON VETERAN CYCLE MUSEUM 61 Brook Street Wallingford OX10 6LH
BLACKED-OUT BRITAIN WAR MUSEUM 1 St. Mary’s Street Huntingdon PE29 3PE
BORRERAIG PARK MUSEUM Borreraig Dunvegan IV55 8ZX
BWLCH FARM MUSEUM Bynes Llanelli SA14 9ST
CARRON ROW FARM MUSEUM Titchfield PO15 1DZ
CHAPEL BECK GALLERY Guisborough TS14 6LS
COUNTRYSIDE COLLECTION Ferndown BH21 2EB 2006
DOLLAND AND AITCHISON MUSEUM 1323 Coventry Road Birmingham B25 8AW
DRUSILLAS MUSEUM Berwick Polegate BN26 5QS 1980-1984
DUKES WOOD OIL MUSEUM Kelham Hall Newark NG23 5QX Open
DYKE NOOK FARM MUSEUM Dyke Nook Appleby CA16 6NS
HAYWAIN FARM MUSEUM Field Farm Doncaster DN9 1Z
JOHN KING WORKSHOP MUSEUM Victoria Road Pinxton NG16 6LR
LAUNDRY & MANGLE MUSEUM Coggleshall CO6 1NT 2001
MULLAGHBAWN FOLK MUSEUM Tullymacrieve Newry BT35 0AA
NATIONAL GYPSY MUSEUM Trerife Farm Park Trerife Unknown 1994
OLD FORGE MUSEUM Sloe Lane Alfriston PN26 5UT 1994
UPPERLANDS HERITAGE MUSEUM The Green Maghera BT46 5RZ
WARSETTER FARM MUSEUM Isle of Sanday KW17 2BL
WEST GREEN HOUSE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM Hartley Wintney RG27 8JB 1983