Southampton City Council Arts and Heritage
SCC Arts and Heritage Museums and Gallery – Exhibitions – Learning and Outreach – Cultural Partnerships – Operations and Retail Collections: – Art – Archaeology – City Archives – Local and Maritime Collections Historic Sites Archaeology Unit
Venues SeaCity Museum Southampton Art Gallery Tudor House and Garden
God’s House Tower (former Archaeology Museum) Wool House (formerly the Maritime Museum) Westgate Hall (fomer Tudor Merchants Hall) Historic Sites
Cultural Quarter Guildhall Square SeaCity Museum Southampton’s New Arts Complex Cultural Development Trust SHAPe
Collections
The Collection: 800 interviews photographs Themes: Maritime World Wars Local Communities The Outcomes: Exhibitions Publications Compilations Plays Oral History Archive
Activities School visits Guided tours Education workshops Holiday workshops Lecture series Art and craft Study days
University of Southampton Humanities Social Sciences Astronomy Engineering John Hansard Gallery Nuffield Theatre Winchester School of Art National Oceanography Centre... Southampton Solent University Graphic Design Film Photography Animation Creative Writing Maritime Studies... University of Winchester University of Chichester Partnerships
Research using collections Collaborative Doctorate – Roger Machado; Medieval pottery Group projects – Titanic; slavery Funded projects – Brokage books; Los niños Site surveys of building Undergraduate and Post-graduate dissertation – Migration; race-relations; world wars; maritime Publications
Exchanges University SCC Lecture series speakers Philosophy Café Study Days Joint Symposium Volunteering Technical expertise SCC University Tours of museum Access to collections Curator lectures Training (archives, oral history) Work placements
SeaCity Museum Southampton: Gateway to the World
Southampton’s Titanic Story
University of Southampton Southampton Solent University National Oceanography Centre Southampton Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology Maritime Coastguard Agency Local researchers Titanic historians Memorabilia Collectors Titanic: the Legend
Technical Expertise Scanning fragile documents Photography Filming 3-D virtual gallery Animation Graphic Design
Art Gallery Activities Photo:
EU funded projects
Hamtun Street Mural
- Mosaic workshops - ‘Fourth Plinth’ suggestions - Oral history - Creative writing - Community mural - Showcase event – 16 March Community Engagement Activities
Conclusion Mutual benefits Partnership funding Exchange of expertise Students gain from on-job experience Student projects help museum Consultation between curators and academics Better communication Better co-ordination Networking – within and outside institutions Capacity issues
Southampton City Council Arts and Heritage