the transformation of gold hill museum
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The Transformation of
Gold Hill Museum
A local project run by volunteers
Anna McDowell
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WHY TRANSFORM THE
MUSEUM?
Do we have to do it?
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The building
What’s wrong?
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The building
What’s wrong?
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The building
What’s wrong?
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The building
What’s wrong?
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The building
What’s wrong?
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THE PREPARATION YEARS
Seven years of preparation
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Seven long years of
pre-planning
• Defining a need
• Consultation
• Policy writing
• Planning
• Raising the funds
• The Heritage Lottery Fund application
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Opinion Survey 2005
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Opinion Survey 2005
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9%3%
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Berkshire
Bristol
Buckinghamshire
Ceredigion
Devon
Dorset
Essex
Glasgow
Hampshire
Kent
Leicestershire
London
Ross-shire
Somerset
Surrey
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
overseas
Wiltshire
Dorset
London
Devon
Berkshire
Hampshire
Surrey
Overseas
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The plans
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The plans
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RAISING THE MONEY
The project would cost £647,000
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Fund Raising – Shute Form Garden Opening
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Fund Raising – Quiz nights
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Fund Raising – Valentines Evening
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Fund Raising – Shaftesbury & Gillingham Show
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Who funded the project?
Companies, organisations, trusts and
individuals
BBC Radio Solent Community Chest
Burfitt & Garrett Ltd
Bullough Tompson Charitable Settlement
Charity of William Williams
The Charles Hayward Foundation
Dorset County Council
The Foyle Foundation
G E Johnson's & Son (Shaftesbury) Ltd
Monument Trust
Philip Proctor Associates
Semley Women's Institute
Shaftesbury Charitable Trust
Shaftesbury Evening Women's Institute
Shaftesbury Town Council
Stephen Clark 1957 Charitable Trust
Strattons Carpets and Furniture's
Trinity Trust
The Veneziana Fund
Woolley & Wallis Chartered Surveyors
Plus over 50 individuals gave personal
donations
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THE PROJECT STARTS
February 2010
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Packing
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Packing
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Moving
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Moving
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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Building work
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CONSERVATION WORK
Saving our collection
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Conserving our collection for the future
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Conserving our
collection for the future
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AFTER THE BUILDERS MOVED OUT
We start on the exhibition
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The display cases are installed
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The objects are returned
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The objects are returned
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The objects are returned
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The objects are returned
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The stories are told
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The cases are filled
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FINALLY WE OPEN
The museum opened to the public on 8th July 2011
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The speeches - Thursday 7th July 2011
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Celebrating the opening- Thursday 7th July 2011
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Volunteers celebrating the opening- Thursday 7th July 2011
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Volunteers with Janet Bell, Museum Consultant, celebrating the opening- Thursday 7th July 2011
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Heritage Lottery Fund personnel - Thursday 7th July 2011
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WAS IT WORTH IT?
I will leave this up to you to decide
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The new entrance
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One of the seven new exhibition rooms
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One of the seven new exhibition rooms
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The new Local History Library
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The Garden Room for lectures, talks, workshops and other activities
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Inside the new Garden Room
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The garden
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A page from the visitors comments book
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I THINK SO
Was it worth it?
Thank you for your support