Selling Egypt is a project that focuses on the relationship between collections, creativity and enterprise, and in particular the Ancient Egypt collections of museums in the North West. This is a small-scale, ambitious project – a catalyst for a group of museums to think differently about their collections, to test new ideas and ways of working in how they ‘sell’ their collections – intellectually, creatively and commercially. It has been supported by Arts Council England as part of its Strategic Support Funds for museums; the project is one of 11 museums in the North to have successfully secured this funding. It is a 12-month project during which we want to explore many different aspects of our Egyptian collections.
There are two opportunities for artists to explore our collections and develop creative responses; one opportunity is to work with the Ancient Egypt collections at The Atkinson, Southport, and the other opportunity is to work with the Ancient Egypt collections at West Park Museum, Macclesfield. Find out more:
Posted on 20 June 2014 under General news
