EPISODE · Oct 21, 2016 · 11 MIN
Why community groups work with museums
from Behind the Scenes at the Oxford University Museums
Nicola Bird, Community Engagement Officer, Oxford University Museums gives a short talk for the Oxford University Museums Staff Conference. Nicola discusses how the community engagement team uses the museums and collections to support such services as prisons, probation services, refugee groups, homeless charities, hospitals and mental health charities. She shares how they work with different departments across the museums to make the collections relevant to people’s lives and place them at the heart of the local community.
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Nicola Bird, Community Engagement Officer, Oxford University Museums gives a short talk for the Oxford University Museums Staff Conference. Nicola discusses how the community engagement team uses the museums and collections to support such services as prisons, probation services, refugee groups, homeless charities, hospitals and mental health charities. She shares how they work with different departments across the museums to make the collections relevant to people’s lives and place them at the heart of the local community.
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