Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Could Wikimedia UK keep an eye on which museums are going to close and give us the heads up?

2016-10-14 Thread Lucy Crompton-Reid
Such a shame when museums close. Staff here can certainly keep an eye out for these kinds of closures and let you know via this mailing list - and great if others on this list could do the same when/if you hear of imminent closures. Cheers, Lucy On 12 October 2016 at 17:06, Michael Peel

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Could Wikimedia UK keep an eye on which museums are going to close and give us the heads up?

2016-10-13 Thread Gordon Joly
On 11/10/16 16:12, geni wrote: > 5 museums in Lancashire closed recently. > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136 > > Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) > . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up > as a sort

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Could Wikimedia UK keep an eye on which museums are going to close and give us the heads up?

2016-10-12 Thread Michael Peel
It's worth noting that there have been Wikimedia events at several of these museums in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event

[Wikimediauk-l] Could Wikimedia UK keep an eye on which museums are going to close and give us the heads up?

2016-10-11 Thread geni
5 museums in Lancashire closed recently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-37512136 Museums close fairly regularly (although not normally in that number) . Is it possible WMUK could keep track of this and give us a heads up as a sort of "last chance to see"? -- geni