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 <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote: > 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 > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_ > Mill_Museum/event_2 > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges%27_Lodgings/event > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges'_Lodgings/event> > > Clem Rutter and I have been in contact with Jo Hayward ( > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jhayward001) to see if there was > anything that Wikimedia could do to help here (e.g., holding additional > events/taking photos/improving the articles), but nothing concrete came out > of those discussions. Obviously, they have quite a lot of other things to > be worrying about at the moment! > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 11 Oct 2016, at 16:12, geni <geni...@gmail.com> 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 of "last chance to see"? > > > -- > geni > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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