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VERVE: Connecting the public with displays at the Pitt Rivers Museum

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Beth McDougall and Madeleine Ding, VERVE Team, Pitt Rivers Museum give a short talk for the Oxford University Museums Staff Conference.
The VERVE project is a £1.6m, 5 year campaign to conserve and deepen understanding of the Pitt Rivers Museum’s displays, inspiring a significant programme of public engagement. In this talk the team share three VERVE initiatives that aim to create deep public engagement: ‘Meet me at the Museum’, aimed at older people; ‘Pitt Fest’, an annual outdoor celebration; and ‘Museum Takeovers’, which allow young adults to take over the museum.

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Behind the Scenes at the Oxford University Museums
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Beth McDougall
Madeleine Ding
Keywords
museums
VERVE
pitt rivers
Outreach
impact
community
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 21/10/2016
Duration: 00:06:34

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