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Uncover the rich history of Elmbridge with our latest online exhibitions
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Elmbridge Museum formed a partnership with the University of Leicester Museum Studies department over the summer and was fortunate to work with 4 MA students to facilitate their summer placements. The format was new to everyone this year as due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic the placements took place online over Zoom.
The students came from a range of backgrounds and each brought with them different interests and skills. Their primary project was to develop new learning resources for families, schools and adult groups in Elmbridge and to support the museum in finding new ways of engaging with residents during these unprecedented times.
The students met weekly with Ellie, Museum Manager, and Jodie, Learning & Outreach Officer, to share their ideas and update us on their progress creating children’s worksheets, short educational videos, and developing object handling sessions and activities inspired by the collection.
All of the students did an amazing job considering they never once set foot in Elmbridge during their whole 2-month placement! They conducted lots of online research looking at case studies from other museums and asked us to dig around the archive to find relevant local historical information to inform their projects. The museum was also able to offer training opportunities to support their future career development, for example, an exhibitions planning workshop, behind the scenes look at the collections store and career mentoring.
We would like to thank the University of Leicester and especially the students, Anqi, Ellie, Hong and Liang for their hard work and enthusiasm and wish you all the best for your future careers! You can read more about their experience, in their own words, below.
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