NEW MANIFESTO FOR MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

The South West Federation of Museums and Art Galleries has now produced a Manifesto for Museums in the South West. For a direct link to the manifesto go to  http://www.swfed.org.uk/manifesto/reports/sw_fed_museum_manifesto.pdf

COME AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION
16 Queen Square Bath, May 17th to May 21st

Saturday May 17th - Open Coffee Morning.
All welcome meet members and find out more about the Institution 11:00am to 1:00pm

Monday May 19th,  6:30 pm
Come and look round the Institution followed by a talk at 7:30
"Well being and Democratic Challenges in Bangladesh" with Dr Jos Devine and Dr Alister McGregor of University of Bath

Tuesday May 20th, 6:30 pm
Come and look round followed by talk at 7:30
“Better Cycling for Bath”

Wednesday May 21st - Open Day

10:30 – 12:00 Coffee morning meet members at the Wednesday Morning Cafe

2:00 – 4:00 Find out about the BRLSI Collections and Library and how to join in with volunteering, membership and the BRLSI programme.
 

JUNE 28th - SPEND A DAY WITH ADELARD OF BATH 

The BRLSI is having a family Day on Saturday June 28th at its building in Queen Square from 10:00am to 3:00pm A series of family activities, including a walk through mediaeval Bath various workshops learning about the life and work of Adelard who was the first English scientist. Adelard was born in Bath in 1080 and spent a great deal of his life in the city when he was not travelling the world. (He visited the known world from Spain to Syria . Even surviving an earthquake!). He brought the concept of zero to Western Europe, and translated books from Arabic about the abacus (the first number calculator), the astrolabe (the medieval equivalent of satellite navigation), Astronomy (he calculated the latitudinal position of Bath), medicine and veterinary science (how to treat injured birds). Lots of fun, suitable for parents and children up to the age of 14.

BRLSI PARTICIPATES IN BATH MUSEUM MONTH

The BRLSI is participating in an exhibition marking Museums Month in Bath Central Library. This exhibition, entitled Ideas and Innovations, is a collaboration between all the museums and galleries of Bath and North East Somerset and showcases the wealth and diversity of collections we have in this area.

Last year this event was organised by BRLSI's curator Matt Williams. This year Jill Bennett (B&NES Heritage Events Coordinator) has taken the lead. Jill says "Come and be amazed at the things that were invented or discovered by former residents of Bath and North East Somerset. Handle some mystery objects and see how many of them you can identify. Find out which famous people might have lived in your street and unearth some fascinating facts."

The exhibition is showing 12 - 17th May, 10.00 - 5.00pm, and admission is free. Matt Williams will be at the Library between 10:00 and 13:00 on Tuesday 13th of May where he will be encouraging visitors to handle selected items from the collection.