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The sun shone on the South West Fed’s 93rd AGM on 20 June 2024, which was held at The Salisbury Museum this year. The meeting was attended by more than 40 members who were also treated to a talk and sneak preview tour of the newly redeveloped galleries at The Salisbury […]

This is an immersive experience in two parts: an interactive attraction with stunning video projection and live performance, and an augmented reality adventure in Winchester accessed via an App downloaded to your smartphone. The experience has lots of engaging text panels with images, objects to touch, audio and visuals, and […]

Sophie Sage, Will Newton and Chinami Sakai from Young V&A shared how they rose to the challenge of creating the most joyful museum in the world in the Young V&A. We heard about the challenging context they faced in Tower Hamlets, and how they co-designed the museum with their target […]

The South West Fed team were delighted to host our first event for 2024 at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery on 29 February. The last year has seen exciting developments across the heritage sector concerning Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and improving accessibility for disabled curators, project producers and audiences. Three […]

What a pleasure it was to see numerous SW Fed Members at the SS Great Britain for a fantastic Christmas gathering last week. Our afternoon commenced with an engaging presentation from the SS Great Britain Trust’s interpretation team. They provided us with a rapid overview of the ship’s history to set […]

This November the South West Fed team were excited to welcome Elise Foster Vander Elst, Head of Exhibitions & Environmental Impact Lead at London’s Design Museum, who discussed new models for exhibition making in this unsettling era of climate change. We were delighted that almost 100 people attended the event […]