Museum Passion


It has been great today to welcome, in person, a few of our veterans back to the Museum. We are working closely with local firm TomCo to interview them about their military service and how it has helped them through the pandemic. Our plan was to work with six of them, all individually coming to the Museum, to photograph them and chat to them about their recent experiences. This content will form part of an online exhibition funded by the Arts Council.

It was great timing that today the BBC are running the 'Museum Passion' promotion, sharing all things that are great about the cultural sector. Using the hashtag #MuseumPassion, Museums throughout the country can share content that make people passionate about Museums. This opportunity couldn't be passed and so I decided to make use of our veterans when they came into Alma today.

Luckily, David (featured here) is no stranger to the camera and kindly agreed to be photographed holding one of our First World War photographs. This offered us the opportunity to highlight our wonderful collections, which showcase the history of the Regiment, with one of our current veterans. 

Our veterans are so supportive of CMoML, as seen with the recent delivery of the park bench and a kind donation from online sales of a framed certificate. It is their history that we tell in the galleries, it is their stories that we share in our temporary displays, it is their photographs, archives and objects that we look after for future generations. As the veterans are passionate about the Museum, it seemed logical that on a day celebrating #MuseumPassion we included veterans in our social media posts. 

And so we have. 

Thank you to them all for their wonderful and valued support.

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