Barkcloth Basics: Interpreting and Understanding Pacific Barkcloth

Venues & Dates: Horniman Museum and Gardens, London, Friday 3 April 2020Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Wednesday 8 April 2020New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, Tuesday 14 April 2020The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton, Friday 17 April 2020National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Friday 24 April 2020

Time: 10h00 – 16h30

Places available: 10 per venue

The University of Glasgow’s AHRC-funded research project Situating Pacific Barkcloth in Time and Place has received further funding to maximise impact and engagement and is delighted to announce an exciting 1-day workshop, to be held at 5 regional host venues, in April 2020.

Led by the host venue, the project team and Reggie Meredith and Uilisone Fitiao, barkcloth makers and scholars from American Samoa, the workshop is aimed at non-specialist curators and museum staff from local and regional museums and historic houses. Participants will explore through talks, demonstrations and practical sessions:

Barkcloth significance, use and history Barkcloth materials, manufacture and decoration Barkcloth storage and conservation Understanding and working with your own barkcloth collections

Each host venue’s barkcloth collection will act as a valuable study resource during discussions, while examples of modern raw plant materials, tools and barkcloth will be available for participants to interact and engage with. Participants are expected to bring images and provenance information of their museum’s barkcloth pieces for analysis and discussion. Resources will be provided to help in the further interpretation and understanding of barkcloth, allowing museums to make it more accessible and host innovative, interactive and informative opportunities for their own visitors.

A public 1-day event follows each museum staff workshop; for more information, please see the website of each regional host. All participants are welcome to attend the public events.

Each 1-day workshop includes catering for all participants. Travel/accommodation funding will be taken under consideration if requested. This will be decided upon the discretion of the workshop organisers. Booking is essential; select venues may have the capacity to host more than 10 places.

To apply for a place,* please fill in the form and send to arts-admin-barkcloth@glasgow.ac.uk by 17.00 on Monday 9

March 2020.

*If applying to attend a workshop in a region other than your own, please explain why on the form. First priority will be given to participants located within each region.

Barkcloth Basics: Interpreting and Understanding Pacific BarkclothApplication Form

Please fill in the form below and send to arts-admin-barkcloth@glasgow.ac.uk by 17h00 on Monday 9 March 2020.

Full name

Address

E-mail address

Employer name/position

Venue & Date of Workshop

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, Tuesday 14 April 2020

Please give a brief description of the barkcloth pieces/collection that you look after and explain why you are interested in participating in the workshop (max. 400 words).

Participants will receive further information regarding the programme in due course. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Katrina Igglesden (katrina.igglesden@glasgow.ac.uk ).