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Event Date: 21 November 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum

David de Haan
Admissions Income

David de Haan will speak on the debate around admission charges. The session starts with a discussion about the students’ views on charging versus free admission to museum and heritage sites.

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Event Date: 21 November 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum

Lucy Andrews-Manion
Managing Volunteers

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Event Date: 25 October 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum



David de Haan – Access and Conservation – Part 2

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Under the European Directives dealing with the fair and equal treatment of those who are physically and mentally impaired, all buildings open to the public have to provide access for these groups. This needs to be respectful of their human dignity as well as practical, i.e. you can’t just direct disabled people to a side or back door, for instance, leaving the main entrance for the general public. The legislation is, of course, a significant step forward in the recognition of the rights of the disabled and impaired but poses serious challenges for the conservation of sites, and especially buildings constructed in an age when there was little thought of peoples’ needs. How are such differences reconciled, and which legislation takes precedence? This lecture will examine these questions through case studies and demonstrate how imaginative approaches to the legislation can turn these concerns to everyone’s advantage.

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Event Date: 25 October 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum



David de Haan – Access and Conservation – Part 1

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Under the European Directives dealing with the fair and equal treatment of those who are physically and mentally impaired, all buildings open to the public have to provide access for these groups. This needs to be respectful of their human dignity as well as practical, i.e. you can’t just direct disabled people to a side or back door, for instance, leaving the main entrance for the general public. The legislation is, of course, a significant step forward in the recognition of the rights of the disabled and impaired but poses serious challenges for the conservation of sites, and especially buildings constructed in an age when there was little thought of peoples’ needs. How are such differences reconciled, and which legislation takes precedence? This lecture will examine these questions through case studies and demonstrate how imaginative approaches to the legislation can turn these concerns to everyone’s advantage.

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Event Date: 19 October 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum

Dr Christopher Young 
World Heritage Sites: management and conservation issues and policy

Part 1: What is World Heritage?

This lecture provides an overview of the concept of World Heitage Sites and their management within Britain. It examines the history of the World Heritage convention and seeks to explore what the convention is trying to achieve and how British government policy relates to those issues. Case studies are examined to explore the issues and conflicts surrounding the management of world heritage sites, including issues such as setting and how World Heritage Sites can appear on the World Heritage at Risk register.

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Event Date: 19 October 2011
The Ironbridge Institute
Ironbridge Gorge Museum

Dr Christopher Young 
World Heritage Sites: management and conservation issues and policy

Part 2: World Heritage Committee Concerns

This lecture provides an overview of the concept of World Heitage Sites and their management within Britain. It examines the history of the World Heritage convention and seeks to explore what the convention is trying to achieve and how British government policy relates to those issues. Case studies are examined to explore the issues and conflicts surrounding the management of world heritage sites, including issues such as setting and how World Heritage Sites can appear on the World Heritage at Risk register.

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