Visiting Curator/Archivist, Francesca Franchi, represented the Montserrat National Trust at a museum workshop in Barbados from June 17-19, 2015 . Museum Education in the Caribbean was organised by the Commonwealth Association of Museums, the International Council of Museums Barbados Group, the Museums Association of the Caribbean and ICTOP, the training committee of ICOM, and hosted…
The Montserrat National Trust Endangered Archives Pilot Project is now completed. You can visit the British Library via the link below; http://eap.bl.uk/database/results.a4d?projID=EAP769;r=41
The Montserrat National Trust Newsletter is now available. This is the first issue for 2015 with all news you may have missed for the last half of 2014. Find the link below to open the PDF file. MNT Newsletter March 2015
The hard work put into the Endangered Archives Project is now bearing fruit as the Montserrat National Trust opened an exhibition on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 with exhibits that illustrate how Montserrat is moving into gear with the latest technology in the preservation of documents. Visiting the St Patrick’s Exhibition titled “AWE Heritage- a…
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool to support development planning by making environmental sensitivities, threats and opportunities explicit to decision-makers. If used appropriately it can help to balance economic, social and environmental factors in the decision-making process, minimise unavoidable damage and reduce mitigation costs. Montserrat faces considerable challenges in terms of environmental sustainability due…
Below is the link to the entire list of winners for this year’s Flower Show that took place at the Montserrat National Trust which also houses the Botanical Gardens between the 5th and 7th of December 2014. 2014 Winners’ Sheet for the Flower Show
The pomp and fun fare over this last weekend will linger in most people’s memories for a long time. The just ended MNT Flower Show and Tea party were a resounding success with over two hundred entries to this year’s show surpassing last year’s participation figures. Donna Henry was the Champion exhibitor, walking away with…
The much awaited Flower Show for this year will take place as planned between the 4th and 7th of December. This year’s theme, ‘Reflections’ which is vast in interpretation will see community groups also taking part in the Display section. The panel of Judges will remain the same as in 2013 although two new judges…
The much anticipated 2014 Flower Show categories have now been made available for the general public after the responsible MNT Committee deliberated on them in the last couple of weeks.There are a few changes that have been made to the Categories from last year. It is hoped this year that the Flower Show, whose theme …
Many of Montserrat’s Historical records have been deteriorating over the years and have considerable damage as a result of the natural disasters and inadequate storage. The Historical , Archaeological, and Museum(HAM) Committee of the Montserrat National Trust and Sands of the Time Consulting approached the British Library under the Endangered Archive Program to digitize historical…