About this Event
This year’s SEMFed AGM will be taking place at North Hertfordshire Museum in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. We will hear from staff from both North Hertfordshire Museum and nearby Stevenage Museum, two local authority museums on either end of the redevelopment process. North Hertfordshire Museum opened fully in 2019, following a merger of two old museums and relocation to a new town centre site. Stevenage Museum, by contrast, is at the early phase of its redevelopment story, with ideas still in formation. There will be a tour of North Hertfordshire Museum and plenty of opportunities to network.
In the morning we will hear from staff from North Hertfordshire Museum who will discuss how their museum took shape, what went well, things to avoid, and will give a tour of the new museum and its facilities.
In the afternoon staff from Stevenage Museum will discuss their aspirations for their exciting new museum and talk about how the museum is beginning to look in its early stages.
The AGM will be an opportunity to give your views on what you want to see in the future from SEMFed and to discuss our next overseas study trip.
There will be tea and coffee and biscuits on arrival but please either bring your own lunch or visit the museum café or one of the many eateries in Hitchin.
Timetable for the day (n.b. start and end times are fixed - internal timetable for the day may be subject to minor change)
10:45 - 15:30
10:45 - 11 Arrival and tea and coffee
11 - 11:05 Welcome from SEMFed President Matthew Platt
11:05 - 11:50 North Hertfordshire Museum - Ros Allwood, Cultural Services Manager, North Hertfordshire Museum
11:50 - 1:20 Tour of North Hertfordshire Museum
1:20 - 2 - Lunch
2- 2:45 - Stevenage Museum - Jo Ward, Museum Curator
2:45 - 3:30 close - SEMFed AGM
Member tickets £10
Current non-members can used the 'Ticket + Membership fee' to join
Access
North Hertfordshire Museum is fully accessible via platform lift and passenger lift.
How to get to North Hertfordshire Museum
By Car
As a town centre site, the museum has no car park of its own, but other parking facilities are available nearby. Details of the closest long stay car park, which is a three minute walk from the museum, can be found here Lairage Multi-Storey Car Park | North Herts Council (north-herts.gov.uk)
By Train
North Hertfordshire Museum can be reached by train, with regular services from Cambridge and Peterborough stopping at Hitchin Railway Station and a 20-25 minute walk to the museum.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
North Hertfordshire Museum, 14 Brand Street, Hitchin, United Kingdom
