Today was the last day of the Harry Beck Exhibition at Church Farmhouse Museum, Hendon. The museum shuts on Thursday and the curator, Gerard Rootes will be one of the many public servants to lose his job. I nipped up today (Sunday 27th March) and made this video, getting some of Gerards reminscences and featuring some of the displays (including the fantastic Harry Beck display). I would love to have spent longer editing this clip (and I will for the Barnet Eye film), but I wanted to mark the event by posting it today. Sorry about the sound in places.
In a sane world, Gerard would have his own TV show, let alone a redundancy cheque. This really is an act of cultural barbarism. If you want to know why I think Councillor Robert Rams is a Twat, it's because he sees no value in this
Barnet is full of people who do care- Please join the friends of Church Farmhouse Museum -
http://www.churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk/
(P.S - There are times I hate being dyslexic and this is one, having continually referred to the museum as Church Farm. It is of course Church Farmhouse museum).
In a sane world, Gerard would have his own TV show, let alone a redundancy cheque. This really is an act of cultural barbarism. If you want to know why I think Councillor Robert Rams is a Twat, it's because he sees no value in this
Barnet is full of people who do care- Please join the friends of Church Farmhouse Museum -
http://www.churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk/
(P.S - There are times I hate being dyslexic and this is one, having continually referred to the museum as Church Farm. It is of course Church Farmhouse museum).
2 comments:
We at Barnet Museum empathise with the supporters of Church Farmhouse - as we cling on by our fingertips. We are truly saddened by this and other attacks on the cultural life of the borough.
What is our Council's vision of Barnet? A place to exist and shop.
Thank you for this article and thank you to Gerard Rootes for being one of those people who raise us up.
Middlesex University has just shut MoDA because they have sold the Cat Hill campus. I wonder if there is any scope for a collaboration?
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