We had a great day in Edinburgh on Friday 26th September as we focused on Collections at Risk for the next in our series of in-person study days.
This networking day brought together case studies and discussions from across the sporting heritage sector as well as provided an insight into the work being done to remove collections from risk.
After an introduction to what makes causes a collection to become at risk, Dr Justine Reilly introduced the new Sporting Heritage UNESCO Intangible Heritage project. You can watch Justine’s presentation below:
Case study presentations: Catch up on all the projects from the day by clicking on the contributor links below:
- Women, Sport and the Visual in Scottish Sport History 1840-1940: Regaining Insights from Scottish Heritage Collections – Professor Fiona Skillen, Glasgow Caledonian University; Imogen Gibbons, National Galleries Scotland; Rachel Beattie, National Library of Scotland
- Teeing Off: Edinburgh’s Golf Journey & Edinburgh Leisure’s Wider Sporting Heritage – Kerry Teakle, Edinburgh Leisure
- The Living Memory Association – John McCaughie
- The Scottish Hockey Heritage Project – Evlyn Raistrick & Alan Veitch
Lianne Parry and Dr Karen Mailley from Hearts Heritage presented about their recent successful Maroon Mile project which links the history of the club with the heritage of the local area. To find out more about the project see the Maroon Mile pages on the Heart of Midlothian website. This was followed by a mini-tour of Tynecastle Park by Davy Allen and visit to the Hearts Museum.
To get a feel for the day browse our photo gallery.
Please see below to watch our companion webinar: How can we identify and support collections at risk?
- Helena Smart’s slides with details of the support available from The National Archives.
- Summary of the webinar chat summary including links to a range of support information and resources.
