Sarah and Lynesy would both like to introduce themselves.
Sarah Chapman
I have worked in archives education for over five years now.
Prior to moving to Aberdeen in 2011, I was Education and Outreach Assistant at
the Heritage Hub in Hawick, the home of Scottish Borders Council Archive
Service. Before that I worked at Tweeddale Museum and Art Gallery on a variety
of projects in different areas including museum education and collections care.
I studied History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, and
worked for The National Trust for Scotland at Newhailes after graduating as a
tour guide and conservation volunteer. This gave me a taste for working in the
heritage sector and I went on to do my Masters in Art Museum and Gallery
Studies at Newcastle University, part of which was a two-month placement at the
Bowes Museum, Co. Durham.
Lynsey McNab
My background is in visual arts. I studied Illustration at
Edinburgh College of Art, and while there worked on a range of community art
projects working with schools, families and the elderly. My summer job was
working at a local after school care club which gave me a fabulous education in
childcare! I studied for my Masters in Art Museum and Gallery Education at
Newcastle University and as part of my course I did a two-month placement with
the education team at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, working with Tyne and
Wear Archives and Museums. I went on to volunteer and intern at a number of
venues including a six month internship at the Geffrye Museum of the Home in
London as part of the Cultural Olympiad youth project, Stories of the World. In
September 2011 I moved to Aberdeen to start work at the Special Collections
Centre.
Watch the blog over the next few months as we introduce the rest of the ALES team (probably minus the costumes!!)
