2. Danish culture in the UK
• Borgen
• Forbrydelsen
• Carlsberg
• Bacon
• B&O
• Sensible politics
• The DNA of more than half of the UK population
And yet NOT
• Dinner for One
3. Crossing frontiers
.. and across the frontiers of darkness
There will always be safe passage for
the smugglers of light..
Proverb 3
6. Crossing frontiers
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
T S Eliot
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30. We hold these things to be self-evident
1. Our heritage is not about things it is about people
2. Everyone has a right to know about and be at ease
with heritage
3. Heritage embraces the past and present of all
cultures
4. Heritage is essential as the cradle of everyone’s
tomorrow
5. Heritage encompasses all literature, science,
technology, environments and arts
31. We hold these things to be self-evident
6. The multiple narratives of heritage deserve respect
7. Learning is an entitled journey; not a destination
8. Heritage learning is an entitlement for everyone
9. The development of heritage learning skills and
techniques must be a perpetual excellence.
10. Learning is not simply a justification for cultural
spending, it is the ultimate justification for cultural
spending.
32. The Nail Puzzle challenge..
• Mission
• Resilience
• Experience
• Team-working
• Digital cognition
• Anxiety management
• Flow
• Pay-off
33. Time for some audience research
Hands up all those that can
remember your first English
lesson?
..And now your first visit to a
museum?
..And now your first visit to a
Planetarium?
40. Community ownership through
co-creation in Birmingham
Expertise in inclusion
Building on established
community networks
Delivering initiatives driven
by the community
Getting more and more
local people involved 40
41. And what we discovered by this
simple expedient..
“None of us is as
smart as all of us”
Satchel Paige
42. What should medical
scientists work on next?
“A cure for cancer (my Nan died of
it) and a way of slimming that doesn’t
involve starving myself..”
Girl, 15, Birmingham 42
68. The Aspiration
To be :
• Highly relevant
• Fun
• Accessible
• Well marketed
• High performing
• Learning- and curriculum-friendly
and
• To create narrative through dialogue
69. The Quaintification principle
‘9-11’ = an outrage
Lockerbie = a disaster
Aberfan = a tragic event
Omaha Beach = a hard-fought victory
Gallipoli = a great movie
Titanic = a romantic script
Battle of Waterloo = a colourful spectacle
Battle of Marston Moor = a jolly good
weekend’s fun for the Civil War Society
70. Would Mo Farah have come to a racist and
exclusive Britain?