Stockport Art Gallery Karolina s placement story CONTACT

Stockport Art Gallery Karolina‘s placement story

CONTACT DETAILS ADDRESS 30 Greek St Stockport, SK 3 8 AD, United Kingdom TELEPHONE +44 161 474 4453 E-MAIL stockport. artgallery@stockport. gov. uk WEB PAGE www. stockport. gov. uk

WHERE IS THE GALLERY?

OPENING HOURS Monday - Friday: 11 am – 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Wednesdays and Sundays Closed Open Bank Holidays except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

ENTRY CHARGE Admission Free DISABLED VISITORS Access to lower floor galleries and toilet via ramp to front door entrance from Greek Street. Access to upper gallery via lift. CAR PARKING Stockport College car park (entry off Greek Street) Available Saturdays only. Parking below Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport or nearby street parking available (charges applicable).

THE HISTORY of Stockport War Memorial and Art Gallery • The official opening of the Art Gallery and War Memorial was on 15 October 1925 • The first foundation stone for the War Memorial was laid in 1923 'In memory of the men of Stockport who fell in the Great War (1914 -1918)' • Previously in 1832, this site had been the home of Stockport Grammar School, which was vacated on the erection of the school at Mile End • Additional tablets were added to the Memorial in 1952 in memory of the people who lost their lives during Second World War (1939 -1945) • In 1983 were being added two more tablets with the names of people who lost their lives in the Falklands Campaign, Korea and Northern Ireland.

INFORMATION ABOUT MY PLACEMENT Length of placement 20 th of September – 13 th of December My typical week at work From Monday till Friday I am off on Wednesdays (Gallery is closed) and at weekends!!! Working hours 11 am – 17 pm

PLACEMENT DESCRIPTION • To visit and explore Stockport and Manchester Heritage Sites • To have meetings with people who work in Stockport Heritage Sites.

STAIRCASE HOUSE and STOCKPORT STORY MUSEUM http: //www. staircasehouse. org. uk/ Staircase House - building dating from around 1460

AIR RAID SHELTERS Museum www. airraidshelters. org. uk A labyrinth of tunnels Very pecial atmosphere

HAT WORKS Museum http: //www. hatworks. org. uk/ Hatting industry, hats and headwear

STORAGE UNIT IN CHEADLE Meeting with Stephanie Clemens Inventory Assistant Explanation of the whole collection system • Evidence and working with the database • Storage of objects • Protection of objects Stephanie, Katie, Angela and me…

MAIN TASKS • Participation in process of audience development WORK ON THE VISITOR EVALUATION FORMS • Assistence with uninstallation of exhibitions SUE PLATT‘S CABINETS OF CURIOSITIES and ROBERT KOENIG‘S ODYSSEY • Helping with installation of exhibitions FRAGILE STATE - ART FROM KOSOVA and STOCKPORT DESIGNER CRAFTS • Organization of workshops/sessions for students, making fotodocumentation and videodocumentation, creating powerpoint presentations of it • And many more interesting experiences and occasions

VISITOR EVALUATION FORMS To create: • TEXT PART • GRAPHIC PART

DESIGN Fragile State 1 st page

DESIGN Fragile State 2 nd page

DESIGN Universal form 1 st page

DESIGN Universal form 2 nd page

DESIGN Universal form 1 st page

DESIGN Universal form 2 nd page

I WORK WITH… Jo Ward Arts and Cultural Events Manager My Tutor

I WORK WITH… Bronwen Simpson Art Gallery Development Assistent

I WORK WITH… Jackie Mellor Education Access and Community Arts Officer

I WORK WITH… Andy Firth Exhibition Officer

Happy end of my placement story Karolina Vasickova 13. 11. 07 in Stockport