Events

Public Archaeology Programme Launch Event 2008
A one-day launch event for a specially invited audience was held at the Scottish Youth Theatre on 11 January 2008 to showcase M74 Public Archaeology Programme projects.

Stalls, displays, and performances were provided by all partners in the project, including the archaeological contractor, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Museum Services, and Glendale Primary School children.

A group of musicians from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra played a specially composed piece of music.  This piece was based on a local cultural history theme from the M74 route and was developed with the children at Glendale Primary School.

Dig Open Days
The Dig Open Days took place as the digs were in progress and offered opportunities to look around the sites, talk to archaeologists and handle finds. Ten open days were run in total.

The first, at the Tenement site and the last, at the Caledonian Pottery, where visitors could take home finds, proved particularly popular, with each site attracting over 250 visitors.

Scotland Street Reunion Day

M74 staff offered a range of tours and talks at the Scotland Street School Reunion day on 6 September 2008. They also unveiled the exhibition ‘Past Lives: The Kingston Area’, showcasing historical photographs of the local area.
 
Masterclasses
The Masterclasses at Scotland Street School Museum were an introduction to archaeological techniques and processes. They were very popular and ran twice due to demand. They included classes exploring archives, archeological surveying and drawing, historic building recording, environmental archaeology, oral history and finds from prehistory to the twentieth century. We would like to thank all the experts who gave their time to lead these classes and make them such a success.
 
Community Outreach
The M74 team have visited and given talks and workshops to a range of community groups and have provided tours and talks for groups visiting the M74 Dig Discovery Centre at Scotland Street School Museum.

Volunteer Programme
A big thank you to the six volunteers who helped us carry out research and develop educational workshops.

Scottish Community Archaeology Conference
The M74 staff took part in the Scottish Community Archeology Conference at the Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh on 16 and 17 May 2009. Thomas Wilson, a former resident of one of the tenement buildings, and respondent for the Oral History Programme, presented a paper that discussed his experiences of being involved in the oral history project.

The Renfrewshire Museums Project
Renfrewshire Museums Service was invited to lead a community project on the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal as part of the M74 Public Archaeology Programme.

The Museums Service worked on the project with Momentum and the Attic Folk Club. Momentum has provided mental health services in Scotland since 1992, enabling and empowering people with mental health difficulties to move towards employment or further education and training.
 
The project enabled participants to design an exhibition, ‘Waterways To Motorways’, which was displayed at Paisley Museum and Scotland Street School Museum.  Participants also wrote a folk song which was performed at the launch event for the M74 Public Archaeology Programme.

The South Lanarkshire Museums Project

South Lanarkshire Museums Service was invited to lead a community project on the Caledonian Pottery as part of the M74 Public Archaeology Programme.

A group of participants from the local community was assembled to deliver the project, which culminated in the production of a small temporary exhibition on the Caledonian Pottery.  This exhibition was curated under the guidance of the South Lanarkshire Council Museum Access Officer.

The project included opportunities for archaeological fieldwork, workshops led by archaeology and ceramic experts, and a full programme of informal learning activities for children, families, young people, and adults.

Uncovering the Past, Working for the Future 2009
The M74 Final event: ‘Uncovering the Past: Working for the Future’ took place on 12 February 2009 at Scotland Street School Museum.

Visitors celebrated the end of the Public Archaeology Programme by viewing the work of those who had taken part and by watching two time capsules be handed over to Interlink.

This event offered a last chance to view ‘Uncovering Industry’ and a series of films about the M74.  Visitors also had the opportunity to view ‘Past Lives: Kingston Area’, the M74 Travelling Exhibition, and displays from the South Lanarkshire Museums Project and the Renfrewshire Museums Project. 

Work created by participants in School Workshops and Family Activities was also displayed.

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