paul a Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 What is going on with Bovington first they ruin there own ex finish Stug 3 then are getting rid if a super restored privately owned working stug what on earth are the management thinking about ( delete the word thinking) maybe they are competing with the IWM in a race to the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, paul a said: What is going on with Bovington first they ruin there own ex finish Stug 3 then are getting rid if a super restored privately owned working stug what on earth are the management thinking about ( delete the word thinking) maybe they are competing with the IWM in a race to the bottom Write them a letter/email and ask them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 But they do have the benefit of professional management with degrees in museum management so they must be doing it right ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 A lot has changed in the last twenty years in museums and not for the good in the past the people involved had a practical background and believed in what there role was now it seems to be ran by staff that for them it's just a job . The case's mentioned are not uncommon there are other museums where this has happened and do not bother what has become of there once owned items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I don't know any of the details here (& I suspect I'm not alone in this...), but playing 'devil's advocate' for a second, might I point out that the entire museums sector has taken a MASSIVE hit as a result of coronavirus & the resulting enforced closures, which has meant that for most of them their non-grant income has been reduced to zero or close to. If the privately-owned StuG came with any ongoing financial implications for the museum, either in rental charges, maintenance commitments or basic running/wear & tear costs, then I can see why management may have had to make unpopular decisions in these straitened times. Just my two penn'orth... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hocking Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) Hi 11th Armd, Sorry but yes, you do not know any details, so why take such a pessimistic view of the StuG and its owner, in fact there are no strings attached, its freely loaned to Bovington, and all they have to do is put fuel in it, it is availabe when and wherever they want to use it, can use their own qualified drivers. All other costs are bourne by the owner. No other costs other than fuel, but have shown very little interest, really do not want it, and they have had this attitude long before Covid 19 was around. cheers paul Edited August 13, 2020 by paul hocking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Any links so that we can all be informed? otherwise its abit of a dead end.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, paul hocking said: Hi 11th Armd, Sorry but yes, you do not know any details, so why take such a pessimistic view of the StuG and its owner, in fact there are no strings attached, its freely loaned to Bovington, and all they have to do is put fuel in it, it is availabe when and wherever they want to use it, can use their own qualified drivers. All other costs are bourne by the owner. No other costs other than fuel, but have shown very little interest, really do not want it, and they have had this attitude long before Covid 19 was around. cheers paul Yes Paul, and the operative word in what I wrote was "If", so thank you for clarifying matters, but no "pessimistic view of the StuG and its owner" was made nor implied, I trust you'll concede. As an onlooker to yet another apparent TM bashing thread (StuGs & their maltreatment seems to be the soup du jour at present, it appears), I was simply stating a possible reason (in my own admitted ill-informed opinion) for the reported reluctance of the TM to continue with hosting an externally owned vehicle. It appears I was wrong, which is absolutely fine by me - it's a poor day that goes by when you can't say you've learned something... Kevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hocking Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hi Kevin, Ok, no problem. cheers Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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