Exploring menopause through collections
Exploring menopause through collections A Wellcome webinar/online discussion about how to explore museum collections in ways that are creative.Artist Marge Bradshaw discusses her work on the ‘Whose Menopause?’ project which she worked on with three community groups in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The groups used a range of material from the Wellcome collections to investigate and challenge typical […]
Banned Books and Academic Freedom
Sage has launched a new collection of free-to-read research of articles from its academic journals highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more.Categories in the collection include:
Connecting Africa
Connecting-Africa is supported by the Netherlands African Studies Association (NVAS). It provides free access to digital resources on Africa. Full-text of publications, images and sound from institutional repositories many based in African nations.
The Banksy Story
A playlist of 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes on Banksy. Stories are told by people who have worked closely with him. The programmes were broadcast on BBC radio 4 in July 2023. The playlist also includes a bonus episode featuring a lost interview with Banksy himself. The playlist is temporarily available […]
Museums in Ukraine
A special issue of Museum and Society has been published on the topic of museums in Ukraine https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/issue/view/231
Punk
A major exhibition about punk, Rage and Revolution is now on at New Walk Museum. It is supported by the University, specifically the newly-founded Heritage Hub and Emma Parker from the School of Arts has contributed to it having written the text on Joe Orton’s influence on punk, and on women and punk. Emma will […]
Web archive of 800 art resources
Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA) Portal Launched Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site provides access to an web archive of 800 art resources, which have been deemed at risk of disappearing from the Internet. They are organized into 8 collections -art criticism, art fairs and […]
AOPf22 project
AOPf22 project: Association of photographers has set up an online gallery to encourage collaboration and connections with female and non-binary photographers and networks. The members were invited to create work on the theme of community and all it encompasses. The results can be viewed online. Each photo has extended captions.
DWL celebrates LGBT+ History Month
The University Library is displaying 6 flags during LGBT+ History Month. This digital exhibition – Beyond the Rainbow – describes 15 different pride flags and discusses the symbolism of their design and colours.
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