Secrets of the Museum
The BBC recently repeated the 2021 series of Secrets of the Museum, a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the conservators and curators at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. You can watch all 6 episode on this Box of Broadcasts playlist. There is also a playlist of the 2022 series.
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a free project co-sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH).It provides practical US case studies on how to present exhibitions of archive and museum collections in a way that makes it relevant to the public. It emphasises EDI and […]
New issue of Museum and Society
Museum and Society have published a new issue on our journal platform. Highlights include: All are open access here: https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/issue/view/232
The lost Banksy interview
A new episode of The Bansky Story, including a newly-discovered interview with Banksy, is now available on our playlist. It supplements a series of radio 4 programmes on Banksy which can be found on BBC Sounds or on this BoB playlist. You can listen to 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes. The […]
Looking for Queer Possibility
Looking for Queer Possibility Zine Designed by Margaret Middleton for archive staff and queer archive visitors this zine was launched at the event Looking for Queer Possibility in the Museum, Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2022.It asks archive/museum visitors and staff to interpret and look for clues in objects to unearth and make visible LGBT histories. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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To start LGBT history month, the launch of the Queer Heritage and Collections Network website. The Network is made up of professionals in archives and museums who are seeking to improve collecting, access and inclusion. The website includes the full recordings from Symposium 2021 and Symposium 2022, a review of the academic literature on queer […]
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