This post is the second part of a presentation I have at the Museums Association’s Empowering Collections event. Part 1 broke down some documentation myths.…
Read More about Collections Documentation as a Tool for Access Part 2: The Inspirational QuotesThis post is an version of a presentation I gave at the Museums Association’s Empowering Collections event on 3rd February 2020. The second part will…
Read More about Collections Documentation as a Tool for Access Part 1: The MythsThis month I am starting a year long research and development project funded by the Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant scheme. I…
Read More about Developing Practice, Adapting ToolsIn order to illustrate the importance of collections documentation to meaningful engagement with museums, I wondered what it would be like if cinemas were like…
Read More about If Cinemas Were Like Museums…or The Importance of Prioritising the BasicsIn the past when people within the museum sector have made a fuss about people outside the sector ‘mis-using’ the word curator, or more often,…
Read More about Why Curators Matter‘What a difficult thing a gift is for a woman! She’ll punish herself for receiving it.’ Zadie Smith
Read More about Muckers and Supermuckers: Reflections on Museum as Muck’s intervention at the Museums Association Festival of ChangeThis week there have been a couple of job stories which have been blowing up on twitter, and they tell you quite a lot about…
Read More about One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, pt 2This week there have been a couple of job stories which have been blowing up on twitter, and they tell you quite a lot about…
Read More about One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, pt 1For the past year I have been part of the Museums Associations Transformers: Diversify cohort. The year has flown by and I attended the final…
Read More about #MATransformers: Stumbling Blocks, Self-Care and Self-SabotageLast weekend I spent several hours hibernating, knitting and watching all 13 episodes of Kenneth Clark’s original Civilisation series. (I have so far only watched…
Read More about Civilisation: an audacious takeaway