One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, pt 1
This 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 1This 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 takeawayAs the first week of 2018 ends, I have been reflecting on how well I have kept up with my New Year’s Resolutions so far…
Read More about Museolutions: Keeping a work/life/the-work-you-do-for-free-on-the-internet balance in 2018The subject of Museum Studies MAs, volunteering and internships as entry routes into the sector has been buzzing again on my twitter feed and various…
Read More about The Cost of Working in MuseumsThis week I attended a free conference held by the Age Friendly Museum Network at the British Museum. Although I’m not involved in any projects…
Read More about Age Friendly MuseumsAs a counterpoint to my last post about responding to current events, and the post I wrote for Registrar Trek recently about rapid response collecting,…
Read More about Slow MuseumsThis post is an ironically slow response to a session at the 2016 Museums Association conference, entitled ‘Rapid Response’. I wasn’t at the conference, although…
Read More about Response & Responsibility: Museums, Twitter & TrumpI have been toying with the idea of writing a post on class for some time (in fact for most of the time this blog…
Read More about It’s the econom(ic inequalit)y, stupid