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Shadow boxes

Here are some photos from a recent project I worked on for UCL Culture From September – November 2017 I ran an Art Club for 15 Year 6 students at William Tyndale Primary School in Islington. We had workshop sessions every Wednesday from 3.45-5pm where we learnt about UCL Museums collections and objects from the PetrieContinue reading “Shadow boxes”

Graduation

Congratulations to this year’s cohort of Strengthening Our Common Life (SOCL) trainees for successfully completing their Diplomas in Cultural Heritage! It’s been so great working with Culture& and all the trainees in my role as Assessor for the Diploma. It was a real pleasure getting to know you all and I’ve no doubt you’ll allContinue reading “Graduation”

The Lost City

“Places are good if they connect people to each other and to the preceding generations that have walked that place and left their mark to be absorbed by those who inherit it.” Archibald, R. The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition. California, 2004 On Sunday 15 October I presented a paper at the International CouncilContinue reading “The Lost City”

Theolnius Monk: Modernist Pioneer

Wednesday 11 October, 7.30 – 9.30pm, British Library Culture& in association with the British Library commemorate the centenary of the birth of iconic jazz composer Thelonious Monk. Join us for an evening of live performance and an illustrated lecture that will bring a new dimension to classic tunes. Epitomising artistic originality, candid eccentricity and indifference to conventional rulesContinue reading “Theolnius Monk: Modernist Pioneer”

GEM Freelance Network meeting

I’m excited to have taken on the role as the Chair for the GEM Freelance Network. As a starter for 10, I wanted to invite all museum education freelancers/ consultants to a meeting at the Postal Museum on Tuesday 10 October 2017 from 5 – 6pm. There will be tea, coffee, biscuits, good chat andContinue reading “GEM Freelance Network meeting”

GEM Twilight CPD – That’s Edutainment!

Book now for our next GEM London CPD event at the Postal Museum on 10 October 2017, 6pm – 8pm This GEM Twilight event discusses approaches to making learning programmes educational, engaging and entertaining. The Postal Museum discuss working in partnership with a theatre company to develop their learning programmes. Other speakers from the museumContinue reading “GEM Twilight CPD – That’s Edutainment! “

GEM Twilight CPD – Frames of mind

Museum educator CPD Twilight event, Frames of mind: running mental health projects in museums. Find below information about an event I’m running in my role as co-chair for GEM London on 5th May. Friday 5th May, 6.30pm-8.30pm National Maritime Museum, £5 GEM members, £15 non GEM members Join us for an evening of talks, presentationsContinue reading “GEM Twilight CPD – Frames of mind”

London’s Genius Loci

As I start to research and write for my part-time PhD I’m going to be on the look out, and posting about, lost London heritage. Here’s my first post for #lostlondonloci As I was on my way past Embankment tube today through Victoria Embankment Gardens I stopped to look at one of my favourite littleContinue reading “London’s Genius Loci”