Museums

In Episode 6, I speak to Margot Finn, Professor of Modern British History at UCL and President of the Royal Historical Society (‘RHS’) about two…

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In Episode 5, I speak to Dr Sadiah Qureshi, Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham, about two recent projects that…

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In Episode 4, I speak to Rachael Minott, Inclusion and Change Manager at The National Archives, board member of the Museums Association and visual artist working on Jamaican national…

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In Episode 3, I speak to Sara Wajid, Head of Engagement at the Museum of London, about her sector-changing approach to ‘The Past Is Now’ (2017)…

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In Episode 2, I speak to Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the Natural History Museum – and, yes, I ask her…

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To kick off the new podcast series, I speak to Subhadra Das (@LittleGaudy), Curator of the Science Collections at UCL. Subhadra is doing some…

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I often receive emails from students and early career scholars in the UK and abroad who are thinking of entering the museum sector in…

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There are four inscriptions associated with Col. Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821) on the Isle of Lewis. I have written about Mackenzie in two earlier posts…

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Last Spring, thanks to the generosity of the Purvai Project at An Lanntair, I had the opportunity to visit Col. Colin Mackenzie’s birthplace in…

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In 2009, I started volunteering at the British Museum. I had come across the Masson Project which was run by Dr Elizabeth Errington in…

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