Adventures in museums, galleries and the heritage sector
In the first Chester Bentley novel, The Last Treasure of England, the teacher Mr Briggs describes how “history is all around us and you, my lucky few, are living in some of it." History was certainly all around when I visited Battle Abbey for the Battle of Hastings reenactment on Saturday 13 October. The Battle of Hastings … Continue reading History is all around us: Battle Abbey and the Battle of Hastings reenactment
On Thursday 4 October, I gave my first Pavilion Tale in the Music Room of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. It's not often you get the chance to give a public talk in the Music Room of a Royal Palace, but on Thursday, I did exactly that. My talk was titled 'Beside the Sea-Side: Exploring Brighton … Continue reading ‘… Seasick at Spithead!’
If you’re able to make the rest of the ‘Exploring the Institutionalisation of Archaeology’ seminar series, please do. There are some really fascinating talks lined up, and I’m glad to have been involved in it.
A new PhD-led research group examining the historical and contemporary intersections between archaeology, museums and collections.
Speaker events are free and open to all and will take place at 6pm in the Virginia Woolf Building, Room 6.01, King’s College London, 22 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6LE
Speaker Programme
17th September 2018
Naomi Daw, PhD Student, University of Sussex
Walk Like An Egyptian: Stereoscopic Photography and British Travel to Egypt
8th October 2018
Alexandra Jones, Curator, V&A Museum
Maqdala 1868: Ethiopian Treasures at the V&A
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5th November 2018
Dr Eleanor Dobson, Lecturer in Nineteenth Century Literature, University of Birmingham
Gothic Histories: Howard Carter and The Tomb of Tut-ankh-Amun
3rd December 2018
Nicole Cochrane, PhD Student, University of Hull
Ancient Sculpture and the Narrative of Collecting: Legacy and Identity in Museum Display
28th January 2019
Dr Rebecca Wade, Assistant Curator for Sculpture, Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds
Domenico Brucciani and…
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Recently, I put a call out on social media, asking people what they wish they had known when they started their art history degree. I got a lot of responses, and people were kind enough to share their experiences with me. Responses ranged from the use of archives and collections, to issues around class and … Continue reading What I Wish I’d Known… When I Started My Art History Degree
I'm very excited to announce that I will be giving two talks over the next couple of weeks. They will take place at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. On 25 September, come along to Brighton Museum, where I'll be bringing 'early travel photography into focus'. Here, I'll be investigating … Continue reading Of Stereoscopes and Pavilions
At the end of August, I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. I went to their exhibition, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, which shows personal items that belonged to the artist. Below the V&A's exhibition trailer, you'll find my thoughts about the exhibition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=e3JKN-DWqxI When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband, … Continue reading ‘I paint flowers so they will not die’: Frida Kahlo at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Sam Allen is about to start a PhD in Art History at the University of Sussex. Here, I talk to him about the Renaissance, creativity, and beards. You’ve always been very interested in the Renaissance period and Renaissance art history. What interests you so much about this period? You say ‘always’, but I distinctly remember … Continue reading The Heritage Girl interviews… Sam Allen
