Adventures in museums, galleries and the heritage sector
... they do the sand dance, don't you know! So goes the first two lines of The Bangles' 1986 hit Walk Like An Egyptian. Wondering why I'm referencing 1980s pop rock music? I'm very pleased to announce that I have been invited to King's College London to give a talk on stereoscopic photography and travel to … Continue reading All the old paintings on the tomb…
If you're a regular follower of my blog and Facebook page, you will have seen my recent posts about the Heritage Meet-up that took place on 21 July 2018. The event was a roaring success, with the number of attendees hitting the double figures. Those attending the Heritage Meet-up came from a variety of backgrounds … Continue reading A ‘Hoot’ of Heritage Specialists
If you are in the Sussex area on Saturday 21 July, please do come along to the first Heritage Meet-up at the Rights of Man in Lewes. The event is for people working in the heritage sector (both paid and voluntary) and those with an interest in heritage to meet very informally. So, why a … Continue reading Upcoming Heritage Meet-up
I'd like to offer some thanks to Katharine Short (Archivist at De Montfort University's Special Collections) for sharing a couple more images of magic lantern slides of Japan in their collection on the #DMUHeritage blog. My earlier blog post picking out some of the highlights of the PHRC Annual Conference was also mentioned in their … Continue reading PHRC Annual Conference (continued!)
If you walk along the seafront at St Leonards on Sea, eventually you will arrive at West Marina Gardens. Here, you'll find a statue of a woman, cradling a man's head in her arms (pictured above). This statue, titled 'Edith Finding the Body of Harold on the Battlefield of Hastings', was commissioned by Thomas Brassey … Continue reading All’s (Edith the) Fair in Love and War
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the fire at Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building, affectionately known as the Mack. This is just a quick FYI to readers that there is now a petition on Change.org asking Glasgow City Council to support restoration of the building. You can sign the petition here. Please … Continue reading #BringBackMack: The Campaign to Restore the Mackintosh Building
On the 18th and 19th June, I attended the Photographic History Research Centre Annual Conference at De Montfort University in Leicester. The theme for the conference was ‘Material Practices of Visual Culture’ and featured two keynotes from James Ryan and Ludmilla Jordanova; a broad range of papers from both UK and international speakers; a display … Continue reading PHRC Annual Conference 2018
