2018-12-11 19:56
“This is an amazing investigation – have you seen it @jackshoulder” a friend tweeted to me. Curious, and with a bit of time to spare, I delve headlong into the story of #Em… Read More
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Jack explores museums and all the fascinating things they have to offer. Join him on his adventures through the wonderful and often downright bizarre world of museums. Come and discover museums you never knew you wanted to visit!
2018-06-29 11:40
Death is one of the few inevitable things we can all count on. Whether we’re a prince, a pauper, or anything in between, one day the Grim Reaper comes for all of us. People have been d… Read More
2018-05-31 08:08
In my very first post about my adventures in museum land I wrote about getting a job at a museum. Not just any museum, but one of the best museums in the world, with over 8 million artefacts… Read More
2018-03-29 14:00
It’s that time of year again when everyone in the museum sector gets more than a little bit obsessed with numbers. It’s year end report time, a chance for us to maybe shout and c… Read More
2018-01-24 20:10
Once upon a time, when we talked about burnouts, we meant a very specific group. You might recognise them from various films set in high schools that suffered from particularly […] Read More
2017-12-13 21:36
Towner Art Gallery is under threat. As the largest gallery in the South East outside of London, and with an annual visitor figure in around the 150,000 region, with an […] Read More
2017-09-19 21:30
I’ve been thinking quite a bit recently about the various identities objects carry with them. Specifically, LGBTQ identities have been on my mind. There’s one in particular that… Read More
2017-07-19 18:30
Ever since learning about what makes an object LGBTQ I’ve been thinking about the identities of some of my favourite objects at the British Museum. Being a Classicist by training… Read More
2017-07-15 08:00
Discovered on 15th July 1799 -or should that be re-discovered?- the Rosetta Stone has become the most visited artefact in the most visited museum in the UK. Of the nearly […] Read More
2017-07-12 17:56
It still bothers me that there are no museums in the magical world of Harry Potter. What do wizards do with their material culture? They have banks, broadsheets and branches […] Read More
2017-07-11 19:28
With the Pride flag flying high over the British Museum during London Pride 2017, what better time for the museum to host a discussion about the LGBTQ objects in its […] Read More
2017-06-22 08:30
After combing through nearly 750 nominations for nearly 100 museums up and down the UK, Kids in Museums is announcing their short list for the Family Friendly Museum Award. The award [… Read More
2017-06-18 20:16
Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid’s Oscar Award winning score is the go-to Disney anthem for anything museological. It’s about a collection and a desire for knowled… Read More
2017-05-22 21:50
I’m back at the British Museum, this time exploring their LGBTQ Histories in a new display in room 69a, Desire, Love, Identity. The exhibition draws on a couple of projects the [… Read More
2017-05-18 10:08
Now is a very good time to be a David Hockney fan. The Bigger Splash painter is starring in a major retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain, has a small but […] Read More
2017-05-04 18:20
May the Fourth, as you be aware, is Intergalactic Star Wars Day, one doesn’t have to use ‘intergalactic’ but I feel it adds a certain gravitas. It’s a day when [&hell&hell…Read More
2017-05-03 19:09
Yes, the most mammoth award in the museum world is back! Nominations are open for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum award. Museums, galleries, heritage sites and any other […… Read More
2017-04-29 09:30
It’s the return of my favourite series in my adventures in museums, Museums in Books. In this instalment, I’m looking at A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. N… Read More
2017-04-24 21:21
Friday night was the UK Blog Awards 2017. It was an evening I’d been anticipating since January, when I found out that my adventures in museum land had made it […] Read More
2017-04-20 11:20
It has been a while sine I last wrote about an adventure in Museum Land. It’s not because I wasn’t having them, it’s because I found it very difficult to […] Read More
2017-02-23 19:57
From the title of this post, you might think I’m going to talk about that scene from Maurice set at the British Museum. Considering there’s a movie adaptation of Maurice, th… Read More
2017-02-11 20:42
The latest edition of my Museums in books series sees us go back in time to 1954 with Malcom Saville’s The Long Passage. We’re taking a trip to the seaside, […] Read More
2017-02-10 20:40
It’s come up in quite a few blog posts that I like my numbers. I track the stats for Towner Art Gallery’s Learning programme, and like to keep an eye […] Read More
2017-02-09 22:00
At work, we’ve been having a bit of a tidy up. I love a good old clear out, something interesting always pops up. This is what I found the last […] Read More
2017-02-08 20:14
It’s the return of one of my favourite topics: Museums in Books. This post’s book is E. M. Forster’s Maurice and the museum in it is one I consider my spiritual … Read More
2017-02-07 20:21
Of all the letters in the LGBTQ acronym, the ‘T’ is one that is quite often invisible (although the ‘B’ is also notoriously difficult to find too). The Museum of [&he&hell…Read More
2017-02-06 21:48
The V&A’s LGBTQ Tours are essential. As one of the UK’s biggest museums, it sees a startling number of visitors each year. I’d go from time to time if there was [… Read More
2017-02-05 20:40
The Austrian National Library is a wondrous thing, it really is. Not only has it given us a unique museum about globes, a space to get our heads around a language but [&helli&hell…Read More
2017-02-04 09:30
Airports aren’t the nicest places in the world. Nevertheless, I enjoy travelling. I want to see the world, and who doesn’t? At the museum at the centre of this post, […] Read More
2017-02-03 09:46
I’m the go-to stats person at work, well, one of them. I like numbers, I like records and I like to see how many people we are reaching. That’s why […] Read More
2017-02-02 16:59
Languages are a curious thing. They constantly evolve and change; new words, new rules, new dialects. Language is utterly fascinating. It’s particularly interesting to see new language… Read More
2017-02-01 17:43
Sigmund Freud is the most well-known psychologist in the science’s history. Ask anyone to name someone associated with psychology and chances are it is Freud that they’ll name. B… Read More
2017-01-31 19:28
Politics is one of those topics that never fails to get people heated up. In many ways, it is one of the most important things to discuss, yet people often […] Read More
2017-01-31 18:11
From Budapest to Vienna, via one surprisingly quick train journey, I found myself with a whole new city full of museums to explore. Vienna is a city known for its, […] Read More
2017-01-27 11:00
I’ve been to Budapest quite a few times now, and I’ve managed to visit quite a few of the museums the Hungarian capital has to offer. So far, my Budapest […] Read More
2017-01-26 19:42
Kids in Museums are a fantastic organisation that shouts from the rooftops about what museums and galleries and all sorts of places can do to help families make the most of […] Read More
2017-01-19 21:52
January 18th 2017 was #MuseumSelfie day. And, what is museum selfie day? This is how the indefatigable Mar Dixon, the mastermind behind the day describes it : A day to […] Read More
2017-01-16 12:35
I was in Budapest again back in December. I have already visited quite a few museums in Budapest, but I yet to visit the Hungarian capital’s Telephone Museum. Not from want [&hell&hell…Read More
2017-01-03 08:30
Back at the start of December, public voting opened for the UK Blog Awards 2017. I asked, urged, implored and badgered as any of you as I could to vote […] Read More
2017-01-02 17:19
2016 was an… interesting year. Lots of ups and more downs than you can shake a proverbial stick at, more’s the pity. But it’s over now, the post-Christmas mulled win… Read More
2016-12-05 08:30
A while ago, I announced that I had entered the UK Blog Awards. This award is the biggest blog award in the UK, as well as the longest running – […] Read More
2016-11-30 20:43
You would be forgiven for immediately jumping to the conclusion that this post is about a film franchise starring Ben Stiller. It is not. There is a subtle difference in […] Read More
2016-11-18 18:07
2016 has been a terrible year. We have been collectively mourning the passing of too many beloved celebrities, entertainers and visionaries and if that wasn’t enough, the politics star… Read More
2016-11-15 21:55
Class is a tricky subject. What does it mean? How do we define it? Usually when I think about class, this sketch comes to mind. Class, as a concept, pretty […] Read More
2016-11-10 21:19
Clipboards. Something that no learning department in a school, museum or gallery would be complete without. You know what though? As in, I really hate them. I understand how they c… Read More
2016-11-02 21:11
Another chapter in my series of museums in books – previously, I’ve tackled the representation of the British Museum in Gothic Horror, I’ve looked at private collectio… Read More
2016-10-10 18:26
Today, London’s Charterhouse a building with a colourful past as an almshouse, a monastery, birthplace of the off-side rule and even a temporary Royal Residence, hosted the Family… Read More
2016-10-03 21:14
In all of my jobs, I manage volunteers. In some of my roles, this management is more hands on than in others. Recently I was looking after (curating?) a team […] Read More
2016-09-30 19:00
I’ve written at length about my love for the Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge. Recently, I was able to travel back up to this gem of a museum to […] Read More
2016-09-26 14:30
This is a post that I have been meaning to write for a while. Sometimes, it’s hard to find a time to sit and reflect, so I have carved out […] Read More
2016-09-25 17:39
“There are around 4,000 LGBTQ objects in the V&A’s collection” my volunteer tour guide told me and the rest of the group as we were about to embark on the […] Read More
2016-09-01 19:25
Today is September 1st. This morning, witches and wizards would have gathered on the concourse of King’s Cross station, making their way to the magical Platform 9 ¾ as discreetl… Read More
2016-07-28 19:31
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of museum mannequins. Long term readers of this blog will be familiar with my fondness for these plastic people, as would anyone […] Read More
2016-07-21 10:01
Things are a little bit different for the Family Friendly Museum Award this year, Kids in Museums have skipped the long list stage, and have opted for a longer shortlist […] Read More
2016-07-14 08:30
Today, the Kids in Museums Team is sitting down together to go through all the nominations for the Family Friendly Museum Award for 2016, to sift through all the emails, […] Read More
2016-07-11 21:36
I’ve been playing Pokemon for the last 20 years. I still have my old copies of Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow hidden away in the loft somewhere, and the more […] Read More
2016-06-16 14:19
That’s right, nominations are open for the 2016 Family Friendly Museum award. It’s a very exciting time. It’s a time when museums can shout from the rooftops about what the… Read More
2016-06-11 19:50
“The human world,” a friendly crab once warned, “is a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.” Words as true now as when they […] Read More
2016-06-10 20:48
Museums are full of surprises. On my adventures I’ve come across museums that tackle all sorts of topics; museums about death, museums about Marzipan, even a museum about a niche [&hel&hell…Read More
2016-06-09 21:14
Athens is a city that is crammed full of history. Trip over a pothole and you’re bound to discover an ancient treasure. On a rare grey day in the Greek […] Read More
2016-06-08 16:45
Like the Museum of Cycladic Art, The Museum of Greek Children’s Art is a museum rather than a gallery. This got me thinking – why do we see ‘museum’ when […] Read More
2016-06-07 16:45
Athens’ National Archaeological Museum is considered to be one of the greatest museums in the world. It’s right up there with the Louvre and the British Museum and the Met. [&hel&hell…Read More
2016-06-06 20:59
Firstly, I’d like to thank my friend Ed for recommending this museum to me – it was absolutely brilliant! Secondly, I would like to take a moment to ponder why […] Read More
2016-06-04 18:43
Whilst in Athens, I couldn’t not go to the Acropolis Museum. In fact, it was the very first museum I set foot in during my stay in the Greek capital. […] Read More
2016-06-02 07:25
I couldn’t wait to start exploring the Rijksmuseum. It may be incredibly difficult to spell correctly for someone whose fingers are as clumsy as mine as they stumble and drag […… Read More
2016-05-27 17:48
The Tropenmuseum, or the Trooopeeenmuuuseeeem as the logo suggests, is one of Amsterdam’s largest museums. Something you can tell just by looking at it. The palace-like building is abs… Read More
2016-05-26 08:51
Lets face it, those Facebook memory notifications are utterly mortifying. Is there anything more cringe-inducing than being reminded of your recent past? That hair, those clothes and wh… Read More
2016-05-25 21:15
Smoking, whether with a pipe or without is a habit that comes loaded with meaning. Sometimes anyway, although I’m sure a sociologist or anthropologist can read meaning into someone smo… Read More
2016-05-20 12:36
Cheese is one of the best things ever. Hard cheese, soft cheese, smelly cheese, all delicious so when I discovered there was a museum all about cheese I simply *had* […] Read More
2016-05-16 07:29
When you start thinking of the Netherlands, it won’t be too long until you start thinking about Tulips. Fields and fields with row upon row upon row of the flower […] Read More
2016-05-09 19:00
I’ve been blogging since September 2011. If you hadn’t guessed, I was in the middle of reading a lot of Lewis Carroll, and if museums and wonderland have anything in […] Read More
2016-05-08 20:10
A museum full of cats, how could I not explore this one? I’m a card carrying crazy cat person, and any chance to combine my love of cats with my […] Read More
2016-05-06 18:53
Seaside towns often throw up interesting little places. Actually, ‘interesting’ is a lazy word, but it covers most things. Odd, quirky, different could all work, but they don&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-02-19 14:01
Nestled in a parade of shops and cafes on the Hastings seafront sits a little museum with some dark stories to tell. Murderers disposing of bodies in acid baths, what […] Read More
2016-02-02 15:57
Elizabethan England’s foremost dabbler in the dark arts is one of the most mysterious characters in the court of Elizabeth I. Nowadays, he’s remembered as a conjuror, as a studen… Read More
2015-11-23 18:56
I’m not going to lie – I’ve been excited about this exhibition since it was announced, officially, in March. The Metropolitan Police Force’s Crime Museum, formerly th… Read More
2015-11-04 17:00
There really are museums for everything. On my adventures, I’ve been to museums about death, about marzipan and even a museum that largely concerns itself with neon lights. And that&rs&hell…Read More
2015-11-02 08:23
This is the Electrotechnikai Museum in Budapest, a museum that tells the story of electrical engineering. Although it looks like it is housed in a large and impressive building (albeit [&hel&hell…Read More
2015-10-28 21:39
With its columns and pediment in the neo-classical style, you would be forgiven if, at first site, you thought this is the museum where I spend most of my time but […] Read More
2015-10-27 08:00
It’s a universal fact of life that people are weird about death. It comes to all of us, and yet is always such a surprise – do we all secretly […] Read More
2015-10-21 15:29
Every great city has its network of subterranean railways to help the inhabitants get from point a to point b. London has her Tube with its famous map and iconic roundel, […] Read More
2015-10-19 15:44
I’ve been working at Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne since March, and in that time, I’ve been able to explore the town in bits and bobs on lunch breaks, on […] Read More
2015-10-01 07:30
The Celts. According to a certain popular series of history books they are ‘Cut Throat’ and little else. Little more quick glance at the intricate artwork produced by t… Read More
2015-09-24 12:39
The scores are in, the families have spoken, and the time has come to crown a new holder for the title of Most Family Friendly Museum in the UK. Previous […] Read More
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