Can museums help shape how we respond to the climate crisis? John Kenneth Paranada, the Sainsbury Centre’s first Curator of Art and Climate Change, believes they can—by bringing together art, science, pedagogy and community to spark new ways of thinking and doing. This presentation explores how recent exhibitions at the […]
The multiple award-winning South Asia Gallery is increasingly being recognised as an exemplar model of working. Nusrat Ahmed shares the learnings of co-curation at national and international platforms, across heritage and higher education settings. The gallery was created with co-curation on an epic scale spanning a five-year period and working […]
The South West Fed warmly welcomes our members to attend our 94th Annual General Meeting. This year’s meeting will be held at The American Museum in Bath where members will have the opportunity to learn about and visit this unique museum and gardens in Bath. The day also offers the […]
In 2018 Queer Britain was founded by Joseph Galliano-Doig, a former editor of Gay Times, and Ian Mehrtens in order to establish the UK’s first bricks and mortar LGBTQ+ history museum. Since then the organisation has opened the doors to its first physical location, welcomed thousands of visitors, presented wide […]
We are excited be going to Science + Innovation Park, Wroughton – the National Collections Centre for the Science Museum Group. This new purpose-built facility has transformed the Science Museum Group’s care for the collection and enables people to explore much more of it than ever before. Around 300,000 historic objects […]
We The Curious will share their experience of the first 6 months since re-opening after substantial damage from a fire in April 2022. The team behind the beloved Bristol landmark worked tirelessly for two years to be able to welcome visitors back, including going out and about in the city […]
Join us at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to discover the incredibly rich history of the Tudor ship and hear from the team behind the museum. The event will begin with a fascinating talk by Head of Research, Dr Alexzandra Hildred. Dr Hildred was part of the […]