Winnie PoonMay 1, 2021Specialism Stories – DigitalPhoto from unsplash.com The past fifteen years have seen museums and galleries moving from concerns about whether they should be ‘doing...
Sofia SirenoMay 1, 2021The Brutish Museum - The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan HicksThe purpose of museums as we know them is to collect, preserve, and exhibit cultural material. Still, a conspicuous number of objects...
Laura May BaileyMay 1, 2021Accommodation Stories: Privately Renting a HousePhoto taken by Laura May Bailey Back in summer 2020, when I was searching for a place to live in Leicester, my knowledge of the city’s...
Molly HaleMay 1, 2021Specialism Stories: HeritagePhoto by Maria Locke Mortensen The Heritage Specialism appealed to me because it touched upon contemporary social and political...
Sofia SirenoMay 1, 2021Museum Studies as a distance learnerPhoto from unsplash.com About a year ago, I had to make a significant life decision: choosing my master's degree. I had spotted the...
Weiwei XiaoMay 1, 2021Review: Hoos, a journey to heal a camel Photo from unsplash.com The story of Weeping Camel is a narrative documentary co-produced by Germany and Mongolia. It is about the lives...
Jonathon KimelMay 1, 2021Specialism Stories: Green MuseumPhoto plant nursery by Jonathan Kimel I took part in the Green Museum Specialism, taught by Dave Unwin, world-renowned cake connoisseur....
Laura May BaileyMay 1, 2021The Ups and Downs of Studying During a PandemicPhoto from unsplash.com On Friday 19 March 2021, I went for a walk to the Museum Studies building. Earlier that day I had completed the...
Holly CravenMay 1, 2021An Exhibition Revisited: The Fascinating History of The Museum of Witchcraft and MagicPhoto from unsplash.com Event: Simon Costin on The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Host: The Viktor Wynd Museum & The Last Tuesday Society...