PinnedThe Year of the QuiltOr how quilting represents community-wide solidarity — How does a patchwork quilt raise over £18,000 for a climate/racial justice fundraiser? The Land In Our Names (LION) quilt recently raised funds to support Black and POC farmers in the UK. The quilt was a collaboration between gardener Sui Searle (Decolonise The Garden) and quiltmaker Jess Bailey (Public Library Quilts). Together, they asked people all around the world to donate their scraps of naturally dyed fabric, which sewn together resulted in large-scale quilt with a beautiful star-shaped pattern.Art5 min read
Mar 30, 2021Hang It, a handbook to get started in the artsFinding a job in the arts is hard. Knowing what jobs in the arts exist, which ones you want, and how to get them, is particularly hard. Luckily, Hang It is there to give you advice on what to look out for. …Arts5 min read
Mar 3, 2021A hundred stories, each told differently — Rachael Minott and the British Museum: a Taino ritual seatToday I’d like to talk about a really interesting current project: 100 stories of 100 worlds in 1 Object. This project is a response to an earlier BBC radio show made by the British Museum, called A History of the World in 100 Objects. In it, the then Director of…Museums4 min read
Feb 8, 2021People and their rituals in The Dig (2021)I watched The Dig (Simon Stone, 2021), with Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown and Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty. …Archaeology6 min read
Jan 19, 2021Review: Trouble in the Collections, by Corvidae GamesA pixel art video game on the magic behind caring for museum collections. — ‘Today, Myla is working on the museum floor and bumps into you by accident, knocking you over. Myla apologises and offers to buy you a coffee. …Video Game Review6 min read
Jan 14, 2021Review: Weaving Connections, an online exhibition by Multaka-Oxford and the Pitt Rivers MuseumWeaving Connections: Local perspectives on collections from the Middle East, North and West Africa is an online exhibition organised by the Multaka-Oxford Volunteers in collaboration with the Pitt Rivers Museum curators. You can access it here. …Museums4 min read
Jan 5, 2021Review: The Daughters of Ys, a graphic novel by M. T. Anderson and Jo RiouxTitle: The Daughters of Ys Author: M. T. Anderson Illustrator: Jo Rioux Publishing House: First Second We are greeted by the grieving King Gradlon of Kerne, recalling his late wife: Your mother came from another world. He explains how Lady Malgven, a woman of faerie blood, pushed back the sea…Review5 min read
