As of 1 February 2025, we met a major milestone with the completion of our Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) supported workshop grant. We are extremely thankful for the support of RSE, and additionally from King’s College London and the University of Stirling, which made it possible to design and host two workshops exploring emotions
Anna speaks at the Creative Health: Museums, History, Heritage and Wellbeing conference in Amsterdam
Blog written by Dr Anna Woodham, 11.11.24 A few weeks ago, I was very pleased to speak at the Creative Health: Museums, History, Heritage and Wellbeing conference in Amsterdam. The event was part of the PULSE Network for Medical and Health Humanities (UvA/VU Amsterdam). The two-day event included two key-note speakers (including one by Nuala
As the Summer draws to a close (where did it go?!), and we are now creeping just past the half-way point of our RSE funded workshop grant, we have our sights and planning set firmly on the final 6 months of our emotions in museum work collaboration. This is an exciting time with our second
By David Hingley ‘it was an important reminder of the impression our work can leave on us’ Earlier this year I was lucky to be invited to take part in the first Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), University of Stirling (UoS), and King’s College London (KCL) supported ‘emotions in museum work’ workshop on the topic
By Alina Botezatu On the first day of May this year I had the joy to join the workshop Emotions in museum work, organised by Dr Jennie Morgan and Dr Anna Woodham, part of their project New futures of care: Investigating emotionally laden work in museums. Funding offered by Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), University
By Tom Hughes Over the past few years, I’ve experienced the widest range of emotions in my museum career as I’ve tried to connect with non-traditional audiences for our museums service and create opportunities for people to participate and tell their stories. Sometimes, this has been met by resistance from colleagues who feel we should
On 1 May 2024 we hosted our first Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), University of Stirling (UoS), and King’s College London (KCL) supported ‘emotions in museum work’ event. We will be reporting later on its emerging themes (including at this conference). For now, we have been pondering an unexpected response to the event. This was
We know that some archival records contain sensitive information, but what about archival records that seem benign on the surface, but may contain unexpected information such as WW2 military service records? How do archival institutions prepare and support their users to safely consult such records at each stage of their research journey (online, in person,
By Esther Amis-Hughes ‘It is a privilege to do my job’ What an emotionally loaded statement. The word privilege has become very problematic, and the idea that those who access arts careers are privileged is often explored in articles and social media posts. But as a singular noun privilege means appreciation, as in ‘I am
We have been busy getting ready for our first workshop to be held at the University of Stirling 1 May 2024 funded through the Royal Society of Edinburgh, University of Stirling, and King’s College London. With a fantastic lineup of participants, we are certain the day will lead to rich knowledge exchange and new insights,