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,
We are thrilled that our Royal Society of Edinburgh workshop grant has now officially started, running for 12-months from 1 February 2024. Over the past few months, we have been busy organising our workshops. This has already provided vital opportunity to connect and speak with a diverse range of scholars and museum and heritage practitioners
We will be giving an online talk (1-2pm UK time) on Tuesday 26 March at the University of Stirling’s Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy seminar series (details and a link for joining will be available here). This seminar series aims “to share and ‘test out’ new ideas, seek wider collaboration, disseminate research, strengthen and
In this post we reflect on what motivates our shared interest in the emotionally laden elements of museum work – where did the emotion come from? Jennie’s arrival It was the emotion that got me in the end. More specifically, the acute feelings I experienced when working as a curator at a regional museum. As