Centre for Museum Cultures at Birkbeck
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A hub for intellectual exchange and debate relating to all aspects of museology, curation, and heritage.
Birkbeck, University of London
Joined October 2018
We are finally over on the blue place - check us out!
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Great to see this interdisciplinary and cross-institutional article come out! Co-authored by some of our PhD students at Birkbeck
"The history of collecting has sometimes been understood as the history of individual collectors. But collecting institutions (e.g., museums) are worthy of attention because they profoundly impact why we, as historians, look at some things and not others."
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RT @BirkbeckHCA: Night at the museum! On Friday evening, Prof Jen Baird's Roman archaeology students were treated to a visit to the study r…
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RT @BirkbeckHoA: It's great to see how Birkbeck students are gaining exclusive access to experts in the art world! Take a look for yourself…
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RT @lucywaitt1: This is soooo good #afterlivesofobjects @MuseumsBirkbeck tonight. #museums #objects #objectlessons
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RT @FionaCandlin: In 2009 Ray Guins and I published The Object Reader with @Routledge_MandC Tomorrow we're meeting up again at Birkbeck, L…
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RT @MuseumsBirkbeck: A reminder of this excellent event on Thursday 24th October at 6pm - make sure you book!
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A reminder of this excellent event on Thursday 24th October at 6pm - make sure you book!
An event for your diary: 'The Afterlives of Objects' Thursday 24th October 6pm at Birkbeck, Bloomsbury. Places are free but do book in advance. I'll be talking about our new research on museum closure and what happens to the collections. @Aimuseums
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RT @FionaCandlin: An event for your diary: 'The Afterlives of Objects' Thursday 24th October 6pm at Birkbeck, Bloomsbury. Places are free b…
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RT @UK_ICOM: 🏛️📝The researchers at @MuseumsMapping are investigating UK museum closures from 2000 to 2025. Do collections go to other museu…
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RT @AnnabelGee1: Such a joy to speak at the @CursedObjectsUK symposium yesterday alongside so many inspiring people! Thank you @KasiaTee an…
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RT @FionaCandlin: Could you find out when the Museum of Cipher Equipment closed? What happened to the dolls at the Sandwich Dolls Museum? W…
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RT @dannybirchall: To mark @KasiaTee's symposium, "@CursedObjectsUK in Museum Shops" today, here's the second-most cursed museum gift obje…
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RT @Chris_Manias: Finishing off my talk for the "Cursed Objects in Museum Shops" workshop at Birkbeck tomorrow. Will talk about two sets of…
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RT @BirkbeckHoA: Take a look at our video on why you should study for a Masters in Museums Cultures or a Masters in Public History and Heri…
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