Museums Change Lives?
The theme of the 2017 Museums Association Conference was “Museums Change Lives”. A bold statement, but does it ring true? The sceptical side of me raised an eyebrow….. I have often had conversations with colleagues and friends after coming back from conferences where we are wracked with guilt for not being as fabulous as all the wonderful speakers that we…
Kettle’s Yard at Tate Exchange, London
Kettle’s Yard is proud to be a Founding Associate of Tate Exchange, a place for conversation and experimentation in the Switch House, Tate Modern. For two days in March, Kettle’s Yard was delighted to be playing host at Tate Modern. Responding to the theme of ‘Exchange’, we were excited to share our experiences of our Open House community programme. We headed…
License to wreak havoc
This is the scene of a disaster in the Fitzwilliam Museum lunchroom. A team of conservators are carefully salvaging items from the wet and filthy wreckage of artefacts all over the floor, with only head torches to see by: Only a few hours earlier, conservators Helena Rodwell, Samantha Archetti and Sophie Rowe had gleefully made a horrible mess in the…
