How to read a Japanese print
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has a collection of around 1,500 Japanese prints. I investigated how we can ‘read’ these pictures to understand more about the cultures that produced them. Japan had a flourishing print culture in the 18th and 19th century. Japanese prints became objects of fascination for Europeans in the 19th century, but the stories the pictures told…
Calculators, Calculators, Calculators!
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science holds the largest (probably!) collection of electronic handheld calculators in the United Kingdom. This summer, I have had the opportunity to audit, rehouse, and construct a new case of these devices. Technology has developed so quickly over the past decades that we think of calculators as much as apps on our phones…
Reimagining the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science has begun a refurbishment project to make our Learning Gallery even more fun and family-friendly. The Learning Gallery is the heart of the Whipple Museum, home to Marcel the anatomical model, charismatic calculators, hands-on activity boxes, and – of course – Whipple icon Mr Froggy. Tucked behind the Main Gallery, this space…
