take-hold: A new audio guide experience by non zero one and Sheila Ghelani
As part of the India Unboxed season, the University of Cambridge Museums commissioned non zero one to develop a digital encounter at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The India Unboxed season has been about challenging our museums and offering an opportunity to be a bit bolder, to explore beyond the regular offer and to deal with certain themes even…
The Trumpington Cross: A Q&A with curator Jody Joy
It’s a tiny object, but it made big headlines this month. The Trumpington Cross, an extremely rare piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery, was excavated in 2011 at Trumpington Meadows just outside Cambridge. Now the landowners, Grosvenor, have gifted it to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA), where it’s on display. The cross was discovered in one of the earliest Christian…
Once upon a time in Coventry….
Nicola travelled to Coventry for the Family Friendly Conference to share ideas about what makes museums ‘family friendly’. She ran a workshop on ‘Creating Stories with Museum Objects’, and heard case studies and stories from other museums around the UK. Once upon a time there lived a Museum Educator who really loved stories. Scary stories, wordless stories, fantastical stories, life…
