In my first week at the V&A I attended a talk given by Sarah Campbell, former Head of Learning at…
BREAKING RULES // Rejoice disobedience, decent, and mischief
In a recent meeting, in response to a conversation about rules and guidelines when working inside museum galleries, a colleague…
LEARNING MATTERS // When places for learning extend their impact
I worked in a Design School in Mexico for a few years, and got interested in the concept of a…
OUR CITY // When we come together to make place
(STILL TO BE WRITTEN) Residency in Manchester V&A Dundee Creative Dundee Makerversity Civic Hack
INSIDE OUT // Our last remaining public spaces
In May 2019 I shared lunch with Alistair Hudson the Director of the Whitworth and Manchester Art Gallery. I asked…
POWER SHARED // When power is felt by us all
Participation is a word used by designers all the time. As is collaboration. But after working in the space for…
DESIGNED TOGETHER // Prototyping and iteration in museums
The idea of change being a slow and arduous and hated process in large organisations, is an idea I am…
ACT NOW // Responding to the challenges we face in the present day
Museums collect and share stories of the past. A distant or sometimes recent past. As institutions, museums can be perceived…
LISTENED TO // Museums creating a culture of listening
(RESEARCH FOR THIS STILL TO WRITE UP)
ANYTHING GOES // Putting your trust in children
(MORE TO ADD HERE) (reference to Mumbai) The “Anything Goes” Museum is an experiment in museum design, curation and learning…
