heritage
September
If I am honest (and why not be here), new shoes, new books and lunch box aside, I was not a fan of school. I did not have the right shoes, hair, personality, to fit easily in.
heritage
antiquarian
The oldest of Stones
In 2900BCE, an old people were here. They cut the rock from its bed, they shaped it, they transported it, they placed it in careful alignment to whatever dream or compulsion drove them to carry out this work.
behind the scenes
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
"You've moved everything around!" This will be today's cri de coeur from everyone who walks through the door (who's been here before, obviously) as I have boldly, nay, recklessly, indeed moved everything around.
Museums
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Welcome to the first of my dispatches from behind the scenes at the museum. Any museum, frankly. One of those universal truths is just how many biscuits volunteers can get through in a week.