Krater at Leeds was an interdisciplinary teaching and pedagogical research scheme that brought doctoral and postdoctoral researchers together to design and deliver object-based teaching sessions for undergraduates using the University of Leeds Coin Collection. The programme focussed on active, experiential learning, with students and early career teachers working directly with primary objects to explore research...
econstituting Museums: Participation’s Affective Work by Dr Helen Graham is out this month. Published by UCL Press, Deconstituting Museums: Participation’s Affective Work explores why participation – the direct involvement of non-museum staff in museums – has been so hard. Over the past 30 years, museums have hoped that participatory projects would better serve their claims to be accessible,...
In a new blog post, Dr Stuart Bowes recounts the final stages of his collaborative PhD with the Royal Armouries and the University of Leeds and looks forward to the opportunities beyond.
Papers are invited for a symposium on the theme of furniture history, taking place in June 2024 at the University of Leeds.
Dr Arran Rees will will speak on social media platforms as sites for contemporary collecting in museums as part of a new seminar series organised by the Museum Social Media Cultures Research Network.
Applications are open for a fully funded PhD scholarship at the University of Leeds, with the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) and Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network (YVAN).
MA students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies have curated nine new online exhibitions using a range of open access collections.
Postgraduate Researcher Stuart Bowes looks back over the three years of his PhD with the Royal Armouries and the University of Leeds. After three years, 83,000 words, and one global pandemic, I have just submitted my PhD thesis for examination.
In a new blog post, Postgraduate Researcher Stuart Bowes reflects on the growing intersection of his key research themes, as his collaborative PhD with the Royal Armouries draws to a close.
An article by Stuart Bowes reflecting on the role of the Museum Registrar and collections management practice has been published in the latest edition of Museum and Society.
