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Science Museum Blog News and insights from the Science Museum in London.
- Dr Frank Sherwood Taylor, An Extraordinary Directorby Tim Boon on September 26, 2023 at 7:46 am
Tim Boon reflects on the work of Frank Sherwood Taylor, Director of the Science Museum in the 1950s. The post Dr Frank Sherwood Taylor, An Extraordinary Director appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Bringing the history of science to the airwavesby Guest authors on September 20, 2023 at 1:32 pm
This week marked the 1000th edition of Radio 4’s In Our Time. The post Bringing the history of science to the airwaves appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Obituary: Ian Wilmutby Roger Highfield on September 11, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Ian Wilmut, who has died aged 79, was a developmental biologist who made headlines around the world when his team unveiled a lamb named Dolly that was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. The post Obituary: Ian Wilmut appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid sample unveiled at the Science Museumby Heather Bennett on September 7, 2023 at 11:07 am
Have you ever seen something older than the Earth itself? A remarkable sample from a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid is now on display in the museum. The post 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid sample unveiled at the Science Museum appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- The Royal Society celebrates technicians with 2023 Hauksbee Awardby Science Museum on September 1, 2023 at 3:44 pm
Congratulations to more than 100 technicians who have collectively been awarded The Royal Society Hauksbee 2023 award. The post The Royal Society celebrates technicians with 2023 Hauksbee Award appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Chandrayaan-3 and our love for the Moonby Guest authors on August 23, 2023 at 12:41 pm
As the world renews its fascination with exploring the Moon, India achieves what no other nation has done before: successfully landing on the lunar south pole. The post Chandrayaan-3 and our love for the Moon appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Embark on a science and history journey in South Kensingtonby Guest authors on August 8, 2023 at 3:12 pm
Coming into the Science Museum? There are a lot of things to discover on your way in! All free and within walking distance from the museum, they are a great way to explore South Kensington on foot. The post Embark on a science and history journey in South Kensington appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Game on: Power Up returns permanently to the Science Museumby Laura Nebout on July 28, 2023 at 1:42 pm
After five successful seasons as a temporary event, the Science Museum permanently welcomed back Power Up, our hands-on gaming experience, on Thursday 27 July 2023. The post Game on: Power Up returns permanently to the Science Museum appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- A projectionist’s guide to Oppenheimer IMAX 70mmby Guest authors on July 19, 2023 at 11:19 am
Projectionist Thomas Smith takes a behind-the-scenes look at the installation of Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan, the longest IMAX 70mm film ever produced, as we get ready for its screenings at the Science Museum. The post A projectionist’s guide to Oppenheimer IMAX 70mm appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Science City Trailby Guest authors on July 17, 2023 at 3:07 pm
Discover how London grew from a lively capital city to a global hub for trade, commerce, and scientific enquiry between 1550 and 1800 in Science City 1550-1800: The Linbury Gallery, located on Level 2 and open daily, from 10.00 to 18.00. The post Science City Trail appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
V&A Blog News, articles and stories from the V&A
- Trans-cultural slow-craft-fashionby Ruth Clifford on February 22, 2023 at 9:13 am
The Karun Thakar Fund has awarded a Project Grant to Ruth Clifford, lecturer on the Fashion Design and Communication BA programme at Liverpool John Moores University, in support of the ‘Trans-cultural slow-craft-fashion’ project. Here, Ruth... The post Trans-cultural slow-craft-fashion appeared first on V&A Blog.
- The Sutherland Diamondsby Jessica Rosenthal McGrath on February 21, 2023 at 2:00 pm
The spectacular Sutherland Diamonds are now on public display at V&A South Kensington. Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government and allocated to the V&A in 2022, these objects – comprised of a... The post The Sutherland Diamonds appeared first on V&A Blog.
- The State of the Weave: Ewe Kente in Agbozumeby Lee Dekel on February 15, 2023 at 9:30 am
The Karun Thakar Fund has awarded a Project Grant to a collaborative project entitled ‘Ewe Kente in Agbozume’. Here, co-project lead Lee Dekel introduces herself and the project. Collaborative textile between Bob Dennis Ahiagble and... The post The State of the Weave: Ewe Kente in Agbozume appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Photographing the Ascensionby Tom Windross on February 10, 2023 at 12:55 pm
Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance is about to open. The reviews are coming out (they’re very good), the posters are up, and the catalogue is ready in the shops. Slightly unusually for a V&A book, the... The post Photographing the Ascension appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Mosaics of Clothby Anitha N. on February 10, 2023 at 8:29 am
The Karun Thakar Fund has awarded a Project Grant to Anitha N., a community-based art practitioner, curator, and researcher based in Bangalore, Karnataka, in support of her project ‘Mosaics of Cloth: Finding Meaning in Material’.... The post Mosaics of Cloth appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Hoda Afshar in conversationby Fiona Rogers on February 9, 2023 at 11:07 am
Hoda Afshar is an artist and lecturer born in Iran and now based in Melbourne, Australia. Working across photography and moving image, her work explores the nature and possibilities of documentary image making. Focusing on... The post Hoda Afshar in conversation appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Rules are made to be broken: Tom Karen’s sketchbooksby Alexia Kirk on February 8, 2023 at 9:30 am
The Archive of Art and Design holds the archives of many practitioners working across decorative arts and design processes, but there are few I feel as personal a connection to as Tom Karen’s. ‘If you... The post Rules are made to be broken: Tom Karen’s sketchbooks appeared first on V&A Blog.
- V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2022 – 2023 shortlist announcedby Holly Burton on February 7, 2023 at 12:50 pm
We announce the shortlist for the annual V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2022 – 23 The post V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2022 – 2023 shortlist announced appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Small but perfectly formed? Co-curating the ‘Under a Fiver’ display for Young V&Aby Kirsty Sullivan on January 31, 2023 at 9:30 am
Most of us have made a collection at some point in our lives – from badges as children to books as adults. Designer Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility has spent years collecting low-cost mass-produced items... The post Small but perfectly formed? Co-curating the ‘Under a Fiver’ display for Young V&A appeared first on V&A Blog.
- Literature lists or ‘Course Reserves’ at the National Art Libraryby Amy McMullen on January 30, 2023 at 1:26 pm
Under the V&A logo, in the dark grey band, on the National Art Library (NAL) catalogue homepage is an unassuming looking button called ‘Course Reserves’. Something of a misnomer brought about due to the NAL sharing... The post Literature lists or ‘Course Reserves’ at the National Art Library appeared first on V&A Blog.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomes 10 millionth visitor - NBC4 Washingtonon October 1, 2023 at 12:33 am
National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomes 10 millionth visitor NBC4 Washington
- Everson Museum hosts CNY Black Women’s Expo - WSYRon September 30, 2023 at 11:45 pm
Everson Museum hosts CNY Black Women’s Expo WSYR
- Civil War Memorials unveiled at Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum - 21 Alive Newson September 30, 2023 at 11:31 pm
Civil War Memorials unveiled at Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum 21 Alive News
- ‘Museum of Mediocre Art’ opens at NOLA Mix Records in Uptown New Orleans - WGNO New Orleanson September 30, 2023 at 11:16 pm
‘Museum of Mediocre Art’ opens at NOLA Mix Records in Uptown New Orleans WGNO New Orleans
- Joliet opens grocery museum in Slovenian neighborhood - The Herald-Newson September 30, 2023 at 11:00 pm
Joliet opens grocery museum in Slovenian neighborhood The Herald-News
- O.C. Arts Center to Host Bus Trip to Philadelphia Museum of Art - OCNJ Dailyon September 30, 2023 at 10:31 pm
O.C. Arts Center to Host Bus Trip to Philadelphia Museum of Art OCNJ Daily
- Lincoln Children’s Museum celebrates Worldwide Day of Play - KOLNon September 30, 2023 at 9:53 pm
Lincoln Children’s Museum celebrates Worldwide Day of Play KOLN
- London Plans Museum for Secret World War II Tunnels - TravelPulseon September 30, 2023 at 9:40 pm
London Plans Museum for Secret World War II Tunnels TravelPulse
- PHOTOS: Jimmy Carter park, museum celebrate former president’s birthday a day early - Atlanta News Firston September 30, 2023 at 8:59 pm
PHOTOS: Jimmy Carter park, museum celebrate former president’s birthday a day early Atlanta News First
- Pillaged Artefacts From Ukrainian Synagogues Surface in Moscow Museum - Kyiv Poston September 30, 2023 at 8:35 pm
Pillaged Artefacts From Ukrainian Synagogues Surface in Moscow Museum Kyiv Post
- Mulvane Art Museum curator’s current exhibition to grace Rita Blitt Gallery - WIBWon September 30, 2023 at 8:15 pm
Mulvane Art Museum curator’s current exhibition to grace Rita Blitt Gallery WIBW
- #HappeningNow: 4th annual Apple City Festival at the Pioneer ... - County 10 Newson September 30, 2023 at 7:45 pm
#HappeningNow: 4th annual Apple City Festival at the Pioneer ... County 10 News
- Freeport Art Museum welcomes international musician for weeklong ... - WREX.comon September 30, 2023 at 7:38 pm
Freeport Art Museum welcomes international musician for weeklong ... WREX.com
- Brigham City Museum of Art and History opens new plein air exhibit - The Herald Journalon September 30, 2023 at 7:15 pm
Brigham City Museum of Art and History opens new plein air exhibit The Herald Journal
- Museum presents Coffee and Conversations: Famous musicians of ... - Citrus County Chronicleon September 30, 2023 at 7:15 pm
Museum presents Coffee and Conversations: Famous musicians of ... Citrus County Chronicle
- Creepy Coastal Crawl coming to the Museum of Coastal Carolina ... - WWAY NewsChannel 3on September 30, 2023 at 6:07 pm
Creepy Coastal Crawl coming to the Museum of Coastal Carolina ... WWAY NewsChannel 3
- Local artists, Century of Progress homes to be exhibited at Depot ... - The Times of Northwest Indianaon September 30, 2023 at 6:01 pm
Local artists, Century of Progress homes to be exhibited at Depot ... The Times of Northwest Indiana
- Kansas Profile: History becomes 'fresh and new' at museum in Alma ... - The Mercury - Manhattan, Kansason September 30, 2023 at 6:00 pm
Kansas Profile: History becomes 'fresh and new' at museum in Alma ... The Mercury - Manhattan, Kansas
- Great Revivalist Brewing Company opening new location in Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum - WQAD Molineon September 30, 2023 at 5:12 pm
Great Revivalist Brewing Company opening new location in Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum WQAD Moline
- Wildling Museum of Art and Nature Names Winners of California ... - Noozhawkon September 30, 2023 at 4:11 pm
Wildling Museum of Art and Nature Names Winners of California ... Noozhawk
- Rainier Oregon Historical Museum: Preserving the past for the future - The Chief Newson September 30, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Rainier Oregon Historical Museum: Preserving the past for the future The Chief News
- Evening at the Museum to be Held in Memphis - Nemonews.neton September 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Evening at the Museum to be Held in Memphis Nemonews.net
- Evening at the Museum to be Held in Memphis - Memphis Democraton September 30, 2023 at 2:59 pm
Evening at the Museum to be Held in Memphis Memphis Democrat
- U-M Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater - Ann Arbor Observeron September 30, 2023 at 2:59 pm
U-M Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater Ann Arbor Observer
- Museum to be featured on Prairie Public – The Kittson County ... - Kittson County Enterpriseon September 30, 2023 at 2:54 pm
Museum to be featured on Prairie Public – The Kittson County ... Kittson County Enterprise
- Museum of Coastal Bend offering 'Hands-On History' - stexasnews.comon September 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Museum of Coastal Bend offering 'Hands-On History' stexasnews.com
- Museum Brings Emmett Till Exhibit to Inspire Future Generations - Chicago Defenderon September 30, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Museum Brings Emmett Till Exhibit to Inspire Future Generations Chicago Defender
- EOP started in Chico 55 years ago; museum exhibit commemorating it - Chico Enterprise-Recordon September 30, 2023 at 11:28 am
EOP started in Chico 55 years ago; museum exhibit commemorating it Chico Enterprise-Record
- New exhibit in Butte museum highlights area ceramics artists - Chico Enterprise-Recordon September 30, 2023 at 11:17 am
New exhibit in Butte museum highlights area ceramics artists Chico Enterprise-Record
- Akron Art Museum hosts free North American First People's Day ... - Akron Beacon Journalon September 30, 2023 at 10:17 am
Akron Art Museum hosts free North American First People's Day ... Akron Beacon Journal
- The 9/11 Museum Is an Atrocity Exhibition - The Nationon September 30, 2023 at 10:01 am
The 9/11 Museum Is an Atrocity Exhibition The Nation
- Seneca museum showcases new Haudenosaunee Beadwork ... - Olean Times Heraldon September 30, 2023 at 9:00 am
Seneca museum showcases new Haudenosaunee Beadwork ... Olean Times Herald
- Museum Tour: The Knowlton House Museum in Allendale Township - WOODTV.comon September 30, 2023 at 9:00 am
Museum Tour: The Knowlton House Museum in Allendale Township WOODTV.com
- Problem solved as France opens its first museum dedicated to maths - RFI Englishon September 30, 2023 at 7:15 am
Problem solved as France opens its first museum dedicated to maths RFI English
- Talk at museum to examine changing views of death - Williamsport Sun-Gazetteon September 30, 2023 at 6:32 am
Talk at museum to examine changing views of death Williamsport Sun-Gazette
- Night at the Crisp Museum Homecoming Bash - Southeast Missouri State University Newson September 30, 2023 at 6:19 am
Night at the Crisp Museum Homecoming Bash Southeast Missouri State University News
- Jacksonville Area Museum expansion timed for city's bicentennial - Jacksonville Journal-Courieron September 30, 2023 at 5:54 am
Jacksonville Area Museum expansion timed for city's bicentennial Jacksonville Journal-Courier
- Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum set to relocate as part of Railroad Corner redevelopment - WLTX.comon September 30, 2023 at 4:30 am
Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum set to relocate as part of Railroad Corner redevelopment WLTX.com
- Germany: Museum worker steals, sells 3 paintings to pay off debt, buys Rolls Royce, expensive watches - WIONon September 30, 2023 at 3:34 am
Germany: Museum worker steals, sells 3 paintings to pay off debt, buys Rolls Royce, expensive watches WION
- Haunted doll scavenger hunt to kick off Halloween season at Chicago History Museum - NBC Chicagoon September 30, 2023 at 2:33 am
Haunted doll scavenger hunt to kick off Halloween season at Chicago History Museum NBC Chicago
- Latino conservatives demand Congress defund Smithsonian's planned 'Marxist' Latino American Museum - Fox Newson September 30, 2023 at 1:26 am
Latino conservatives demand Congress defund Smithsonian's planned 'Marxist' Latino American Museum Fox News
- Group moving to create museum focused on Mass. LGBTQ+ art, history - NBC10 Bostonon September 30, 2023 at 12:47 am
Group moving to create museum focused on Mass. LGBTQ+ art, history NBC10 Boston
- Muscatine Museum Joins Iowa Leadership Cohort - WVIKon September 29, 2023 at 11:56 pm
Muscatine Museum Joins Iowa Leadership Cohort WVIK
- How the National Automobile Museum keeps visitors coming back - KOLOon September 29, 2023 at 11:37 pm
How the National Automobile Museum keeps visitors coming back KOLO
- Zendaya Embodies One of the Louvre Museum’s Most Iconic Ancient Statues for a New Makeup Collection - artnet Newson September 29, 2023 at 11:32 pm
Zendaya Embodies One of the Louvre Museum’s Most Iconic Ancient Statues for a New Makeup Collection artnet News
- The Black Cowboy Museum planning expansion - KTRK-TVon September 29, 2023 at 10:51 pm
The Black Cowboy Museum planning expansion KTRK-TV
- Bellevue Arts Museum director E. Michael Whittington departs - The Seattle Timeson September 29, 2023 at 10:24 pm
Bellevue Arts Museum director E. Michael Whittington departs The Seattle Times
- A Little Museum with a Big Name and a Big Purpose - erienewsnow.comon September 29, 2023 at 10:20 pm
A Little Museum with a Big Name and a Big Purpose erienewsnow.com
- Washington State Department of Commerce and City of Seattle to ... - Seattle.govon September 29, 2023 at 9:47 pm
Washington State Department of Commerce and City of Seattle to ... Seattle.gov
- Children's Museum of Illinois adds new dinosaur exhibit - Herald & Reviewon September 29, 2023 at 9:00 pm
Children's Museum of Illinois adds new dinosaur exhibit Herald & Review
The lastest news from the Portable Antiquities Scheme All the news from around the regions of the Scheme
- 1.5 million archaeological objects have been unearthed by the public, British Museum revealsby The Portable Antiquities Scheme on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
Announcement of the 1,500,000th object recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, a Medieval lead papal bulla
- PASt Explorers Conference 2019 – Save the Date!by The Portable Antiquities Scheme on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
PASt Explorers Conference – Save the Date! The final PASt Explorers Conference will be held on Friday 21st June 2019 at The British Museum.
- PAS Conference 2023: the contribution of detector finds to archaeologyby The Portable Antiquities Scheme on September 5, 2023 at 1:05 pm
PAS Conference 2023: the contribution of detector finds to archaeology is being held at the Yorkshire Museum, York on 5 October
- Festival of Archaeology 2023by The Portable Antiquities Scheme on July 21, 2023 at 11:39 am
Festival of Archaeology 2023 activities during July.
- Splendid Tudor jewel amongst important Treasure finds reportedby The Portable Antiquities Scheme on January 31, 2023 at 11:31 am
The British Museum announces the discovery of an important jewel (chain with pendant) associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon (Henry’s first wife), reported Treasure via the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
