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Secret Lives of Objects: Hajj items - Souvenirs from Mecca pilgrims

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:37:00 +0100

By Ameena Mughal, Intern at Leeds Museums and Galleries on the Voices of Asia project

Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is the last and fifth pillar of Islam and occurs in the last month of Dhul Hijjah, which is in the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar. Muslims around the world of different ethnicity, status and class gather together and pray to Allah.

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG: Grant Museum wins Museums and Heritage Award for Excellence

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:24:56 +0100

Last night a contingent from UCL including colleagues from Museums and Public Engagement, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities and Heritage Without Borders headed down to the illustrious premises of 8 Northumberland for the 10th Anniversary Museums and Heritage Awards.

Herbology Manchester: Spring Gentian

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:27:07 +0100

UCL MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS BLOG: Specimen of the Week: Week Thirty-One

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:30:52 +0100

When in Africa a couple of years ago, I looked high and low for these gorgeous animals. I mean EVERYwhere. When we finally caught up with a clan (clue), another tourist in our jeep attempted to ruin the moment by harping on about how disgusting they were.

Zygoma: Friday mystery object #147 answer

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:16 +0100

On Friday I gave you this object to identify: I chose this object because it gave me a chance to take a photo using my new phone camera and a hand lens (inspired by an article by Nigel Larkin in the latest NatSCA News). I thought it might be a bit of a challenge, but [...]

Zygoma: Friday mystery object #147

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:56 +0100

This Friday I have a small and somewhat tricky object for you identify. Any idea what this is? As usual you can put your suggestions, comments and questions below and I will do my best to answer. Good luck!

Secret Lives of Objects: Stichting Ebenist, 11th International Symposium for Wood and Furniture Conservation, Amsterdam, November 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:15:00 +0100

Stichting Ebenist is an organisation of conservation professionals in the Netherlands and their conferences in relation to wood and furniture conservation are established now as the premier such event globally, attracting an international audience, similarly speakers. The theme for the 2012 conference is Reproduction and Reconstruction in Furniture Conservation.

Palaeo Manchester: The new Yorkshire Museum, York

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:18:45 +0100

As part of my research for Manchester Museum’s new Nature’s Library gallery, I visited the revamped Yorkshire Museum in York.

Herbology Manchester: Pickled plants

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:25:47 +0100

Secret Lives of Objects: A picture of royalty

Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:00 +0100

With everyone getting ready for this year’s jubilee celebrations, images of the Queen and royal family are everywhere. Even our own City Museum is hosting a wonderful exhibition of photographs of the Queen taken by renowned photographer Cecil Beaton – kindly on loan to us from the V & A.

Recently, I have been looking at communications for some outreach work coming up, and, I have been noticing more and more pictures of the Queen at different stages in her life, so I thought I would share just a few with you.