• Talking Intern trailer
    Aug 12 2020

    This is the trailer/teaser episode for the Talking Intern series of the Cornwall Museums Partnership podcast. A project that was started during lockdown.

    Talking Intern consists of five Trainee curators across four Cornish museum's discussing various topics such as breaking into the museum industry, accessibility and the role of the curator during lockdown.

    Thanks to ashamaluevmusic.com for our music.

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    3 mins
  • Talking Intern: Introductions
    Aug 21 2020

    Talking Intern follows five Trainee curators across four Cornish museums. In this episode we ask: why do we love museums? What made us want to work in them?
    Thanks to ashamaluevmusic.com for our music

    Resources mentioned:
    Citizen Curators scheme
    https://www.cornwallmuseumspartnership.org.uk/citizen-curators/

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    25 mins
  • Talking Intern: Curator in Lockdown
    Aug 28 2020

    The second episode of the Talking Intern mini series, the first season of the Cornwall Museums Partnership podcast. 

    Talking Intern follows five Trainee curators across four Cornish museums. In this episode we analyse the role of the museum as a physical space and how that perception has changed during lockdown. 
    Thanks to ashamaluevmusic.com for our music

    Resources mentioned include: 
    CMP Citizen Curators programme https://www.cornwallmuseumspartnership.org.uk/citizen-curators/
    'Empathetic Audience Engagement During the Apocalypse' - Andrea Jones
    http://www.peakexperiencelab.com/blog/2020/3/25/empathetic-audience-engagement-during-the-apocalypse
    'The Future of Museums' - Aspen UK
    https://podtail.com/podcast/aspen-uk/the-future-of-museums/ 
    Art UK 'Curations'
    https://artuk.org/discover/curations 

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    30 mins
  • Talking Intern: Social History
    Sep 4 2020

    Talking Intern follows five Trainee curators across four Cornish museums. In this episode we ask what is social history? And how can it make our museums more inclusive?
    Thanks to ashamaluevmusic.com for our music

    Resources mentioned:
    Tehmina Goskar, Curatorial Research Centre
    https://tehmina.goskar.com
    Museum of Transology
    https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/museum-of-transology-london-college-of-fashion/UAJi2JzZUfiSKQ?hl=en
    Museum of Ordinary People
    https://www.museumofordinarypeople.com
    The Inclusivity Project 
    https://theinclusivityproject.co.uk
    Marjorie Williams' Sketchbooks
    https://www.falmouthartgallery.com/Collection/Artist/Williams,_Marjorie_(nee_Murray_1880-1961)
    Lucknow quilt
    https://bodminkeep.org/the-lucknow-quilt/
    Trench art aeroplane
    https://bodminkeep.org/trench-art-beauty-from-bullets/
    Wheal Martyn photograph collection
    https://www.wheal-martyn.com/Pages/FAQs/Category/our-collections

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    23 mins
  • Talking Intern: Disability in Museums
    Sep 11 2020

    Talking Intern follows five Trainee curators across four Cornish museums. In this episode we discuss invisible disabilities and Covid-19's impact on accessibility. What should museums do to be more accessible?
    Thanks to ashamaluevmusic.com for our music

    Resources mentioned:
    Changing Places toilets
    https://www.independentliving.co.uk/changingplaces/what-makes-a-changing-places-facility/
    Disability Collaborative Network
    https://www.musedcn.org.uk
    Collections Trust Dyslexia toolkit
    https://collectionstrust.org.uk/resource/a-toolkit-to-help-increase-accessibility-for-visitors-with-dyslexia/
    Sensory backpacks, National Museums Scotland
    https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2017/10/03/new-resources-for-autistic-children/
    UK Invisible disabilities 
    https://www.psychreg.org/invisible-disabilities/
    Wellcome Collection Being Human gallery
    https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/XNFfsxAAANwqbNWD

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    22 mins