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My latest blog post for the Museum of the Order of St John for Explore Your Archive is now available! Follow the link below to learn about something tiny and mighty. https://lnkd.in/ebRGuS_d #ExploreYourArchive #EYATiny

The QM marketing team put together this beautiful footage of our now open ‘Secrets’ exhibition. The stories behind these objects of intrigue are so well witten which is a reflection of the skill of our curators. Being able to craft balanced text that doesn’t overwhelm the objects or visitors is such an important part of creating an engaging exhibition. And as labels take up space, I’ll often have discussions early on with curators and graphic designers about label sizes, word counts, font size and position of labels in the gallery. We also discuss QR codes because they free up space. But people come to museums to get away from their phones and see tangible objects in physical space, and QR codes take people back to their phones. What do you think about text in Museums?

My latest blog post for the Museum of the Order of St John for @explorearchives is now available! Follow the link below to find out about a historical disco of sorts. https://lnkd.in/ehb4Xm-y  #ExploreYourArchive #EYADisco

🚨 New blogpost : MuseumNext talks with Nadia Awal and Izzy Taylor from the Black Country Living Museum about how they are working to bring real stories of people who have historically been overlooked to life. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/euB9apu8 #museums #museum #museumnext

My latest blog post for the Museum of the Order of St John for @explorearchives is now available! Follow the link below to find out about some huge records in the St John Archive! https://lnkd.in/eeutWPXe  #ExploreYourArchive #EYAHuge

Really interesting report:

Its not everyday you see an Aston Martin in this state! Check out our latest "Object in Focus" - A Press Photograph of an Aston Martin DBS being crash tested at MIRA, 1968 which is now on display in the museum. Read more about it https://lnkd.in/gbJ8_Nfh or come and see it for yourself by visiting the museum https://lnkd.in/gR4ng9gu #amht #astonmartin #objectinfocus

Exciting News from Royston Museum! Royston Museum has secured funding from the North Herts Prosperity Fund and the Brian Leslie Racher Trust to upgrade the Collections Store and Art Store this winter. These improvements will boost storage capacity by 30%, helping to better preserve the Museum’s collections. To complete the work, the Museum is temporarily closed and plans to reopen in time for the February half-term. Follow @RoystonMuseum on social media or sign up to receive updates on the progress! To read this and more visit: https://lnkd.in/e4CxNV4v #RoystonMuseum #MuseumUpdates #RoystonHistory #MuseumNews #LocalHistory #CommunityNews #ReadMore

The McLean County Museum of History is using a Museums for America grant to increase its storage capacity by 50%. The project will not only enable the #museum to better preserve its significant art and #localhistory collection, but it will also increase the collection's accessibility and provide hands-on learning opportunities to emerging museum professionals. Learn more about the project ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exsmPWnR Discover the #IMLSgrant ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eDt6FcmN