Gallery listening
…a sound map of your daily listening, and plan a museum podcast. By the end, you’ll be an expert listener, ready to help the museum plan its future exhibitions about…
Screen Skills: From Camera to COVID and Back Again
…very supportive. When my runner role ended, some of the camera team called me in as a daily cover trainee on their next show. They did this on their next…
Celluloid and Photography, part 2: The development of celluloid roll film
…market, and the company are shipping it daily, so that those who have been promising themselves the pleasure of sampling it can now get supplies from the company. We understand…
‘Moving Stories’ exhibition opened by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler
A far cry from the evening receptions which usually herald the opening of our special exhibitions, Moving Stories: Children’s Books from Page to Screen was launched yesterday with the help…
Unlocking my Supersenses
…to explore how animals and other people go about their daily life using their super senses. It is a really fun way to learn about using touch, hearing and sight…
Top Secret: Ciphers from Ancient Greece to the Second World War
…an ‘S’. These letter codes would change daily, making it extremely difficult for the allied forces to understand Nazi plans… The ‘Bombe’ codebreaking machine, 1943 … Until March 1940, when…
Media literacy and our ‘Moving Stories’ exhibition: An expert opinion
…is total—the language they use grows daily—and their enjoyment is obvious. Still from Hugo, 2011 © Paramount Pictures These workshops have shown just much film engages children with stories and…
Kurosawa: Master of World Cinema
…they ate, how they dressed and the details of their daily routine. Whereas the conventional jidaigeki offered an idealised view of the Edo period (1602–1867), Kurosawa set out to make…
Game over! Press start to continue?
…of Meditation Games—small games that can be played in an hour and are delivered to you daily—and have been enjoying this experience so far! From Danish developer IO Interactive, Mette…
Happy birthday Mr. Chuck Jones!
…in Spokane, Washington in 1912, but soon after moved to Hollywood where he was a daily witness to the work of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, as well as becoming…
The significance of spiritualism in the work of William Hope
…through daily mantras. From ancient times up until a few decades ago, spiritualism existed as a religious system that connected the final stages of our lives to the afterlife. It…
Hidden Treasures of Our Collection: Mystery chair
As someone without a background in photography, film, television, or media, I often find myself mystified by the objects I deal with on a daily basis. However, I regularly come…