For the exhibition, I was part of the education team that was responsible for programming and in-gallery interpretation. Part of our gallery education is a podcast audio-tour. So if you can't make the exhibition, but want to hear a bit about it, click HERE.
Monday, 21 March 2011
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Elements of Genius: The Legacy of Chemistry in St. Andrews
At very long last, the exhibition that I've been working on since October opened on Friday! It was very long and often exceedingly frustrating project, so I am immensely relieved that it is starting to wind down. On the other hand, I now know more about the Chemistry Department than I ever imagined. I was quite pleased to learn that one of the famous chemists highlighted in our exhibition lived in my house in the 1800s - pretty cool.
The exhibition may be open, but the project is far from over. I am on the education team, so I get to run all of the programming. It kicks off tomorrow with a primary school visit tomorrow and won't end until the middle of May. I'm contemplating showing up to the workshop tomorrow with copious amounts of duct tape, you know, just in case.
Here is the exhibition website, if you'd like to check it out. It's still a bit under construction, and the podcast isn't up yet. http://www-ah.st-andrews.ac.uk/eog/index.html
And here is the installation of and the finished exhibition!
The exhibition may be open, but the project is far from over. I am on the education team, so I get to run all of the programming. It kicks off tomorrow with a primary school visit tomorrow and won't end until the middle of May. I'm contemplating showing up to the workshop tomorrow with copious amounts of duct tape, you know, just in case.
Here is the exhibition website, if you'd like to check it out. It's still a bit under construction, and the podcast isn't up yet. http://www-ah.st-andrews.ac.uk/eog/index.html
And here is the installation of and the finished exhibition!
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Shrove Tuesday
The British have a wonderful way to kick off Lent. Fat Tuesday here is called Pancake Day and everyone indulges in both crepes and more American style pancakes. It's definitely a tradition that I think everyone should adopt. It would be a lovely addition to Mardi Gras beads. My favorite today was toffee, banana and walnut - yum!
http://projectbritain.com/shrove.html
http://projectbritain.com/shrove.html
Through the Streets of London
Nearly two weeks ago now, I went to London for a long weekend with my classmates. It was so lovely to be there, I think I saw more people in a single tube station than I normally see a week in St. Andrews. The weather was gorgeous, and I felt like I walked the whole city twice and only saw half of it: so exciting!
In theory, I was there with my classmates for the British Museum's Day for Museum Studies students. The event was really good, and we had a great time exploring the British Museum as well. As you can see below, we are very serious Museum Studies students as we ponder the ethics of the Parthenon Marbles...
I spent the rest of the weekend walking, marketing and museum-ing. I went to Victoria and Albert, Tate Modern, Borough Market, Portobello Market, countless bookshops, and spent way too much time in the shops at Oxford Circus. There were also late night open events at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. Whew, it was so much fun. This is the cast room at the V and A and the greeter at the Natural History:
Eight of us spent the weekend in a rather cramped hostel near Kings Cross, which was lacking in the hot water and pillow departments. Nevertheless, it was absolutely worth it, and despite the hostel, we had such a good time! But I was very tired, as you can see below. I'm sure the people in the V and A were very amused... I was.
And finally, my new favorite business idea - selling coffee out of an orange VW bus!!!! Meritt, I think that you and Teke should look into this, seriously.
It was such a packed, busy weekend. We even went to church at Westminster Abbey. It was the only way to get in without forking over 22 USD... I'm pretty sure that everyone knew what we were about. But I did almost walk over the graves of Churchill and Darwin!!! I felt a little guilty for that, but they were just there in the floor.
I hope that I get back to London this summer. A couple of my classmates might be moving down, so that would be a great excuse for a visit!
For now though, I am up to my ears with work on my exhibition project. It opens on the 18th of May, and I absolutely cannot wait until it opens, mostly because it means fewer epic meetings and so much less stress! I'm running away from work on Friday though, I have tickets to see Iron and Wine in Edinburgh!
Hope you are well, I'd love to hear from you!
xo
In theory, I was there with my classmates for the British Museum's Day for Museum Studies students. The event was really good, and we had a great time exploring the British Museum as well. As you can see below, we are very serious Museum Studies students as we ponder the ethics of the Parthenon Marbles...
I spent the rest of the weekend walking, marketing and museum-ing. I went to Victoria and Albert, Tate Modern, Borough Market, Portobello Market, countless bookshops, and spent way too much time in the shops at Oxford Circus. There were also late night open events at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. Whew, it was so much fun. This is the cast room at the V and A and the greeter at the Natural History:
Eight of us spent the weekend in a rather cramped hostel near Kings Cross, which was lacking in the hot water and pillow departments. Nevertheless, it was absolutely worth it, and despite the hostel, we had such a good time! But I was very tired, as you can see below. I'm sure the people in the V and A were very amused... I was.
And finally, my new favorite business idea - selling coffee out of an orange VW bus!!!! Meritt, I think that you and Teke should look into this, seriously.
It was such a packed, busy weekend. We even went to church at Westminster Abbey. It was the only way to get in without forking over 22 USD... I'm pretty sure that everyone knew what we were about. But I did almost walk over the graves of Churchill and Darwin!!! I felt a little guilty for that, but they were just there in the floor.
I hope that I get back to London this summer. A couple of my classmates might be moving down, so that would be a great excuse for a visit!
For now though, I am up to my ears with work on my exhibition project. It opens on the 18th of May, and I absolutely cannot wait until it opens, mostly because it means fewer epic meetings and so much less stress! I'm running away from work on Friday though, I have tickets to see Iron and Wine in Edinburgh!
Hope you are well, I'd love to hear from you!
xo
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