Saturday May 9th was Art Day at the Museum. Art Day is generally held once or twice a year and allows the public to bring for curators and conservators to look at a maximum of three works of art about which they would like more information. This year, curatorial study stations were set up in [...]
In 1977, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) created International Museum Day to “encourage awareness about the role of museums in the development of society.” Ever since that day museums around the world have been celebrating International Museum Day on or around May 18. Each year a theme is chosen by ICOM and the one [...]
February 11, 2009 – 9:43 am
At Dangeil, you can sleep under the stars. That’s rather distracting because the stars look absolutely fabulous against the dark desert sky. Sleeping outside also means being exposed to the winds. Although constant in Dangeil, the wind was much stronger than usual and I opted to sleep in the Bisharin house (with four other girls). [...]
January 26, 2009 – 4:51 pm
An archaeologist is probably not the most fashionable person on the planet while working in the field. There is one item, however, that gives one a very dashing air… 1) a T-shirt with CANADA written on it somewhere; 2) a light blue button-down shirt; 3) trousers with multiple pockets, accessorised with a tape measure on [...]
January 20, 2009 – 3:08 pm
View Larger Map After spending awhile in London doing curatorial research, I am now in the Sudan on an archaeological dig–doing research by playing in the dirt at Dangeil. This is a British Museum and National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums excavation project, but the main team is comprised of Canadian and Sudanese archaeologists. It [...]
January 2, 2009 – 1:56 pm
Recently, as I was visiting the World Museum in Liverpool, I noticed this strange (but super interesting) case in the Oceanic section of the Human World gallery. Just take a look at the pictures. You approach from one side, the case is blurry and you only see the vague silhouette of a few artefacts. The [...]
December 29, 2008 – 10:18 am
England is not known for its gastronomy. Yet, there are a few things that are quite edible in this country and amongst them: bangers and mash. As luck would have it, I absolutely love bangers (sausages) and mash (mashed potatoes) and there is a restaurant that caters specifically to B&M lovers. It’s called the S&M [...]
December 16, 2008 – 4:46 pm
On the other side of the pond, a 1-hour flight will take you from Toronto to Montréal or Raleigh to Atlanta. Here in Europe, you can do London-Paris… Carpe diem, they say. So I seized the day and spent the weekend in France. Although I was visiting friends in Paris and Lille, I had some [...]
December 8, 2008 – 10:42 am
London, I have to admit is one of my favourite cities in the world (along with Québec City and Cairo). Since I have become interested in Egyptology, I have travelled to London and visited the British Museum a few times. On this trip, however, I am determined on expending my horizons… and that’s why I [...]
December 2, 2008 – 11:43 am
Last Thursday, this was installed in front of the basalt statue from Rapa Nui. How strange… yet how appropriate. Ron Mueck’s sculpture is part of a contemporary art installation at the BM. Something called Statuephilia. (The giant Ron Mueck sculpture Caroline spotted in London is a self-portrait, as is the slightly-more-intimidating artwork that stares down [...]
