Outreach – Inside HSM Oxford

The Museum and the City

Robyn Haggard — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:10:01 +0000

The Multaka-Oxford team have had an amazing few months and the project is developing rapidly. In this post they talk about their work inside and outside of the Museum, and highlight some of their favourite objects. ** In the Museum… We have had some great sessions with volunteers over the last months. In May Silke ... [Read more...]

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Multaka-Oxford: Creating Opportunities

Robyn Haggard — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:22:34 +0000

We are excited to let you know more about Multaka-Oxford, our new project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund. It will be running until September 2019. The project will create volunteer opportunities for forced migrants and use museums and collections as a ‘meeting point’ to bring people together. We are jointly delivering Multaka-Oxford with the Pitt ... [Read more...]

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Fun and Games with Medieval Medicine

Robyn Haggard — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:26:15 +0000

What do you get if you mix quince, vinegar, water and honey? According to the medieval pharmacist al-Kuhin al-‘Attar, who worked in Cairo, Egypt, during the 13th century, an excellent cure for your flatulence!** This, along with mixtures containing ingredients such as asses’ milk to Dragon’s Blood, is just one of the many weird and ... [Read more...]

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Illuminating objects

Scott Billings — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:33:28 +0000

By Hannah Eastwood Last Friday evening saw many of Oxford’s cultural venues, including the University museums, hosting late-night events to celebrate the city’s annual Christmas Light Festival. One of the standout contributions to the evening was work completed by local primary school children along with the museums’ six HLF Skills for the Future trainees. The aim of ... [Read more...]

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The stars, the world, and two old friends

Scott Billings — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 08:56:14 +0000

The Museum regularly hosts workshops for lots of different audiences – adults, families, prospective students, and school groups – as a way of providing access to the collections through hands-on activities. Working with the Oxford University Museums and Collections outreach team, we recently delivered a workshop for adults with learning disabilities, focused on the Museum’s collections ... [Read more...]

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