Visiting Krakow, Poland (& Auschwitz)
Confession, while Krakow was on my list of places to visit from the moment I arrived in Europe, it took me ten years to get around to it. My maternal … Continue reading
Pushing through a Plateau
I love capoeira. I have been training it seriously for about five years and it just makes my life better in so many ways. It is fantastic exercise – cardio, … Continue reading
Audience Segmentation
We collect data about who visits and engages with our collections in a number of different ways. We participate in a nation-wide benchmarking survey programme for visitor attractions; we conduct … Continue reading
What does it mean to be China Ready?
The Opportunity As I have described previously, Oxford University Museums runs an annual innovation fund to which staff can apply for seed funding to support collaborative projects across the collections, and R&D activities that … Continue reading
MCN2016 New Orleans
This year I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend the Museums Computer Network conference in New Orleans, and present two papers!! (so two exclamation marks). I did a … Continue reading
Museum Ideas 2016
Last week the OUM Partnership Team took an office trip to the Science Museum in London for Museum Ideas, hoping to learn from some of the great work from colleagues across … Continue reading
Pocket Curator
I am so pleased that after many (many) months of work, Pocket Curator is now available in the app store for both iPhone and Android. Pocket curator is the culmination … Continue reading
Museum Access for Blind & Partially Sighted Visitors
We have been fortunate to get a grant from the University of Oxford’s IT Innovation Fund for a project to look at developing new digital tools to improve access, especially to … Continue reading
Interactive Sketchbooks
GCSE and A Level students often come into the museums to get inspiration for themed sketchbook pages that they submit as part of the examination portfolio. We have lots of … Continue reading
Thailand 2016
In April this year the husband and I spent two weeks in Thailand, also meeting up for about half that time with some friends, and it was magical. Thailand is … Continue reading