Fortuna Curiosa

UKMW15 Bridging Gaps, Making Connections

On Monday 26 October I started the work week by making my way into London and the British Museum for the annual Museums Computer Group Conference – UKMW15 Bridging Gaps, … Continue reading

October 26, 2015 · 1 Comment

Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities

On 14 October I made it to the final day of the Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference at the Lowry in Manchester.    I started my day with a panel … Continue reading

October 16, 2015 · Leave a comment

Brasil – August 2105

This summer I was fortunate enough to spend two and a half weeks in Salvador, Brasil on a trip with my Mestre Luis Negao and fellow capoeiristas from the Oxford, … Continue reading

October 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

Museum Ideas 2015

Always pleased to come to the Museum of London at the start of October for the annual Museum Ideas conference, which always manages to get some of the best speakers, … Continue reading

October 3, 2015 · Leave a comment

In Gallery Engagement

On 22nd July 2015 we welcomed over 100 delegates from across the UK to the Museum of Natural History in Oxford for a one day conference dedicated to in-gallery engagement … Continue reading

September 12, 2015 · Leave a comment

Capoeira – July 2015

The weather may have been touch and go, but July has proven an awesome month for Capoeira. It kicked off at the start of the month with the annual Cowley … Continue reading

August 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Knowledge Exchange #DLNET & #docollaboration

The tail end of last week was committed to knowledge exchange and looking at how digital can be harnessed to enhance museum learning experiences. #DLNET On Thursday I trouped off … Continue reading

August 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

DHoxSS and Presence Analytics

This year I have been pleased to become involved with the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School, both sitting on the committee that helps run and steer the event, and … Continue reading

July 25, 2015 · Leave a comment

Ciarngorms Holiday

This simmer, instead of going south to the sun, we spent one of our holidays weeks in Scotland around the Cairngorms. While it was colder and wetter than I would … Continue reading

July 19, 2015 · 1 Comment

Let’s Play Capoeira 2015

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to make it to Mestre Maxwel in Swansea for Let’s Play Capoeira 2015. I first went to Swansea in 2013 for … Continue reading

June 3, 2015 · Leave a comment