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Talking the talk

Behind each dig and archaeological display is a dilemma. Just how do we translate a distant and unattainable past into a recognizable product for present consumption? When somebody sees an object,...

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From the vollies: A humbling collection of hominin casts

Volunteers are very much the spine and vital organs of museums and we are eternally grateful for all the work and support they give to museums. Anthropologist Rebecca Davenport has been working on the...

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Ian Hislop and the Galton Head Spanner

At the risk of sounding celebrity obsessed; one of our objects was on the telly last night! A head spanner originally used by the Galton Laboratory and now part of the UCL Galton collection appeared in...

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The great zombie apocalypse

Curatorial dilemma no 1: how to defend against zombie attack On September 18th, UCL Museums and Collections participated in a worldwide event on Twitter: Ask a Curator day.  The plan was to have a...

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The dogs that work to detect cancer

The Grant Museum’s current exhibition – The Museum of Ordinary Animals: The Boring Beasts that Changed the World ­­- explores the mundane creatures in our everyday lives. Here on the blog, we will be...

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