Monthly Archives: January 2012

Developing Handwritten

This week we have had a few museum studies students and those interested in exhibition development asking us about how we put an exhibition like Handwritten together. We have also been asked whether photos of the exhibition are available – … Continue reading

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Caring for manuscripts on display

We had an interesting question on this blog regarding interleaving pages in some of the manuscripts in Handwritten. You can see the full question and our response on the Installing Handwritten post. This made me think about conservation considerations that … Continue reading

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Handwritten at night

We’ve got an exciting program of events for Handwritten starting in the next few weeks. From Thursday 19 January Handwritten will be open until 9pm on Thursday nights. Coinciding with the late night openings is a night time program full … Continue reading

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New Year bubbles and wanderlust

New Year is a time for celebration, for resolutions, for planning new adventures, for looking back and looking forward. What better way to start than with champagne! This letter by young lawyer Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach in 1804 is … Continue reading

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