Monthly Archives: June 2011
My first job as a curator
After my last post about getting a first job in museums or historic houses, my thoughts have been wandering back to my own experience… Here’s a magazine article I wrote at the time about my own early years of work (including, in the bottom left, there a very old photo!) Please excuse the jejeune enthusiasm,
Continue ReadingHow to get a job as a curator
I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that most days, someone, somewhere sends me an email asking how to get a job as a curator. So here are my suggestions for what to do … (NB these are my personal views, not necessarily those of Historic Royal Palaces!) 1. Do a relevant undergraduate degree –
Continue ReadingI meet the Child Catcher
This is the view from the teetering tip-top of the Swingletree mail coach as we trotted through the Suffolk lanes the other day. I had the treat of a ride while researching Regency coach transport. John Parker, its owner and driver (you can see his foot to the right of mine), is a great and internationally
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