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I wrote this post for the Peterhouse Perne and Ward Libraries blog.  It is cross-posted from there with their kind permission. 28 May saw...

Regular readers of this blog (if there are any, I should apologise to them for my long silence) will be familiar with the story of King...

This post is cross-posted from the blog of the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, USA.  It was written after a research visit I made to the...

I was pleased to be able to speak at (and help organise) the Connecting with Collections Symposium a few weeks ago.  That event showcased...

What do museums owe the public?  And what should the public give museums? These questions have been on my mind recently, as I’ve been...

This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. At the start of this project I was only hoping to find some ...

This post is cross-posted from the Connecting with Collections blog. Last Friday was a proud day, as the object I re-discovered and am...

Remember when I found King Arthur’s Round Table?  I told the story way back in my second ever blog post.  Go and have a read if you’ve...

In between all the mince pies and playing with my new toys, I had an interesting lesson in media relations last week as a little piece of...

I’ve just started a research project focusing on a medieval manuscript, The Equatorie of the Planetis.  This manuscript describes the...