The Geological Curators Group history – Bringing us up to the end of the 20th century.

April 22, 2024

Written by Cindy Howells, GCG Committee Member and Palaeontology Curator at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. I started this blog series in 2021 intending to work quickly through the majority of GCG’s industrious history leading up to our 50th anniversary in 2024.  As always, time has slipped away and this momentous event is now … More The Geological Curators Group history – Bringing us up to the end of the 20th century.

Reconstructing the Palaeontological Object: Digital Morphology with the Geological Curators Group

January 19, 2024

Written by Sophia Reinisch, Amateur entomologist interested in taxonomy, life history, and evolution of Hymenoptera. For the Geological Curators Group (GCG) Digital Morphology Workshop we were kindly invited to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) to learn about techniques of digital morphology within the palaeo sciences. The tutors for this workshop were the … More Reconstructing the Palaeontological Object: Digital Morphology with the Geological Curators Group

Making a right use of my eyes… getting to grips with physical curation

November 1, 2023

Written by Sherri Donaldson, curatorial assistant volunteer, National Museums Scotland Since late 2017 I’ve been a curatorial assistant volunteer at the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre in Granton, Edinburgh, working on accessioning their historic Hugh Miller Collection. How did I become inveigled into volunteering on this specific collection? Back in September 2017 whilst at the … More Making a right use of my eyes… getting to grips with physical curation

News from the Sector – August and September

October 1, 2023

News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, or write a blog for GCG, please get in touch at blog@geocurator.org or share via the GCG mailing list. … More News from the Sector – August and September

So Far So Good – The Next Step in a Curatorial Career

July 20, 2023

Written by Dr Emma Nicholls, Collections Manager – Vertebrate Palaeontology, Oxford University Museum of Natural History Chapter 1: A Job No-One Can Explain It seems no one outside of the sector really understands what curators do. It wasn’t until workingfrom home together for an extended period in 2020 that my own husband exclaimed “wow, yourjob’s … More So Far So Good – The Next Step in a Curatorial Career

The circus comes to the Museum: Yorkshire Fossil Festival 2023

July 4, 2023

Written by Roger Osborne, Curator, Whitby Museum Photos ©Tony Bartholomew It is ten past ten on the morning of Saturday 10th June. I have been up since 6:30 getting food wagons in place, finding out which power cables work (and which ones don’t), pointing exhibitors, volunteers, museum staff and random walkers in the right direction; … More The circus comes to the Museum: Yorkshire Fossil Festival 2023