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

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