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Points for effort

19/2/2018

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Just had a laugh with the cleaners as we gazed at two penises, drawn in snot, on either end of one of the museum display cabinets.

"They're impressively symmetrical."
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February half term has commenced.
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For posterity

3/10/2017

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​I must not do this if we remodel the museum in the future.
I must not do this if we remodel the museum in the future.
I must not do this if we remodel the museum in the future.
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Glamour

30/3/2017

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When you point out in a sudden panic to a colleague "DON'T PUT YOUR HAND THERE!" and then have to chisel lumps of dried on nasal matter from an exhibition wall.
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Anatomical moveable flaps - Good Shakespearean insult

12/1/2017

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I saw this on twitter, and snorted my cup of tea.
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Musuem experiences in the School Holidays

5/9/2016

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I’m not saying that these wouldn’t happen at other times of the year, just that they certainly happened during the school summer break at our museum.
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  • Picking up what I thought was a piece of paper from the floor, but it was wet, chewed, ham. 
  • A visitor placing their bag “out of harm’s way” on top of a display cabinet, intending to leave it there all day. Cue our explaining about bomb scares, and the very real fact that their bag could have caused a fire, sat as it was in direct contact with the lighting for the cabinet and hot to touch when we found it.
  • A visitor pointing out that the lights were off in a cabinet. Discovering it had been deliberately unplugged at the wall. We suspect someone wanted to cheekily charge their mobile phone.
  • Cleaning a glass cabinet covered at knee height in so many very opaque hand and face prints, and so much wiped nasal matter, we firmly believe it wasn't a normal child, but some form of biological weapon testing in toddler form. How could a single child be that sticky and not actually have adhered to the cabinet?!
  • A small child purposefully, slowly and methodically poking their entrance ticket through a gap until it was stuck inside a locked display cabinet. It was part of the display for the rest of the weekend.
  • If you are sat drinking coffee and your children are four rooms away from you, they are not being accompanied by an adult. If you now want to leave, upset that we don’t trust your 12 year old to be mature enough to accompany their 9 year old brother, that’s fine by us, but a shame for them.
  • Lots of adorable and badly written messages in the visitor comments book about it being “amaysing” and “the best moseum ever”

More museum holiday fun? Find out what I've overheard in the holidays here.

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"Why is this paper wet?"

22/8/2016

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I thought it was a piece of paper on the floor of the museum.
I honestly thought I was just picking up a receipt or a crunched up ticket.
That was why I blithely picked it up.
​And then froze as I pondered "Why is this paper wet?" 


AND IT WAS HAM.
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Hands off the exhibits, and staff

7/11/2015

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He is a very lovely man. And has had one or two ladies who very much agree with that, in ways he isn't too comfortable with.
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Enjoy a trip around the UK's Anglican cathedrals. An unconventional one.

15/7/2014

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"Hopefully this blog will help to promote the outstanding cathedrals we have in this country, many of which are currently suffering financially and need thousands of pounds a day just to keep their doors open. The thought of cathedrals such as Ely, Lincoln and Wells closing almost brings tears to the eyes."
The blog in question? 
Cathedral-Licking Diary
Of course...

If you want a good guide to the Anglican cathedrals of the UK, then this is one which comes, unusually, with occasional tasting notes. After Lawrence Edmonds entered a bet with a mate that he couldn't lick every Anglican cathedral in the United Kingdom within 5 years, he set out to do it. The end result is a fantastically well written travel blog which is a delight to read.

You get facts about the importance of certain cathedrals and their history (Lady Godiva is buried at Coventry), architectural comments (Down Cathedral is incredibly spiky) recommendations (Liverpool is a must for all cathedral perverts) and amusing asides about the adventures he got up to (risking railway fines, young hooligans and confused tourists)

This blog has been bookmarked on my lunchtime list of light reads for a while, and I heartily suggest it for fans of cathedrals, history, travel or just mild humour in a Great British style.

Dip in and out, or start as his challenge was accepted, either way, you'll root for Lawrence all the way and inevitably add more places to your 'must-see' list.
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Welcome to Golgotha: a poo museum job

21/10/2013

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"Has anyone reported losing a very nice pair of sunglasses?"

"Not that we know of. Why, did you find some?"

"Yes. They were down the toilet in the gent's on Friday. We found them because they had blocked the system up, and caused the toilets to overflow. They overflowed all the way down the stairs."

"..."

"Yeah."

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Search me!

19/9/2013

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I have been searching for images of display cabinets, diorama displays, museum drawers, cabinets with drawers, diorama cabinets etc etc in order to get some mood boards together for an upcoming project. It's been a bit tedious, but necessary.

Thankfully (?) my searches have yielded occasional spitting-tea-across-the-keyboard-in-shock moments as slightly tangential images have popped up amid the sleek glass, antique wood and bespoke panels. 

Here are some of the top finds that had me re-aligning my brain after their appearance.
I've not referenced where the images have come from, as most were far detached from their original source or any kind of clear identifier. If anyone (and someone must) knows who makes evil flying squirrels, or where to find dioramas of confused skeletons, feel free to clue me in!
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