By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) This month we launched our research and outreach project “Annie’s Box”. It came to fruition through a generous grant from Friends of the…Read More >
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TIMELINE: Annie Dunman Hunt Ure (1893-1976) – Part 1
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) We have been researching Annie Ure’s life and career over the past few months. Earlier this summer, our UROP student Ruth Lloyd created…Read More >
A Wartime Interdisciplinary Vision
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) I’m continuing my research into the origins and history of the Ure Museum, and thanks to archivist Sharon Maxwell, the University History Collection…Read More >
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By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) The “Collectors, Curators and Cataloguers” workshop held on 12 June at the Museum of English Rural Life and the Ure Museum at the…Read More >
On Museum Beginnings
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) This month, the Ure Museum posted a new film on its YouTube channel, “On Museum Beginnings“. I put together this short film taking…Read More >
Call For Papers: Collectors, Curators and Cataloguers Workshop
Collectors, Curators and Cataloguers: Hidden Women in Archaeology in the 19th and 20th Centuries Research in the history of archaeology has included women; but it has often emphasised archaeological field-work…Read More >
