My name is Stephen Jones. I am a theatre arts practitioner based in Fife, and since last spring I have had the privilege of working on the Through a Glass Darkly Project for the University of St Andrews. My role within the project has been to develop and deliver educational materials that use drama in … Continue reading Drama through Archaeology
Museums and Dementia
At the end of October, Alison Hadfield and Leah Neiman had the opportunity to climb on board the Virtual Dementia Tour bus which visited St Andrews to help raise awareness of the challenges faced by people living with dementia. Here Alison tells us about the experience and her own PhD research. Over the past decade or more, museums, galleries and heritage attractions have begun … Continue reading Museums and Dementia
From Pottery to Poetry – StAnza Festival 2019
This week Alison Hadfield explains how we are using the Bridges Collection to inspire creative writing at the annual StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews. Once again St Andrews is buzzing with the sound of poetry as Scottish and international poets, writers, performers and fans come together to celebrate poetry in all its forms. The … Continue reading From Pottery to Poetry – StAnza Festival 2019
Interview with James Bezjian
This week we are very excited to have Dr James Bezjian (Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship) visiting us from the Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He is working with us to 3D scan artefacts in the Bridges Archaeology Collection and is also training students and staff at the University to use the latest equipment. Alison … Continue reading Interview with James Bezjian
DigiDoc 2018
Eilidh Lawrence, a learning and access trainee at the Museum of the University of St Andrews, shares her experience at DigiDoc 2018, a conference hosted by Historic Environments Scotland on digital innovation in cultural heritage management. I was lucky enough to attend DigiDoc: Digital Innovation in Heritage Conference organised by the team at Historic Environment … Continue reading DigiDoc 2018
Between Worlds: Writing with Masks
A half-day workshop at MUSA with JL Williams The recent StAnza Poetry Festival in St Andrews provided a wonderful excuse to get the Bridges collection out and inspire some creative writing. We were lucky to have the opportunity to work with the poet JL Williams, who has a particular interest in the crossover between poetry … Continue reading Between Worlds: Writing with Masks
UMAC Conference
This year’s UMAC (University Museums and Collections) conference was held in Helsinki, Finland from 4-8 September. Alison Hadfield presented a paper on behalf of our team and reports back on some of the highlights from her trip. The 2017 UMAC conference was attended by around 100 delegates from 26 countries, representing most regions of the … Continue reading UMAC Conference
Review: The Scottish Learning Festival
On 20th and 21st September the Glasgow SECC hosted the Scottish Learning Festival, one of the largest education events in Scotland. There were over 200 stall holders and 4500 delegates at this year’s conference, and the Through a Glass Darkly project team were amongst them! We hosted a stall in the new Heritage Village alongside … Continue reading Review: The Scottish Learning Festival
For Real! Museum Learning in a Digital Age
Watch Alison Hadfield's presentation For Real! Museum Learning in a Digital Age given at the Digital Learning in Museums Conference in June 2017. Third video in the playlist below: https://youtu.be/_Qva83dYppU?list=PLDOcTrar328fjkl98MF_gtDzi3_eswVja
Digital Learning in Museums Conference, Oxford
On Friday 16 June Alison Hadfield presented a paper on behalf of the Through A Glass Darkly Project at the Digital Learning in Museums Conference in Oxford. Here she tells us more about the event and what she took away from the day. https://youtu.be/_Qva83dYppU?list=PLDOcTrar328fjkl98MF_gtDzi3_eswVja The event was organised jointly by the Oxford University Museums Partnership … Continue reading Digital Learning in Museums Conference, Oxford
The Bridges Collection 